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I got a friend request from some random entity on MySpace. I was about to just delete it out of hand as I usually do, but then something caught my eye.
"N Star D Productions wants to be your friend!
We are filming the Dark Tower trailer for Stephen King and JJ Abrams. Check our bulletins for updates!"
A Dark Tower movie? What?
This is from their "About me" section on their MySpace profile:
"Dark Tower Info:
JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof bought the rights to make the Dark Tower films from Stephen King two years ago. We are making the trailer for them.
With luck, JJ will be able to convince Universal to pony up a high nine-digit budget with a 4+ year-long shooting schedule to keep the tone and style the same throughout, as Jackson did with LOTR. Otherwise, the Tower will likely suffer. We will try our best to make sure the fans are heard.
In the mean time, as we wrap the trailer editing, among working on our multiple other projects, we have a team that's putting together an outline for the Dark Tower scripts. Eventually, once the finer points are agreed upon, the scripts will be produced and we will talk with King, Abrams, and Lindelof to make sure that what's written is filmable. After that, pre-production begins with budget projections, hiring a crew, location scouting, and tons of other prep work.
I'm still not adding them as a MySpace friend, but that's some... intriguing news, if nothing else. (Assuming that it's true, of course.)
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about a Dark Tower movie... I don't know if a movie could do it proper justice... but then again, a LOTR-scale and quality series of films could be awesome.
"N Star D Productions wants to be your friend!
We are filming the Dark Tower trailer for Stephen King and JJ Abrams. Check our bulletins for updates!"
A Dark Tower movie? What?
This is from their "About me" section on their MySpace profile:
"Dark Tower Info:
JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof bought the rights to make the Dark Tower films from Stephen King two years ago. We are making the trailer for them.
With luck, JJ will be able to convince Universal to pony up a high nine-digit budget with a 4+ year-long shooting schedule to keep the tone and style the same throughout, as Jackson did with LOTR. Otherwise, the Tower will likely suffer. We will try our best to make sure the fans are heard.
In the mean time, as we wrap the trailer editing, among working on our multiple other projects, we have a team that's putting together an outline for the Dark Tower scripts. Eventually, once the finer points are agreed upon, the scripts will be produced and we will talk with King, Abrams, and Lindelof to make sure that what's written is filmable. After that, pre-production begins with budget projections, hiring a crew, location scouting, and tons of other prep work.
I'm still not adding them as a MySpace friend, but that's some... intriguing news, if nothing else. (Assuming that it's true, of course.)
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about a Dark Tower movie... I don't know if a movie could do it proper justice... but then again, a LOTR-scale and quality series of films could be awesome.
