The Dark Tower Movie Updates
Total Updates: 83
- changed the production status to Concept
- changed the status of Javier Bardem to Formerly In Talks
- changed the US film release date from May 17, 2013 to TBA
- changed the status of Universal Pictures to Formerly In Talks
- changed the production status to Development
- changed the status of Viggo Mortensen to Formerly Rumored
- changed the status of Christian Bale to Formerly Rumored
- added New York City, New York as a production location
- added Christian Bale (Rumored) to the credits
- added Viggo Mortensen (Rumored) to the credits
- added Javier Bardem (In Talks) to the credits
- changed the US film release date from TBA 2012 to May 17, 2013
- changed the status of Akiva Goldsman to Current
- changed the status of Ron Howard to Current
- added Imagine (In Talks) as a production company
- added Akiva Goldsman (In Talks) to the credits
- added Brian Grazer (In Talks) to the credits
- added Universal Pictures (Rumored) as a distributor
- added Ron Howard (In Talks) to the credits
- added Bad Robot (Former) as a production company
- changed the film release date from TBA to TBA 2012
- changed the production status to Development
- created the movie profile
Fri., Jul. 22, 2011
from Exhibitor Relations
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Mon., Jul. 18, 2011
from Deadline
Universal Won't Scale Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower;' Studio Declines To Make Ambiti...
The moment has come for Universal Pictures to fish or cut bait on The Dark Tower, the ultra-ambitious adaptation of the Stephen King 7-novel series that was going to encompass a trilogy of feature films and two limited run TV series. The studio has said, No Thanks.
Fri., May. 6, 2011
from Variety
U weighs 'Dark Tower' turnaround
Sources tell Variety that in the past few days, the project, based on Stephen King's sweeping seven-book-and-counting series, has run into budgetary complications that have caused Universal execs to rethink original plans. Insiders expect U brass to meet in coming days to decide whether to put the project into turnaround, whereb...
Thu., Apr. 7, 2011
from Deadline
Javier Bardem Closing 'Dark Tower' Deal
Javier Bardem is close to sealing his deal with Universal Pictures to play gunslinger Roland Deschain in The Dark Tower, the mammoth adaptation of the Stephen King 7-novel series that’ll span three movies and a limited run TV series in between each film.
Mon., Mar. 14, 2011
My Entertainment World
Wed., Jan. 26, 2011
from Deadline
Javier Bardem Wanted For 'The Dark Tower'
I'm told that Bardem has officially been offered the lead role by director Ron Howard and Universal Pictures. While formal negotiations haven't yet begun, there's a high level of enthusiasm internally that they've got their cowboy.
Fri., Oct. 29, 2010
from Deadline
Universal Sets Film Slate Release Dates
Universal has locked in release dates for some of its most ambitious films hatched by the team of Adam Fogelson and Donna Langley.
Wed., Sep. 8, 2010
from Entertainment Weekly
Universal to produce three films and TV series based on Stephen King's 'The Dark Towe...
Universal announced today that it has acquired the rights to produce three films and an NBC series based on the seven novels, short stories and comic books from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. Ron Howard will direct the first film and the first season of the TV show, which will be written by Akiva Goldsman.
Thu., Apr. 29, 2010
'Dark Tower' by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Akiva Goldsman
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot shingle, which has long sought to crack Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” book series as a television series, no longer has the rights to one of the author’s biggest properties.