Has THE DARK TOWER Found Financing?!

Yesterday we learned that Warner Bros. passed on Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's plan to adapt Stephen King's book series The Dark Tower for the big and small screens. That just seemed like the dumbest mistake anyone could make. The news kind of pissed me off because I've been waiting for a long time for this book series to get a proper adaptation, and two studios had passed on it! There was a fear that the movie might not ever see the light of day, but it looks it it's not dead yet! 

Media Rights Capital is now in serious talks to take on the epic franchise that Universal and Warner Bros. both passed on. According to Deadline MRC’s Modi Wiczyk is a big fan of King's novel series, and they are looking to "capitalize on the positive momentum they got from developing and financing the Seth MacFarlane-directed summer sleeper hit Ted." MRC's next big project is the Neill Blomkamp-directed sci-fi thiller Elysium with Matt Damon.

So not only is Wiczyk a fan of King's western fantasy series, but the company also has the money to acually back the project! The report says they expect a deal to be made quickly, which is awesome! Finally a studio that has the guts to step in and bring this story to life. I hope the movie blows up the box office so the studios that passed on it kick themselves in the ass with regret. 

Here's what the author of the book had to say about the film adaptation recently,

The Dark Tower, to me, and I’m not unbiased because I’m the writer on this thing, but to me it looks like gold on the ground waiting to be picked up.

That's what I've been saying! Akiva Goldsman adapted the book and is producing along with Grazer and King. The story revolves around the gunslinger Roland Deschain who roams an Old West-like landscape in search of a dark tower, in hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world. The plan is to tell the nine volume book series in the form of three movies and two limited run TV series. Russell Crowe recently showed some interest in playing the main character, and I imagine that interest is still there.

I'm happy and excited again! It sounds like there's some real promise here, and I hope we get some official good news soon! 

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