THE DARK TOWER: The Wind Through the Keyhole, Stephen King, Donald M. Grant Books, Artist Edition, $78, 336 pages, reviewed by Barry Hunter.
This is a limited edition of 5000 copies signed by the artist, Jae Lee. It is a fetching companion piece to the other Grant editions of this marvelous series that King started writing in 1970. It is issued in a green faux snake skin (or could it be dragon skin?) foil embossed slipcase that blends in well with the other seven volumes.
In this volume, which King calls volume 4.5, Roland and his group must take refuge from a storm and in order to pass the time, Roland tells them a story about his past. While relaying the story, he also tells the story of The Wind Through the Keyhole, a story from The Book of Eld that his mother read to him at bedtime.
Shortly after his mother’s death, he and Jason are dispatched to a town that is being devastated by a “skin-man”, a shapeshifter. The only surviving witness is Bill Streeter, the terrified boy who was able to hide but obtain a clue to the “skin-man’s” identity. Roland tells Bill the story in order to help bolster his courage and calm him as they attempt to identify the shapeshifter.
Roland also fills in some details concerning his mother and the events that led up to her death.
King seems to take on another persona while writing the Dark Tower books. Even though the Mid-World that Roland inhabits seems like a faraway place, the glimpses of our time and always find a way into the story.
I don’t know if King will return to Mid-World and Roland in the near future. One can only hope there are more adventures to be told.
Ordering information is available at http://www.grantbooks.com. A trade edition is due from Scribners.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Don Grant Newsletter 2/21/2012
Welcome to issue #77 of the Donald M. Grant Newsletter
21 February 2012
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THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. STARTING TO SHIP
2. WEB ORDER PAGE
3. SCRIBNER EDITION & AMAZON
4. PRINTED FLYER
5. DELUXE LOTTERY
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DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1.STARTING TO SHIP
Today we will begin mailing out the Artist Editions of THE
WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE. When we have caught up
with those orders we will begin matching up each number of the
Deluxe Edition with the proper customer and begin shipping
the Deluxe Editions. We have thousands of orders so please be
patient.
We have a small staff and have hired extra help but it will take
time to process orders, especially for people expecting a specific
numbered copy. We appreciate your patience.
2. WEB ORDER PAGE
We have added another of Jae Lee’s Black & White illustrations
to the web page.
Since we began accepting advance orders on December 19 we
have received over 3,000 orders. We are accepting orders for
both the Deluxe and Artist Editions of THE DARK TOWER:
THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
Please read the rest of this Newsletter before placing your order.
3. SCRIBNER EDITION & AMAZON
The Scribner Trade Editon of THE WIND THROUGH THE
KEYHOLE is being released April 24, It will not have any of the
Jae Lee artwork.
Amazon will not be selling copies of our Limited Editions of
THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE.
4. DELUXE LOTTERY
Between the orders for the Deluxe Edition and the postcards we
have received from those having numbers between 801 and
1,250 of THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA all copies of the
Deluxe Edition will be accounted for, so there will not be a ‘sec-
ond’ postcard lottery as there was three years ago.
The Lottery will probably take place in April as, after we have
shipped all current orders, we will be sending a letter to every-
one who was eligible for a Deluxe Edition but didn’t order one
for a final chance to place their order.
5. PRINTED FLYER
Our usual full-color printed flyer was mailed about a month ago.
Our previous flyer was 3 years ago and over 500 have been
returned so far by the Post Office as ‘Unable To Foreward’.
Please notify us when you move so we can keep our files up to
date.
Please do not call or email us for further details as we will just
refer you to our web site and suggest you remain subscribed to
our email newsletter.
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
21 February 2012
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THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. STARTING TO SHIP
2. WEB ORDER PAGE
3. SCRIBNER EDITION & AMAZON
4. PRINTED FLYER
5. DELUXE LOTTERY
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1.STARTING TO SHIP
Today we will begin mailing out the Artist Editions of THE
WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE. When we have caught up
with those orders we will begin matching up each number of the
Deluxe Edition with the proper customer and begin shipping
the Deluxe Editions. We have thousands of orders so please be
patient.
