Roland’s quest for the Tower may not be over just yet.
Producer Brian Grazer says that he and Ron Howard have made some budget cuts to the proposed multi-platform adaptation of Stephen King’s magnum opus. The Dark Tower, and that Universal could be back on board.
“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.”
“We’re going to do ['The Dark Tower'] with HBO. We’ll do the TV with HBO, and we’ll do the movie with … to be determined. We’ll do it right,” Grazer added.
HBO did not confirm that the series will land on the cable outlet.
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