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Darkstone Entertainment Heads Deep Into ‘The Dark Tower’
Darkstone Entertainment, the production team behind PLAN 9, the remake of Ed Wood’s PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, is prepping a new indie project with director John Johnson. Going into production this Christmas is the first of his series of the adaption of THE DARK TOWER, which i not to be confused with the comic or novel by Stephen King. Read on for more information on the adaptation.
DARK TOWER is based on the original poem by Robert Browning “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came” and the English fairytale “Burd Ellen” also known as “Childe Rowland”.
Johnson plans to tell a very dark gothic story of a man and his quest to the mysterious Dark Tower set in modern times. Very much in the genre of horror our hero Roland travels through the world of dreams and nightmares to find his lost love and the Dark Tower.
Although this is a very different interpretation than Stephen King’s adaption, Johnson is a huge fan of the series of books by King and graphic novels based on the series.
“I’ve had an obsession with a dark tower in my dreams since I was five years old. Guess it is time to face it in the best way I know how.” Says Johnson who is now known for his remake of Plan 9 From Outer Space set for production in March ’09.
Watch for more as it comes in.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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