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Fans of Stephen King's sprawling epic, 'The Dark Tower,' will always be cautious about a movie adaptation. How can you condense seven books -- full of numerous plot points, a large number of figures along with a twisting narrative -- into a number of films? One of the ways would be to add Cinemax towards the mix, which producer John Grazer introduced throughout interviews for his film 'Tower Heist.' First, just a little backstory: after J.J. Abrams attempted, and unsuccessful, to evolve the 'Dark Tower' books, in came Ron Howard and Grazer. In April 2010, the effective production duo introduced plans to have an adaptation, which may include three movies together with two television seasons interspersed between your films. However, that plan wound up falling short after Universal dropped the project over financial concerns. Howard and Grazer stated the film would end up made, although having a $45 million production cut. Now, Grazer informs MTV News that there's been progress, a minimum of around the TV front. 'The Dark Tower' television component is going to be broadcast on Cinemax, he states, that ought to come of the same quality news for hardcore fans from the book. This way, the seedier content from King's books may be used without needing to cope with individuals annoying network censors. Again, there's still no studio backing the film yet, making this all still to become determined. Javier Bardem continues to be mounted on star because the primary character, Roland Deschain. [via MTV Movies] [Photo: Getty Images] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook