It's back baby!!
After seemingly being derailed almost a year ago, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's attempt to bring Stephen King's sprawling epic The Dark Tower to the big screen is once again back on track. Several days ago Media Rights Capital agreed to produce a single movie based on the first book in the seven volume series, "The Gunslinger." The idea was that if that movie was successful others would follow. Furthermore, Russell Crowe would be the likely choice to play Roland Deschain.
However, a new curveball has been thrown which has upped the ante on the film(s). According to "Deadline" a "mysterious Silicon Valley investor" has offered to finance the full original project that Howard and Grazer intended. In their plan the complete series would be three films with a television mini-series airing between each.
I have to say I love the pick for Roland. I can envision Crowe playing Roland much more than Javier Bardem, who was originally supposed to play the character. Plus he was awesome in the Western 3:10 to Yuma. That being said this is a tough choice for all involved. If you make one film and it bombs, that's it for the franchise. But if you go with the original project, the characters are going to be committed for five years or more. It's a tough situation.
I don't envy Ron Howard or Brian Grazer at all.
Russell Crowe can next be seen as Jor-El, Superman's father, in Man of Steel out June 14th.
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