tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10554561495076612752024-03-20T00:12:36.490-07:00The Dark TowerBlog about The Dark Tower movies and television shows based on Stephen King's epic book series. Release Date: August 4, 2017Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-90075115108169802902022-12-09T02:22:00.001-08:002022-12-09T02:22:15.815-08:00Another Attempt at The Dark Tower TV SeriesAlmost two years ago Amazon passed on a possible TV adaptation of The Dark Tower. Now it seems they will have another shot at the apple. Amazon recently sign Intrepid Pictures to a production deal, stealing creative duo Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy from Netflix The pair were behind The Haunting, Midnight Mass, and The Midnight Club. A move that angered Netflix so they immediately cancelled The Midnight Club. The pair also worked on Doctor Sleep and Gerald's Game adaptations. <div><br /></div><div>Flanagan has written a pilot episode and a five season outline for the show. This does not mean the show will be on Amazon. The franchise has a contract exception but likely they will give Amazon first dibs to show interest. Considering previous plans for a TV and movies around this franchise has repeatedly fizzled, do not get your hopes up anytime soon. Full interview about this is at <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/12/mike-flanagan-amp-trevor-macy-the-dark-tower-series-movies-netflix-exit-midnight-club-canceled-amazon-intrepid-1235191018/">Deadline</a> but above is the key highlights.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-39079916756647934632020-01-16T06:41:00.000-08:002020-01-16T06:41:12.801-08:00Amazon Passes On The Dark Tower TV SeriesIt has been nearly a year since heard any news on the TV/movie front for The Dark Tower. Sadly when finally do, it is not good but instead likely the final nail in the live action adaptation coffin. Amazon has officially <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/01/the-dark-tower-series-adaptation-dead-pilot-amazon-not-going-forward-1202830606/">passed</a> on The Dark Tower pilot. Executive producer Glen Mazzara is still shopping the show around with 2 possible scripts.
The show will not be that cheap to produce so its really only Amazon or Netflix. Amazon just passed, Netflix is going to refuse any Amazon cast offs. None of the second or third tier cable channels can afford it. As for other streaming services, Hulu, HBO Go, Peacock, CBS All Access, etc are all out for similar reasons - if they don't own the intellectual property (IP) they are not inclined to move forward with it.
Between the failed 2017 film and this bit if news, it is safe to assume that the adaptation of The Dark Tower series is dead for the foreseeable future.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-91478999560938142592019-03-22T06:01:00.002-07:002019-03-22T06:01:17.813-07:00The Dark Tower Series Cast Young Roland, Man in Black<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b0y4ySM9BpaDuLwywBHcGvp_0xsLv0K_xoqZ9bNJpDMiczc3aUNN3UuqmfLD8grQ5GYh_n83iY9DofMkVuSxTHpt4kj7lX7WMG8dZZHipmGJ842_1a0U6SX5fTQAoRjb9HF-RrfzthpC/s1600/DarkTowerStrikePaakkonen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b0y4ySM9BpaDuLwywBHcGvp_0xsLv0K_xoqZ9bNJpDMiczc3aUNN3UuqmfLD8grQ5GYh_n83iY9DofMkVuSxTHpt4kj7lX7WMG8dZZHipmGJ842_1a0U6SX5fTQAoRjb9HF-RrfzthpC/s320/DarkTowerStrikePaakkonen.JPG" width="320" height="181" data-original-width="404" data-original-height="229" /></a></div>Been a minute since had any news on The Dark Tower front. It seems the pace of the TV show is starting to slowly speed up as Amazon has announced they have <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amazons-dark-tower-casts-leads-sam-strike-jasper-paakkonen-1196222">cast two</a> of the leads for the show. <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701747/">Jasper Pääkkönen</a> (Vikings, BlacKkKlansman) has probably been cast as Marten, aka Walter O'Dim aka Randall Flagg aka the Man in Black that was played by Matthew McConaughey in the movie. <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5307635/">Sam Strike</a> (Nightflyers) has been cast as young Roland Deschain. The TV series is a "prequel" of sorts that will explore the character of Roland as a teenager and the events that led to the downfall of his home and his rise as "The Gunslinger." A lot of it was explored in the Marvel comic books and of course the Dark Tower books but the series isn't bound by those. Since they cast Roland is a white dude, its pretty clear the movie starring Idris Elba and McConaughey is being completely ignored. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-71081264026327814672017-08-03T19:00:00.000-07:002017-08-03T19:00:02.387-07:00The Dark Tower TV Series Gets TWD ShowrunnerOne time The Walking Dead show runner Glen Mazzara has been <a href="https://deadline.com/2017/08/the-dark-tower-tv-series-the-walking-dead-glen-mazzara-showrunner-1202141481/">hired</a> to as show runner of The Dark Tower TV series. The series is expected to focus on the back story of Roland Deschain which was covered in the Wizard and Glass novel along with most of Marvel's comics around the series. Idris Elba is signed on for the series but I doubt in a major role but probably more to introduce the series since most of the story is Deschain as a teenager. The hiring seems to be a show of confidence from Sony in light of the overwhelmingly <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_tower_2017">bad reviews</a> for the movie which best be summed up as overly simplified and bland.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-86030068498719617172017-07-31T03:18:00.001-07:002017-07-31T03:18:12.681-07:00The Dark Tower Easter Egg TV SpotBelow is a new TV spot for The Dark Tower that continues to show nothing about the movie but indicates it will be filled with easter eggs from other Stephen King books and movies. So far the campaign for the movie is pretty bad, basically going "did you like all that other Stephen King stuff? If you do then you might like this movie! Look the hero does bad ass things with an old fashioned gun!" Hopefully they will up their game this week.
