Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” Film Rights Sold For Less than $20
November 27th, 2007 in Book-to-Movie, Drama, Movie News, Movies, Thriller
Stephen King, who is perhaps one of the greatest horror writers of our time, recently sold the film rights to his epic seven-book series, “The Dark Tower” , for only $19. So who’s the lucky recipient of this bargain of the century? None other than J.J. Abrams, series creator of “Lost” and “Alias”, who also happens to be working on the mysterious “Cloverfield” project.
The reason that King let the film go for such little money was that he wasn’t concerned about how much it would get him, but rather, he was more set on the idea of finding someone who would take good care of his baby. You see, King had a special attachment to the series, and he didn’t want to give it up to just anyone. Many people had asked about buying it before, and it wasn’t til J.J. Abrams came along that King even thought about actually giving it up.
Stephen King said, “This is not a thing I would have (given) to just anybody. I’ve said no to everybody until recently, but based on his work, particularly Lost, which I think a lot of, I thought, ‘Yeah, these guys can do it.”
He’s already made millions on the book series, and countless other books and movies, that at this point in his career, why would a few million more matter?
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