Universal already pulled the plug on the ambitious horror adventure At the Mountains of Madness even with Guillermo Del Toro in the driver’s seat.
And now the bean counters have their eyes on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower project proposed to mix a series of feature films and Television mini-series/seasons to fill the gaps.
Universal is getting cold feet about another expensive epic. The studio has had a series of meetings this week to discuss “budgetary complications” that have arisen on THE DARK TOWER and are reevaluating their plans for the franchise
I can see where they are coming from with this. The plans for The Dark Tower sound like the only way to do the wildly creative and indepth Stephen King classic, but considering its relative niche following and its uncertain market appeal, does the studio want to sing a metric pantload of money into this?
I can see their hesitation, however done smart they could trim budgets and keep it humble. The series itself is not overly elaborate in setting as much as it is in scope. The entire series is heavily character driven with very simple surroundings.
This could be done on a simple budget, and if successful they could commit more later.
We will have to wait and see.
