Dark Tower TV Series Lands At HBO!

Dark Tower TV Series Lands At HBO!

Bryan Glazer recently revealed that he and director Ron Howard are still very much behind an adap of Steven King's Dark Tower. Now he confirms that the TV segments linking the movies will also happen, and at HBO..

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By MarkCassidy - Oct 25, 2011 10:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: Via Geektyrant

The other day producer Bryan Glazer said that budget cuts ensured that a Dark Tower adaptation "is gonna happen". Even though the planned movie versions of Steven King's saga are still without a studio behind them after Universal bailed out, it seems that the TV segments of the unprecedented multi-platform project have found a home at HBO. Producer Bryan Glazer revealed the following to MTV..





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.


This should make Gunslinger fans very happy indeed. HBO have been the standard bearers for high quality, adult TV shows for many years now and have recently produced their first, very successful, Fantasy series in Game Of Thrones. I for one am delighted that they have chosen to follow that up with The Dark Tower. Of course without the movies it is unclear if the show will still happen so lets hope a studio grows a pair and gets behind this ambitious project soon. Updates as we have em.



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MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 10/25/2011, 10:18 AM
Holy Sh*t! HBO is just killing it!
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/25/2011, 10:34 AM
i've never the comic books but i'm definetly intrested in seeing what they give us.
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 10/25/2011, 10:50 AM
Is this a good thing?Think about it.Back when Universal were making it, it was going to be a Universal film and the series would air on a Universal owned network like NBC, Syfy or USA.Most likely NBC.

Now with HBO doing the series, is it going to really sync up if WB, HBO's sister company, isn't producing the films?

Originally, you had the same studio oversseing both film and TV projects, but will it go as smoothly with two separate studios in charge of the movies and the show?

Also, if you're making a TV series that plays directly into a film series, does it make sense to put it on a premium channel that most of the country doesn't have and aren't going to pay for?While I do believe The Dark Tower works better on premium cable or even basic cable like AMC or FX, you're losing a large chunk of the audience by losing a network or more mainstream channel.

If they have HBO onboard, I wish they would drop the films and just make a TV series out of it.Between 7 novels and those comic book miniseries, there's way too much story and vital information for 3 films and 2 series, but more than enough for a 5 or 6 season show.

Though with Game of Thrones just starting, I could understand them not wanting to undertake another massive adaptation like this.
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 10/25/2011, 10:54 AM
Warner Bros is making The Stand, so it would be interesting if the also picked up The Dark Tower films.
MaddMonkk
MaddMonkk - 10/25/2011, 11:16 AM
I think huge stories like this are better suited for a sereis. There is only so much one can compress into a couple hours. LotR was great but still had some stuff missing. Game of Thrones is a great example. HBO will make this very enjoyable and graphic.
Fantine
Fantine - 10/25/2011, 11:19 AM
HBO are the gods of TV....Showtime/AMC are demi gods.
Kayo
Kayo - 10/25/2011, 11:30 AM
the Gunslinger is on the way
TyrannicalOverlord
TyrannicalOverlord - 10/25/2011, 12:01 PM
I'm still pulling for Guy Pierce as Roland. Hope they don't [frick] it up!
Shaman
Shaman - 10/25/2011, 12:07 PM
EPIC in the making!
Shaman
Shaman - 10/25/2011, 12:07 PM
Oh and Tom Jane is your perfect Gunslinger.
TyrannicalOverlord
TyrannicalOverlord - 10/25/2011, 12:19 PM
Jane just seems too... pretty. I never really bought into his darker side from Punisher.
BobHasMyPants
BobHasMyPants - 10/25/2011, 12:20 PM
f*ck yeah, balls deep!!!
Shaman
Shaman - 10/25/2011, 12:46 PM
TyrannicalOverlord- Pretty? Jensen Ackles is pretty. Jane's more... of the gruff, brooding, western type. In fact, i feel he's one of the few "western" types of actors that the industry has left. He has the inate ability to talk with his gaze. That's prefect for a gunslinger in my book ;)

