Director/producer Ron Howard has attempted to launch an ambitious adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower series for a LONG time. After starting development at Universal in 2010, the project stalled and moved to Warner Bros. in 2012. Three years later, The Dark Tower is now at Sony Pictures. The producer team of Akiva Goldsman, Howard, Brian Grazer and Erica Huggins hope that this is the project's final home.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner have collaborated on a new script that completely overhauled previous development.
Said new Sony chairman Tom Rothman, "There are few projects out there that compare with the scope, vision, complex characters and fully drawn world that Stephen King has created with The Dark Tower. I am a giant fan. And, as Stephen himself does, we love the direction that Akiva and Jeff have taken. This is a great opportunity for a director to put his or her stamp on a cool global franchise."
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