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Guardians of the Galaxy actor joins Dark Tower series!

According to the actor’s official website, “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor Michael Rooker has joined the cast of Amazon Studio’s “The Dark Tower” series.

The site says Rooker’s role in the 13-episode series, a reboot of the Ron Howard-directed film, is being kept under wraps.

Shooting is currently taking place in Croatia on the pilot, which features Sam Strike as Roland Deschain, aka The Gunslinger, and Jasper Pääkkönen as The Man in Black, aka Randall Flagg.

Based on the story by Stephen King, the series fixes on how Roland became a gunslinger and his first encounter with the villainous Man in Black.

“The Dark Tower” is scheduled for release in 2020.

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