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"Warner Bros has decided against reviving Stephen King&amp;#039;s The Dark Tower. The project, which was abandoned by Universal Pictures due to budget concerns, was later picked up by Warner Bros in March 2012. However, Warner has since chosen not to take on the three film, two limited-run TV broadcast project for reasons which are currently unknown, reports Variety. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer were lined up to produce The Dark Tower through their Imagine Entertainment banner and are still free to approach other studios, though it was believed that Warner Bros was the most likely home for the series. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman had recently completed a first draft script for the studio, though it is unknown whether this played a part in their decision not to move forward.  Russell Crowe had expressed interest in the lead role of Roland Deschain in the Dark Tower adaptation. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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