Fran Kranz – of The Cabin in the Woods and Dollhouse – will join the cast of Sony's The Dark Tower

Fran Kranz in The Cabin the Woods

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Based on Stephen King's seven-book series of the same name, The Dark Tower has been a long time coming. Idris Elba is set to star as Roland Deschain , the Gunslinger, with Matthew McConaughey as his nemesis Walter Padick, the Man in Black.According to The Hollywood Reporter , Fran plays Pimli, the Man in Black's "right-hand man." Sony has yet to comment on the casting.Fran is best known for his role as Topher Brink in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. He's also starred in other Whedon projects like The Cabin in the Woods and Much Ado About Nothing.Earlier this month, Watchmen actor Jackie Earle Haley was rumored to have joined The Dark Tower film adaptation Directed by Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair), The Dark Tower is slated for a January 13, 2017 release.

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