Don't get me wrong, i do like Pierce an awful lot. I just don't see his presence being able to support the entire run of this concept alone. A single film sure. A trilogy on it's own is even pushing it. He certainly wouldn't opt for the tv series in between sequels.
thedangle1
thedangle1 - 10/25/2011, 1:20 PM
I loved the books but wouldn't it make sense, now that they got backing from HBO to keep it as an ongoing 10-12 episode show on HBO instead of the 3 movies AND TV show? Make it like Game of Thrones and I think Dark Tower would be much better...this way they can cover a lot more material and remain more faithful to the books instead of trying to cram some of the books into a 2-2 1/12 movie and the rest into only 6 or 7 TV shows. They'll have more time in 1 hour weekly episodes than they will in a 2 hour movie. I think the story is MORE than adequate to have a 7 season show on HBO uncut. Plus I think Javier Bardem is going to be fine as Roland...he's an excellent actor. Puts my mind to ease knowing he has an Oscar already. At least they're not going with some unknown actor.
thedangle1
thedangle1 - 10/25/2011, 1:25 PM
Or even better...since they don't have a production studio for the big movies, they should make the first book into a 12 episode season 1 on HBO to see how it favors with critics and fans and the ratings and THEN make the big screen movies...at least that way they don't have to waste the $100 million plus from the studio if the movie bombs and dies in the theaters.
Gunslinger
Gunslinger - 10/25/2011, 1:52 PM
I jizzed. Seems like Howard is starting to remember the face of his father.
karapandza
karapandza - 10/25/2011, 2:12 PM
I would like to see James Purefoy as Roland?
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 10/25/2011, 2:26 PM
AWESOME!:)

James Purefoy, James Caviezel or Guy Pearce as Roland
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 10/25/2011, 2:28 PM
Viggo would be great too but i doubt he wants to sign himself to a Tv-Series.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 10/25/2011, 2:30 PM
Tom Jane would be awesome too
Gutts81
Gutts81 - 10/25/2011, 3:37 PM
FOR THE SAKE OF OUR FATHERS DON'T LIE TO US LIKE THIS!! i EAT MY OWN SHIT IF THIS HAPPENS!
Dusk
Dusk - 10/25/2011, 6:17 PM
It seems that KA is starting to have a hand in the production of this movie! I wanna give a big thankee sai to HBO in advance for making a quality The Dark Tower series. Remember the face of your fathers and do it up right!
Dusk
Dusk - 10/25/2011, 6:19 PM
Oh and JOSH HOLLOWAY FOR ROLAND DESCHAIN!!!
AlSimmons
AlSimmons - 10/25/2011, 6:41 PM
HBO is the only medium that could pull the Dark Tower off. There's way too much cussin' and sex for regular TV and none of the other cable channels have the budget for quality storytelling that HBO does. HBO will easily be able to pull off The Gunslinger book, but they're gonna require mega mula to pull off the other books (Giant robot bears and ruined cities and such).
Spectre94
Spectre94 - 10/25/2011, 8:11 PM
SWEET. This project sounds awesome. Trilogy in three years LOTR style, but adding a television series in between? WINNING
ComicBookGoth
ComicBookGoth - 10/26/2011, 6:35 AM


Just, please dont use Javier bardem.

This isent Roland Deschain
JonStarkgaryen
JonStarkgaryen - 10/26/2011, 6:36 AM
Tom Jane is too young people!

Bardem is still attached so its a moot point to argue.

Who do you guys like for Eddie? I like Ben Foster for the role.
Gutts81
Gutts81 - 10/26/2011, 7:50 AM
Alright start the fantasy casting now! We need a Eddie,Susannah,Jake Randell Flagg as well as Alain, Cuthbert and Susan Delgado.
level1paladin
level1paladin - 10/26/2011, 12:49 PM
[frick] yeah HBO!
Dusk
Dusk - 11/8/2011, 11:02 AM
@johnblaze- ben foster as eddie = WIN
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