We have a small staff and have hired extra help but it will take
time to process orders, especially for people expecting a specific
numbered copy. We appreciate your patience.
2. WEB ORDER PAGE
We have added another of Jae Lee’s Black & White illustrations
to the web page.
Since we began accepting advance orders on December 19 we
have received over 3,000 orders. We are accepting orders for
both the Deluxe and Artist Editions of THE DARK TOWER:
THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
Please read the rest of this Newsletter before placing your order.
3. SCRIBNER EDITION & AMAZON
The Scribner Trade Editon of THE WIND THROUGH THE
KEYHOLE is being released April 24, It will not have any of the
Jae Lee artwork.
Amazon will not be selling copies of our Limited Editions of
THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE.
4. DELUXE LOTTERY
Between the orders for the Deluxe Edition and the postcards we
have received from those having numbers between 801 and
1,250 of THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA all copies of the
Deluxe Edition will be accounted for, so there will not be a ‘sec-
ond’ postcard lottery as there was three years ago.
The Lottery will probably take place in April as, after we have
shipped all current orders, we will be sending a letter to every-
one who was eligible for a Deluxe Edition but didn’t order one
for a final chance to place their order.
5. PRINTED FLYER
Our usual full-color printed flyer was mailed about a month ago.
Our previous flyer was 3 years ago and over 500 have been
returned so far by the Post Office as ‘Unable To Foreward’.
Please notify us when you move so we can keep our files up to
date.
Please do not call or email us for further details as we will just
refer you to our web site and suggest you remain subscribed to
our email newsletter.
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Don Grant Newsletter
Welcome to issue #72 of the Donald M. Grant Newsletter
11 October 2011
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1. THE AVEROIGNE CHRONICLES
2. DESPERATION - GIFT EDITION
3. ROBERT MCGINNIS - VISIONS
DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
4. LIMITED EDITION RELEASE DATE
5. DELUXE EDITION
6. ARTIST EDITION
7. SCRIBNER TRADE EDITION
8. TRADE EDITION SLIPCASE
9. DT 1-3 SLIPCASE
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1. THE AVEROIGNE CHRONICLES
In production, with an expected release in the Spring of 2012, is THE AVEROIGNE CHRONICLES edited by noted Clark Ashton Smith scholar Ronald S. Hilger with an introduction by Gahan Wilson, afterword by Donald Sidney-Fryer and illustrated by Brazilian artist Fernando Duval (illustrator of the Grant edition of H.P. Lovecraft’s AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS).
Containing the 12 short stories and 11 poems Clark Ashton Smith wrote about the imaginary French province of Averoigne, Ronald S. Hilger has researched Smith’s original manuscripts to produce the most authentic version of these works yet published.
To see one of the color illustrations go to:
www.secure.grantbooks.com/z-titles-Averoigne-Chronicles.html
2. DESPERATION GIFT EDITION
Last November we sold our last copy of the Gift Edition of DESPERATION. Or so we thought. We just found a few cases of the book in our warehouse and while they last they are available at our original price of $75 plus shipping. Illustrated by Don Maitz it was released a week prior to the Viking Trade Edition:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-desperation.html
3. ROBERT MCGINNIS - VISIONS
In production, with an expected release in the Spring of 2012, is VISIONS - ROBERT MCGINNIS WOMEN, a 176 page full color art book celebrating the romantic vision of artist Robert E. McGinnis.
Best known for his art on the covers of over 1,200 paperbacks, ranging in subject matter from hard-boiled detective to historical romances, and iconic movie posters such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Barbarella and numerous James Bond films. Robert E. McGinnis has had successful gallery shows of his landscapes, portraits, nudes and western paintings.
THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
4. We are currently scheduled to release the Limited Editions in February 2012. Our edition will have 6 full color plates and 11 Black & White illustrations by acclaimed artist Jae Lee. One of the Black & Whites is available for viewing at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
5. Stephen King has agreed to sign only 800 copies of a Deluxe Edition. In keeping with our policies of supporting long time customers, owners of Deluxe Edition copies of THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA numbered 1-800 will have the first option
to buy this Deluxe Edition.
