Abrams Departs Dark Tower

IGN Movies, IGN Movies
Wed, 11/11/2009 - 4:48am

Bad news for fans of Stephen King's Dark Tower series - it seems that J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof are no longer on the project.

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Topics: adaptation damon lindelof dark tower fantasy j.j. abrams stephen king

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