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    Wanna Know What Happened to Amazon’s “The Dark Tower” Series?

    Mary Anne ButlerBy Mary Anne ButlerMay 30, 20202 Mins Read
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    Remember when Amazon purchased a very substantial set of literary IP to develop into series and such? We remember, and we remember that one title in particular had our interest- Stephen King‘s “The Dark Tower.”

    Illustrated by Michael Whelan



    If you’ll recall back in 2016, HBO was reportedly working on a series based on the books, that wouldn’t have a damn thing to do with the Sony 2017 feature film starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. That project got scrapped.

    In February of 2018, Amazon picked up the rights for The Dark Tower, Wheel of Time, Ringworld, Lazarus, Snow Crash, and a little thing called “Lord of the Rings.” Word came down that same week that Glen Mazzara was going to be heading Dark Tower, and our interest was immediately peeked.

    Amazon ordered a pilot for “The Dark Tower.” Sam Strike (“Nightflyers,” “Mindhunter“) was cast as the Gunslinger, Roland Deschain. Jasper Pääkkönen (“Vikings,” “BlacKkKlansman“) was Marten Broadcloak, Michael Rooker (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) as Eldred Jonas, and Jerome Flynn (“Game of Thrones“) as Steven Deschain. Stephen Hopkins (“Lost in Space” 1998) was brought on to direct, and Emmy-winning composer Bear McCreary was handling the score.

    Yeah, @glenmazzara and I had some awesome music in the works. Not to add salt to the wound, but honestly my score to Amazon’s #TheDarkTower pilot was one of the most unique I ever wrote. I’m so proud of it, even though only a handful of people ever got to hear it. https://t.co/secwdvtpXF

    — Bear McCreary 🐻🎶 (@bearmccreary) May 27, 2020

    The pilot got filmed, but unfortunately earlier this year, Amazon passed on picking it up to series. Even Stephen King himself offered his sympathy to Mazzara.

    Sending you love and good thoughts, Glen. https://t.co/RtYAObNFo5

    — Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 16, 2020

    Cut to just this week and our friends over at The Kingcast, Scott Wampler and Eric Vespe, got to watch the pilot AND speak with Marazza about the series that almost was. We will warn you that the episode does include giant spoilers for The Dark Tower if you haven’t read the books, so, proceed at your own risk.

    SUPER SPOILERS FOR “THE DARK TOWER”

    You can listen to episode 3 of The Kingcast for the entire thing:

    If you’re a King fan, definitely follow The Kingcast for more spooky Maine goodness.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

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