We will initially have a “postcard lottery” for unclaimed copies (which we expect to be very few) eligible for those who have a Deluxe Edition of LSOE numbered higher than 800.
6. There will be a 5,000 copy limited “Artist” Edition which will be signed by Jae Lee and will be issued in a slipcase. There will be no limitation for purchasing this edition.
7. Scribner has announced their release of a trade hardcover edition of THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE on April 3, 2012.
8. We will be producing a slipcase for the Scribner Trade Edition which will match the three slipcases we produced for the first seven Dark Tower books:
We are not taking orders at this time and do not have prices. Please do not call or email us asking for more information than is in this newsletter. Updates will be announced in future issues of this newsletter. We also advise you to sign up for Stephen King’s newsletter at stephenking.com.
When more information is available we will let you know through this newsletter and we will also post it at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
9. We are down to 4 copies of the slipcases for The Dark Towers 1-3 available for $30.00 plus shipping. If you are interested in buying one please email Karen French at:
karenf@grantbooks.com
Please put “DT 1-3 Slipcase” as the subject of your email. Karen will confirm if we still have copies and arrange with you for payment.
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc
11 October 2011
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1. THE AVEROIGNE CHRONICLES
2. DESPERATION - GIFT EDITION
3. ROBERT MCGINNIS - VISIONS
DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
4. LIMITED EDITION RELEASE DATE
5. DELUXE EDITION
6. ARTIST EDITION
7. SCRIBNER TRADE EDITION
8. TRADE EDITION SLIPCASE
9. DT 1-3 SLIPCASE
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1. THE AVEROIGNE CHRONICLES
In production, with an expected release in the Spring of 2012, is THE AVEROIGNE CHRONICLES edited by noted Clark Ashton Smith scholar Ronald S. Hilger with an introduction by Gahan Wilson, afterword by Donald Sidney-Fryer and illustrated by Brazilian artist Fernando Duval (illustrator of the Grant edition of H.P. Lovecraft’s AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS).
Containing the 12 short stories and 11 poems Clark Ashton Smith wrote about the imaginary French province of Averoigne, Ronald S. Hilger has researched Smith’s original manuscripts to produce the most authentic version of these works yet published.
To see one of the color illustrations go to:
www.secure.grantbooks.com/z-titles-Averoigne-Chronicles.html
2. DESPERATION GIFT EDITION
Last November we sold our last copy of the Gift Edition of DESPERATION. Or so we thought. We just found a few cases of the book in our warehouse and while they last they are available at our original price of $75 plus shipping. Illustrated by Don Maitz it was released a week prior to the Viking Trade Edition:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-desperation.html
3. ROBERT MCGINNIS - VISIONS
In production, with an expected release in the Spring of 2012, is VISIONS - ROBERT MCGINNIS WOMEN, a 176 page full color art book celebrating the romantic vision of artist Robert E. McGinnis.
Best known for his art on the covers of over 1,200 paperbacks, ranging in subject matter from hard-boiled detective to historical romances, and iconic movie posters such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Barbarella and numerous James Bond films. Robert E. McGinnis has had successful gallery shows of his landscapes, portraits, nudes and western paintings.
THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
4. We are currently scheduled to release the Limited Editions in February 2012. Our edition will have 6 full color plates and 11 Black & White illustrations by acclaimed artist Jae Lee. One of the Black & Whites is available for viewing at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
5. Stephen King has agreed to sign only 800 copies of a Deluxe Edition. In keeping with our policies of supporting long time customers, owners of Deluxe Edition copies of THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA numbered 1-800 will have the first option
to buy this Deluxe Edition.
We will initially have a “postcard lottery” for unclaimed copies (which we expect to be very few) eligible for those who have a Deluxe Edition of LSOE numbered higher than 800.
