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King & Abrams Head To The Dark Tower

By Garth Franklin Wednesday February 14th 2007 05:02AM

Stephen King and J.J. Abrams are in talks to bring King's "Dark Tower" book series to either film or television.

Abrams' Bad Robot shingle has a first-look deal at Paramount for film projects and a deal with Warner Bros. Television for TV projects.

Determining which format is tricky. King's seven-book series - which blends fantasy, sci-fi, horror and Western genres - seems tailor made for multi-episodic television.

Yet the cost of the ambitious undertaking may relegate it to more cinematic means. It is unclear whether Abrams would solely produce or potentially direct.

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