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Syfy Mulls <i>Waterworld</i> TV Series  

Syfy Mulls Waterworld TV Series

According to a new report, Syfy is considering developing a Waterworld television series because of how well the 1995 film performs every time it airs on the cable network.

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Ron Howard’s Troubled <i>Dark Tower</i> Crumbles At Universal Pictures  

Ron Howard’s Troubled Dark Tower Crumbles At Universal Pictures

Universal has passed on Imagine Entertainment’s planned adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic, an ambitious and expensive project that calls for a movie trilogy and two television miniseries.

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Ron Howard Talks <i>Dark Tower</i>, Suggests Bardem Isn’t Locked In  

Ron Howard Talks Dark Tower, Suggests Bardem Isn’t Locked In

The director briefly addresses the setbacks to the ambitious adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic, and suggests Javier Bardem’s involvement may not be the done deal that earlier reports indicated.

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Universal Delays <i>The Dark Tower</i> While It Tries To Trim Budget  

Universal Delays The Dark Tower While It Tries To Trim Budget

After encountering “budgetary complications” with its ambitious adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic, the studio is postponing the start of production until February as it works with filmmakers to cut costs.

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Is <i>The Dark Tower</i> Adaptation <br />In Trouble At Universal?  

Is The Dark Tower Adaptation
In Trouble At Universal?

The ambitious project, which calls for a movie trilogy and interlocking television series, reportedly has encountered “budgetary complications” that are leading studio executives to rethink the adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic.

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Mark Verheiden To Co-Write <br /><i>The Dark Tower</i> TV Series  

Mark Verheiden To Co-Write
The Dark Tower TV Series

The television, film and comics writer will collaborate with Akiva Goldsman on the NBC TV series, part of an ambitious cross-platform adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic.

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Bardem Closes In On <i>Dark Tower</i>  

Bardem Closes In On Dark Tower

Academy Award winner Javier Bardem reportedly is finishing an agreement to star as gunslinger Roland Deschain in the ambitious adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic.

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Bardem ‘Locked In Psychologically’ To <i>The Dark Tower</i>, Grazer Says  

Bardem ‘Locked In Psychologically’ To The Dark Tower, Grazer Says

Imagine Entertainment co-founder Brian Grazer says the Academy Award-winning actor “really wants” to play gunslinger Roland Deschain in the ambitious adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic.

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5 Suggestions To Make New NBC Better Than The Old NBC  

5 Suggestions To Make New NBC Better Than The Old NBC

Now that the merger between NBC Universal and Kabletown – sorry, I mean, Comcast – has been approved by the FCC and introductory memos have been sent out to all staff members to make it official, it’s time for the peacock network to start living up to its new motto and make history (again). Here’re five thoughts how they can do that.

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Why Comcast’s NBC Merger Is Bad News  

Why Comcast’s NBC Merger Is Bad News

Comcast merging with NBC Universal isn’t just the source of comedy on last season of 30Rock; it’s apparently also bad for America itself. Or, at least, that’s what Media Access Project policy director Andrew Jay Schwartzman thinks.

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