6. There will be a 5,000 copy limited “Artist” Edition which will be signed by Jae Lee and will be issued in a slipcase. There will be no limitation for purchasing this edition.
7. Scribner has announced their release of a trade hardcover edition of THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE on April 3, 2012.
8. We will be producing a slipcase for the Scribner Trade Edition which will match the three slipcases we produced for the first seven Dark Tower books:
We are not taking orders at this time and do not have prices. Please do not call or email us asking for more information than is in this newsletter. Updates will be announced in future issues of this newsletter. We also advise you to sign up for Stephen King’s newsletter at stephenking.com.
When more information is available we will let you know through this newsletter and we will also post it at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
9. We are down to 4 copies of the slipcases for The Dark Towers 1-3 available for $30.00 plus shipping. If you are interested in buying one please email Karen French at:
karenf@grantbooks.com
Please put “DT 1-3 Slipcase” as the subject of your email. Karen will confirm if we still have copies and arrange with you for payment.
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The Dark Tower films cancelled
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - "The Dark Tower" sleeps with fishes.
Universal's ambitious adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy series has been canceled, TheWrap has confirmed.
The first film was slated to begin production this summer, but shooting was delayed last spring with the studio announcing that it needed to make the project more cost-effective.
That temporary delay became permanent this week, and now deprives Universal of a film series that it had hoped to make a linchpin for its film slate for years to come.
The studio declined to comment.
All told, the project was supposed to involve three movies and a television series.
The scope of the production and King's bona fides attracted big talent. Ron Howard was expected to direct and produce the first movie; Akiva Goldsman was lined up to produce and write and Brian Grazer was also on board as a producer. Javier Bardem was supposed to star.
Yet after being announced with great fanfare last fall, "The Dark Tower" ran up against a very different corporate culture after Comcast took over the studio in January.
More than ex-corporate parent G.E., Comcast leans toward the frugal, and the very expensive "Dark Tower" clearly left the people who control the purse strings uncomfortable.
Following Comcast's acquisition, Universal has shown a willingness to make cuts. In March, the studio scrapped plans to make Guillermo del Toro's $150 million adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "Mountains of Madness." Gone it seems, are the days when risky adult dramas such as "Public Enemies" could get $100 million budgets because of the caliber of the talent involved.
But in cutting "The Dark Tower" from its schedule, Universal does run the risk of alienating one of its most loyal and profitable partners, Imagine Entertainment. Howard and Grazer's production company has earned millions of dollars in profits for the studio with hits such as "American Gangster" and "A Beautiful Mind."
On Monday, Universal apparently decided that the risk was so great that "The Dark Tower" wouldn't join that list
Universal's ambitious adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy series has been canceled, TheWrap has confirmed.
The first film was slated to begin production this summer, but shooting was delayed last spring with the studio announcing that it needed to make the project more cost-effective.
That temporary delay became permanent this week, and now deprives Universal of a film series that it had hoped to make a linchpin for its film slate for years to come.
The studio declined to comment.
All told, the project was supposed to involve three movies and a television series.
The scope of the production and King's bona fides attracted big talent. Ron Howard was expected to direct and produce the first movie; Akiva Goldsman was lined up to produce and write and Brian Grazer was also on board as a producer. Javier Bardem was supposed to star.
Yet after being announced with great fanfare last fall, "The Dark Tower" ran up against a very different corporate culture after Comcast took over the studio in January.
More than ex-corporate parent G.E., Comcast leans toward the frugal, and the very expensive "Dark Tower" clearly left the people who control the purse strings uncomfortable.
Following Comcast's acquisition, Universal has shown a willingness to make cuts. In March, the studio scrapped plans to make Guillermo del Toro's $150 million adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "Mountains of Madness." Gone it seems, are the days when risky adult dramas such as "Public Enemies" could get $100 million budgets because of the caliber of the talent involved.
But in cutting "The Dark Tower" from its schedule, Universal does run the risk of alienating one of its most loyal and profitable partners, Imagine Entertainment. Howard and Grazer's production company has earned millions of dollars in profits for the studio with hits such as "American Gangster" and "A Beautiful Mind."
