Ron Howard seeks funding for Stephen King's "Dark Tower" at Cannes May 20, 2013 - 17:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ron Howard and Brian Grazer have been seeking funding for their Dark Tower project at the Cannes Film Festival. The producers have streamlined their ambitious plans in order to find an investor for their Stephen King adaptation, Digital Spy reports citing Deadline. Media Rights Capital is to fund one movie based on the seven-volume fantasy/Western saga, with more to come if the first succeeds. Grazer also said that they were in talks with a Silicon Valley investor who is willing to fund the multiple-film project as previously planned. Russell Crowe is in line to play last Gunslinger Roland Deschain in the adaptation. The Dark Tower has already passed through the hands of Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. King recently returned to the franchise with the supplementary novel The Wind Through the Keyhole.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
