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* RecycledSoundtrack: Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" is played over the end credits of Episode 5. "Fear and Loathing in New Vegas." The same song was used in the 1994 mini-series, over the shots of Project Blue in the beginning of the pandemic. And, it was also quoted in the book itself.
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* SelfAdaptation: Creator/StephanKing wrote the last episode.
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* SelfAdaptation: Creator/StephanKing Creator/StephenKing wrote the last episode.
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* SelfAdaptation: Creator/StephanKing wrote the last episode.
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* CutSong: Josh Boone revealed that Music/MarilynManson and Shooter Jennings had recorded a cover of Music/TheDoors song "The End" but it ended up being too expensive to use.
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* CreativeDifferences: Creator/ScottCooper was attached to direct at one point, but he ended up dropping out of the project over "creative differences", which were believed to be that Cooper wanted an R rating while the studio wanted PG-13.
* CutSong:Josh Boone Creator/JoshBoone revealed that Music/MarilynManson and Shooter Jennings had recorded a cover of Music/TheDoors song "The End" but it ended up being too expensive to use.
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** Creator/BenAffleck was selected to direct. He described it as "''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' set in America", as he envisioned it to be a trilogy. Affleck dropped out due to other commitments and was replaced by Creator/DavidYates and Creator/SteveKloves, who were replaced by Creator/ScottCooper, who ended up dropping out of the project over "creative differences", which were believed to be that Cooper wanted an R rating while the studio wanted PG-13. Creator/PaulGreengrass was also considered to direct the film at one point.
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** Creator/BenAffleck was selected to direct. He described it as "''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' set in America", as he envisioned it to be a trilogy. Affleck dropped out due to other commitments and was replaced by Creator/DavidYates and Creator/SteveKloves, who were replaced by Creator/ScottCooper, who ended up dropping out of the project over "creative differences", which were believed to be that Cooper wanted an R rating while the studio wanted PG-13.Creator/SteveKloves. Creator/PaulGreengrass was also considered to direct the film at one point.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Despite part of the story taking place in Ogunquit, none of this series was filmed in Maine.
* CutSong: Josh Boone revealed that Music/MarilynManson and Shooter Jennings had recorded a cover of Music/TheDoors song "The End" but it ended up being too expensive to use.
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** Creator/BenAffleck was selected to direct. He described it as "''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' set in America", as he envisioned it to be a trilogy. Affleck dropped out due to other commitments and was replaced by Creator/DavidYates and Creator/SteveKloves, who were replaced by Creator/ScottCooper, who ended up dropping out of the project over "creative differences", which were believed to be that Cooper wanted an R rating while the studio wanted PG-13. Creator/PaulGreengrass was also considered to direct the film at one point.
** In August 2014, when the adaptation was a standalone film with Creator/JoshBoone writing and directing, Deadline reported that Creator/WarnerBros wanted to cast Creator/MatthewMcConaughey as Randall Flagg. On Website/{{Twitter}}, Boone corrected the story as that he actually wanted [=McConaughey=] for the role of Stu Redman and that he wanted Creator/ChristianBale as Flagg. [=McConaughey=] did go on to play Flagg in ''Film/TheDarkTower2017''.
** In an interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'', Boone revealed that he had discussions with Music/MarilynManson about playing The Kid (a character who first appeared in the 1990 unabridged reissue of the novel). When Manson was unable to appear because of scheduling, the character was removed from the show.
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* CutSong: Josh Boone revealed that Music/MarilynManson and Shooter Jennings had recorded a cover of Music/TheDoors song "The End" but it ended up being too expensive to use.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/BenAffleck was selected to direct. He described it as "''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' set in America", as he envisioned it to be a trilogy. Affleck dropped out due to other commitments and was replaced by Creator/DavidYates and Creator/SteveKloves, who were replaced by Creator/ScottCooper, who ended up dropping out of the project over "creative differences", which were believed to be that Cooper wanted an R rating while the studio wanted PG-13. Creator/PaulGreengrass was also considered to direct the film at one point.
** In August 2014, when the adaptation was a standalone film with Creator/JoshBoone writing and directing, Deadline reported that Creator/WarnerBros wanted to cast Creator/MatthewMcConaughey as Randall Flagg. On Website/{{Twitter}}, Boone corrected the story as that he actually wanted [=McConaughey=] for the role of Stu Redman and that he wanted Creator/ChristianBale as Flagg. [=McConaughey=] did go on to play Flagg in ''Film/TheDarkTower2017''.
** In an interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'', Boone revealed that he had discussions with Music/MarilynManson about playing The Kid (a character who first appeared in the 1990 unabridged reissue of the novel). When Manson was unable to appear because of scheduling, the character was removed from the show.
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