On Monday, Universal apparently decided that the risk was so great that "The Dark Tower" wouldn't join that list
Sunday, July 17, 2011
New Dark Tower Coming
14 July 2011
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DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. LIMITED EDITION RELEASE DATE
2. DELUXE EDITION
3. SCRIBNER TRADE EDITION
4. TRADE EDITION SLIPCASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. We are currently scheduled to release the Limited Editions in
February 2012.
2. Stephen King has agreed to sign only 800 copies of a Deluxe
Edition. In keeping with our policies of supporting long time
customers, owners of Deluxe Edition copies of THE LITTLE
SISTERS OF ELURIA numbered 1-800 will have the first option
to buy this Deluxe Edition.
We will initially have a “postcard lottery” for unclaimed copies
(which we expect to be very few) eligible for those who have a
Deluxe Edition numbered higher than 800.
3. Scribner has announced their release of a trade hardcover
edition of THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE
KEYHOLE on April 3, 2012.
4. We will be producing a slipcase for the Scribner Trade Edition
which will match the three slipcases we produced for the first
seven Dark Tower books:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-slipcases.html
We have a very limited number of slipcases for The Dark Towers
1-3 available for $30.00 plus shipping. If you are interested in
buying one please email Karen French at:
karenf@grantbooks.com
Please put “DT 1-3 Slipcase” as the subject of your email. Karen
will confirm if we still have copies and arrange with you for pay-
ment.
We are not taking orders at this time and do not have prices.
Please do not call or email us asking for more information than
is in this newsletter. Updates will be announced in future issues
of this newsletter. We also advise you to sign up for Stephen
King’s newsletter at stephenking.com.
When more information is available we will let you know
through this newsletter and we will also post it at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. LIMITED EDITION RELEASE DATE
2. DELUXE EDITION
3. SCRIBNER TRADE EDITION
4. TRADE EDITION SLIPCASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. We are currently scheduled to release the Limited Editions in
February 2012.
2. Stephen King has agreed to sign only 800 copies of a Deluxe
Edition. In keeping with our policies of supporting long time
customers, owners of Deluxe Edition copies of THE LITTLE
SISTERS OF ELURIA numbered 1-800 will have the first option
to buy this Deluxe Edition.
We will initially have a “postcard lottery” for unclaimed copies
(which we expect to be very few) eligible for those who have a
Deluxe Edition numbered higher than 800.
3. Scribner has announced their release of a trade hardcover
edition of THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE
KEYHOLE on April 3, 2012.
4. We will be producing a slipcase for the Scribner Trade Edition
which will match the three slipcases we produced for the first
seven Dark Tower books:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-slipcases.html
We have a very limited number of slipcases for The Dark Towers
1-3 available for $30.00 plus shipping. If you are interested in
buying one please email Karen French at:
karenf@grantbooks.com
Please put “DT 1-3 Slipcase” as the subject of your email. Karen
will confirm if we still have copies and arrange with you for pay-
ment.
We are not taking orders at this time and do not have prices.
Please do not call or email us asking for more information than
is in this newsletter. Updates will be announced in future issues
of this newsletter. We also advise you to sign up for Stephen
King’s newsletter at stephenking.com.
When more information is available we will let you know
through this newsletter and we will also post it at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Grant Books announces new Dark Tower by Stephen King
1. DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. will, in Spring of 2012, be
publishing limited editions of this new Dark Tower novel by
Stephen King which will be illustrated by Jae Lee.
We are not taking orders at this time, do not have prices and
have not set a release date. Please do not call or email us asking
for more information than is in this newsletter. Updates will be
announced in future issues of this newsletter. We also advise you
to sign up for Stephen King’s newsletter at stephenking.com.
Stephen King has agreed to sign 800 copies of a Deluxe Edition
which will be issued in a tray case. These will also be signed by
Jae Lee. In keeping with our policies of supporting long time
customers, owners of Deluxe Edition copies of THE LITTLE
SISTERS OF ELURIA numbered 1-800 will have the first option
to buy this Deluxe Edition.
In addition there will be a limited “Artist” Edition which will be
signed by Jae Lee and will be issued in a slipcase.
When more information is available we will let you know
through this newsletter and we will also post it at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. will, in Spring of 2012, be
publishing limited editions of this new Dark Tower novel by
Stephen King which will be illustrated by Jae Lee.
We are not taking orders at this time, do not have prices and
have not set a release date. Please do not call or email us asking
for more information than is in this newsletter. Updates will be
announced in future issues of this newsletter. We also advise you
to sign up for Stephen King’s newsletter at stephenking.com.
Stephen King has agreed to sign 800 copies of a Deluxe Edition
which will be issued in a tray case. These will also be signed by
Jae Lee. In keeping with our policies of supporting long time
customers, owners of Deluxe Edition copies of THE LITTLE
SISTERS OF ELURIA numbered 1-800 will have the first option
to buy this Deluxe Edition.
In addition there will be a limited “Artist” Edition which will be
signed by Jae Lee and will be issued in a slipcase.
When more information is available we will let you know
through this newsletter and we will also post it at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You
NEWS RELEASE
UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND NBC UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT TO MAKE FILM TRILOGY AND TELEVISION SERIES BASED ON STEPHEN KING'S EPIC SERIES OF NOVELS THE DARK TOWER!
Academy Award® Winners Akiva Goldsman, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Will Produce the Three Films and the TV Series Based on The Dark Tower
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, September 8, 2010 – Universal Pictures Chairman Adam
Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley—along with Jeff Gaspin, Chairman, NBC
Universal Television Entertainment and Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime
Entertainment, NBC & Universal Media Studios—today announced that Universal
Pictures and NBC Universal Television Entertainment have acquired the rights to produce three films and a television series based on the seven epic novels, short stories and comic books from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.
Ron Howard will direct the first film and the first season of television, which will be written by Goldsman. Goldsman will produce the film through his Weed Road Pictures with Howard and Grazer for Imagine Entertainment. Howard, Grazer and Goldsman will executive produce the television series for Universal Media Studios. Kerry Foster will executive produce the first film for Weed Road Pictures along with Todd Hallowell and Erica Huggins for Imagine Entertainment.
“I’ve been waiting for the right team to bring the characters and stories in these books to film and TV viewers around the world,” said King. “Ron, Akiva, Brian along with Universal and NBC have a deep interest and passion for the The Dark Tower series and I know that will translate into an intriguing series of films and TV shows that respect the origins and the characters in The Dark Tower that fans have come to love.”
The Dark Tower is Stephen King’s opus of seven bestselling novels with, to date, more than 30 million copies sold in 40 countries. The novels incorporate themes from multiple genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror and adventure. After the series was completed, a prequel of comic books based on one of the characters was also published.
“Building a franchise home for The Dark Tower is an exciting opportunity for this studio, and we’re thrilled that Stephen has entrusted us to bring his beloved novels to the big screen,” said Fogelson.
“Stephen King is a brilliant storyteller who creates imaginary worlds that resonate with the broadest audiences across ages and demographics,” said Gaspin. “We are thrilled to partner with our colleagues in the film division and Brian, Ron and Akiva to bring Stephen’s vision to the largest audience possible through this innovative multi-platform collaboration.”
Howard, Grazer and Goldsman are planning for the first film in the trilogy to be
immediately followed by a television series that will bridge the second film. After the second film, the television series will pick up allowing viewers to explore the adventures of the protagonist as a young man as a bridge to the third film and beyond.
“We are excited to have found partners at Universal who understand and embrace our
approach to King’s remarkable epic,” said Howard. “By using both the scope and scale of theatrical filmmaking and the intimacy of television we hope to more comprehensively do justice to the characters, themes and amazing sequences King has given us in The Dark Tower novels. It might be the challenge of a lifetime but clearly a thrilling one to take on and explore.”
