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Dark Tower Producer Assures Budget Cuts Mean The Movie Will Get Made

Although the Stephen King adap is currently without a studio behind it, Producer Brian Grazer is still confident that "it's gonna get made" now that the script has been reworked to ensure a good chunk of the budget is shaved off..,

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By Mark "RorMachine" Cassidy - 10/23/2011
Last we heard Universal had abandoned it's planned multi-platform adaptation of Stephen King's epic Dark Tower saga. But evidently Brian Grazer, screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and director Ron Howard are still confident that the project will see the light of day now that the 140 million budget has been reduced and the script reworked. Glazer revealed the following to The Playlist earlier today..



“We found a way to cut out $45 million out of the budget without changing the scope and actually giving it a good ending,” Grazer said, suggesting a heavily re-worked approach. “In the $140 million draft, the ending wasn’t quite as satisfying. Now, we’ve got $45 million, $50 million out of the way and a really satisfying ending. It’s gonna get made.”


It's not clear if this revision means that the planned movie/tv series cross over approach has also been altered and there will now just be one movie to kick things off and see how they go from there. Although Glazer saying the scope won't be changed does suggest that they will be sticking to the original plan. As far as we know Javier Bardem is still attached to play the lead role of Roland "The Gunslinger" Deschain.



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RR51 - 10/23/2011, 6:04 PM
It's a series of novels and extremely overrated.
SithLord - 10/23/2011, 6:04 PM
I bought the comic because of Jae Lee, he's such a great artist.
RorMachine - 10/23/2011, 6:07 PM
Originally books, then comics. Not overrated.
soberchimera - 10/23/2011, 6:16 PM
The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed along with a motley crew of money hungry studio execs.
ImaNerd - 10/23/2011, 6:21 PM
Sweeet don't like Javier bardem for Roland though I prefer viggo M. For him but eeh its Alright
Devilhunter318 - 10/23/2011, 6:36 PM
i agree with Ror, TDT deserves more popularity than Harry Potter (although it deserves all the hype it got)
Iceman44 - 10/23/2011, 7:06 PM
Not overrated at all. Literally, it is one of the most unique, genius series (if not THE most) ever. King is great, and not just with horror. This fantasy, western, mystery, horror combination is a masterpiece. There's no way they could do it any justice with a 100 million dollar budget though, seven books? Just no way.
ckal - 10/23/2011, 7:25 PM
iceman44- I think he meant $100 million for the first movie, not the entire series.

I don't see how that would work.
beetheb - 10/23/2011, 8:18 PM
I still can't figure out how they're going to adapt this. One film, a trilogy, seven films? If it's one film, how on Earth can they possibly fit even half the books in? If it's a trilogy, how do they split the seven books into three films and make them all satisfying three-act stories with satisfying endings?

The book is not conducive to a feature film adaptation, at all. Something like a high budget mini-series on HBO or even AMC would probably work a LOT better and cost less, raising the chances that it'd actually get made.
Gunslinger - 10/23/2011, 8:30 PM
Not overrated. One of the best series of novels ever, on par with Lord of the rings in terms of scope (sometimes even surpassing it). If it's $100 million for the first book... doesn't seem like much but I suppose it could be done.

What scares me is: "actually giving it a good ending".WTF? Does this mean they will change Jake's story to something more palatable for the masses?

Maybe a TV treatment (like HBO is doing with Game of Thrones) would be better.
Shadowelfz - 10/23/2011, 9:01 PM
Its funny how hes trying to spin the big budget cut into a good thing. Whatever. It doesnt matter the budget as long as its entertaining.
WillyGsus - 10/23/2011, 10:17 PM
"The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed along with a motley crew of money hungry studio execs. " HAHA, LOVE IT

and also. i dont care what they do. jsut show me and i will watch.
Deschain - 10/24/2011, 4:03 AM
cut $50 mill and change the ending... does the ending cost $50 mill? I'm not going to see this movie if you're saying its going to be some half assed approach, if you cant do it well dont even try it period.
antisocial - 10/24/2011, 8:00 AM
I loved the Dark Tower series. One of the greatest stories written. But it sounds like they're gonna do a ending like they did in Smallville. It better stay the way the book has it.
AlexDeLarge87 - 10/24/2011, 8:22 AM
Hopefully it will be a good movie.

I dont really trust in Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman.
Gutts81 - 10/24/2011, 8:31 AM
RR51 is a dickhead! Dark Tower is far from overrated and has become my favorite book series. I speed read the books just so i could understand the comics and i thirst for more. I agree with anyone who has said this should be a long cable TV series instead of a movie that will muck everything up. And the only way i will accept a "change" in this story is if SK did it himself not some Hollywood no name trying to make a buck. Please please please for your father sake don't muck this movie up. Remember the face of your father.
BmanHall - 10/24/2011, 8:46 AM
Dark Tower is a decent series of comics. I wouldn't mind see a movie version. I think it could work out as a TV series too, similar to The Walking Dead.
PunkRockMachine - 10/24/2011, 10:32 AM
Oh God...this does not sound good. I love this series, but we've gone from J.J. Abrams, a man I'd trust to make even my dull life into an interesting movie, to Ron Howard, a low budget, and a re-worked ending. I have a feeling this is going to be an absolute disaster.
BLUEEYEDBEAST - 10/25/2011, 6:41 AM
Why Javier Bardem? Doesn't look a damn thing like Roland is described AT ALL.
Deschain - 10/26/2011, 8:18 PM
I dont care what Roland looks like as far as the books descripton of course its Clint Eastwood or a slight variation of Eastwood... that is inescapable... but do we want the Gunslinger to be an Eastwood type because thats what we want, or because that's what we've been told... apart from Rolands bombardier eyes that are referenced and crucial to the story, as long as Javier can emotionally channel Roland, in the right way, then that's what really matters, all the rest is pure aesthetics...
Deschain - 10/26/2011, 8:24 PM
Besides Roland always had more of a Mickey Rourke look to me except more slender, sleight, wry, twisted.... meh

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