“The worlds of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series are richly detailed, inter-locking and deeply connected,” said Goldsman. “By telling this story across media platforms and over multiple hours—and with a view to telling it completely—we have our best chance of translating Roland’s quest to reach The Dark Tower onto screen. We are proceeding with tremendous excitement, fidelity to the source material and, quite frankly, no small amount of awe at this opportunity.”
“King has created the most visually enthralling places and characters in The Dark Tower,” said Grazer. “The synergy created across all the media divisions of our partners at NBC Universal to tell this remarkable story is ground-breaking and invigorating. This project will be one of the most exciting and challenging that I will have ever worked on and I am thrilled to be a part of it.”
UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND NBC UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT TO MAKE FILM TRILOGY AND TELEVISION SERIES BASED ON STEPHEN KING'S EPIC SERIES OF NOVELS THE DARK TOWER!
Academy Award® Winners Akiva Goldsman, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Will Produce the Three Films and the TV Series Based on The Dark Tower
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, September 8, 2010 – Universal Pictures Chairman Adam
Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley—along with Jeff Gaspin, Chairman, NBC
Universal Television Entertainment and Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime
Entertainment, NBC & Universal Media Studios—today announced that Universal
Pictures and NBC Universal Television Entertainment have acquired the rights to produce three films and a television series based on the seven epic novels, short stories and comic books from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.
Ron Howard will direct the first film and the first season of television, which will be written by Goldsman. Goldsman will produce the film through his Weed Road Pictures with Howard and Grazer for Imagine Entertainment. Howard, Grazer and Goldsman will executive produce the television series for Universal Media Studios. Kerry Foster will executive produce the first film for Weed Road Pictures along with Todd Hallowell and Erica Huggins for Imagine Entertainment.
“I’ve been waiting for the right team to bring the characters and stories in these books to film and TV viewers around the world,” said King. “Ron, Akiva, Brian along with Universal and NBC have a deep interest and passion for the The Dark Tower series and I know that will translate into an intriguing series of films and TV shows that respect the origins and the characters in The Dark Tower that fans have come to love.”
The Dark Tower is Stephen King’s opus of seven bestselling novels with, to date, more than 30 million copies sold in 40 countries. The novels incorporate themes from multiple genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror and adventure. After the series was completed, a prequel of comic books based on one of the characters was also published.
“Building a franchise home for The Dark Tower is an exciting opportunity for this studio, and we’re thrilled that Stephen has entrusted us to bring his beloved novels to the big screen,” said Fogelson.
“Stephen King is a brilliant storyteller who creates imaginary worlds that resonate with the broadest audiences across ages and demographics,” said Gaspin. “We are thrilled to partner with our colleagues in the film division and Brian, Ron and Akiva to bring Stephen’s vision to the largest audience possible through this innovative multi-platform collaboration.”
Howard, Grazer and Goldsman are planning for the first film in the trilogy to be
immediately followed by a television series that will bridge the second film. After the second film, the television series will pick up allowing viewers to explore the adventures of the protagonist as a young man as a bridge to the third film and beyond.
“We are excited to have found partners at Universal who understand and embrace our
approach to King’s remarkable epic,” said Howard. “By using both the scope and scale of theatrical filmmaking and the intimacy of television we hope to more comprehensively do justice to the characters, themes and amazing sequences King has given us in The Dark Tower novels. It might be the challenge of a lifetime but clearly a thrilling one to take on and explore.”
“The worlds of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series are richly detailed, inter-locking and deeply connected,” said Goldsman. “By telling this story across media platforms and over multiple hours—and with a view to telling it completely—we have our best chance of translating Roland’s quest to reach The Dark Tower onto screen. We are proceeding with tremendous excitement, fidelity to the source material and, quite frankly, no small amount of awe at this opportunity.”
“King has created the most visually enthralling places and characters in The Dark Tower,” said Grazer. “The synergy created across all the media divisions of our partners at NBC Universal to tell this remarkable story is ground-breaking and invigorating. This project will be one of the most exciting and challenging that I will have ever worked on and I am thrilled to be a part of it.”
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