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<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gt3FojykOX0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-45557992482190562092017-07-18T01:32:00.003-07:002017-07-23T00:48:36.241-07:00The Dark Tower Clocks in at 95 MinutesIt looks like the group behind The Dark Tower movie really cut a ton of chaff from The Dark Tower books as the movie will come in at a brisk <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/dark-towers-runtime-well-under-two-hours-258180">95 minutes</a>. Part of that could be because a significant portion of the movie is based the Gunslinger which is the shortest book in the series by far. More then likely they just went with the through line of good guy vs bad guy and cut everything else around that.
Director Nikolaj Arcel later <a href="http://www.darkhorizons.com/dark-tower-director-explains-short-runtime/">commented</a> on the length:
<blockquote> “The good news here…the reason why many fans are worried about the run time is that they think we are trying to do everything in this film. Which we are not. This is ideally the first film. This is an introduction to the world and the characters. It’s not meant to be all the novels and we’re just trying to cram everything in there.
So that’s one thing. And the script was really lean and tight. When I got on board, the script was very short, very lean. That’s one of the things that attracted me to it. I said ‘This is smart.’ You start with a lean, mean story and you don’t try to cram everything in there. You just build the basic ideas. And if people enjoy it and if they like this world and these characters, we can start expanding.”</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-2123958581484282392017-07-10T07:37:00.003-07:002017-07-10T07:37:41.394-07:00The Dark Tower International Trailer #2Maybe I am being paranoid but between the US trailers and now this international trailer, it seems all the same stuff is being shown over and over. I am really hoping that is because they are saving the best stuff for the movie and not because this is the best stuff. Considering its a new franchise if its the former then that is some fantastic restraint on the Dark Tower marketing team and if the latter then "uh oh" comes to mind. Guess we will find out on August 17.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hoXX3gB3K-8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-58703255560406448312017-05-20T03:23:00.001-07:002017-05-20T03:23:48.249-07:00Two New The Dark Tower Posters, StillTwo new <a href="https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/05/19/two-new-posters-dark-tower/">posters</a> and a <a href="https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/05/19/new-image-dark-tower-show-roland-jake-earth/">still</a> from The Dark Tower has been posted online. The posters show the two leads in costume doing the poster pose type thing. Images below, click to make larger.
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<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GjwfqXTebIY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-29337555259491576462017-03-31T17:14:00.001-07:002017-03-31T17:14:41.376-07:00The Dark Tower Release Delayed A WeekThe Dark Tower is getting another delay as the studio has decided <a href="http://collider.com/the-dark-tower-release-date-delayed-august-2017">to move</a> the movie's release date from July 28 to August 4. Columbia swapped its date with The Emoji Movie so that the movie can get more screen time for younger viewers before school starts. Since The Dark Tower skews older and releasing on tale end of summer movie season, the move will probably have no real effect on box office gains as that number will rely entirely on how successful the marketing campaign is for the movie since the average movie goer has likely never hard of The Dark Tower be it in book form or otherwise.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-57741383630771064982017-03-29T05:41:00.000-07:002017-03-29T05:41:47.874-07:00Description of First Footage of The Dark TowerIn Las Vegas, the annual studio and theater owner meeting called CinemaCon is being held. It is basically a meeting of the extremely wealthy for a week long party. The "work" part is watching the studios sales pitch their summer movies hoping to encourage access to more screens whenever possible for what they hope will be massive opening weekends. As a result the theater execs get feted with early footage, entire movies, and celebs meet and greets. The events are closed to the public and some of the press are allowed but since its for summer movies no recordings are allowed and the studios rarely release the footage to the public. The Dark Tower was one such movie to do its pitch. Below is the description of the footage according to the <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-tower-brings-first-footage-cinemacon-988922">Hollywood Reporter</a>.
<blockquote>The footage opens with a look at a door frame standing free in the middle of a barren landscape. It then it cuts to Roland in the desert as the famous opening line to King's The Gunslinger, the first volume in the series, is displayed on screen: "The Man in Black fled across the Desert, and the Gunslinger followed.”
The footage gives a strong idea of just what The Man in Black is capable of, and it's scarily creepy. Roland and The Man in Black then square off, with Roland telling the villain, "I do not kill with my gun, I kill with my heart." He fires at The Man in Black, who catches the bullet from behind his back.
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The footage then cuts to the young boy Jake, who lives in New York but has dreams of Roland and a Dark Tower that must stay standing or else billions will die. Jake's therapist tried to tell him it's a dream, but Jake doesn't believe it. Soon, he is shown exploring an abandoned building, where he discovers a portal that takes him to Roland's world.
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Soon, he presents Roland with one of the drawings the boy made of him from his dreams, and Roland explains that as long as The Man in Black is out there, the Tower will fall and Hell will follow.
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There are slow-mo shots, including a big fight between the Gunslinger and The Man in Black, as well as an extended look at Roland's prowess with his guns: when Jake is kidnapped, Roland shoots the man who did it from hundreds of yards away, simply by listening to where the bad guy is. </blockquote>The description is light on details so not particularly spoilerish. However if you want a spoiler and opinion filled description of the same footage head over to <a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/77514">AICN</a>. The main takeaway is while the novels themselves had a very light sci-fi touch mostly by indicating that Roland's Western-like present with early 1800s tech was built on the long ago destruction (likely nuclear) of an advanced society (circa the 21st century as imagined in the 1980s), that formula has been flipped by the movie. The emphasis seemed to be on the sci-fi elements with the Western part being retained only via the Gunslinger himself. Of course this is based on just a short snippet so for die hard fans it might be a cause of concern but best to take a wait and see approach.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-25031012141072657652017-03-19T20:02:00.002-07:002017-03-19T20:03:03.232-07:00New The Dark Tower Poster and Plot Synopsis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8bWgbI2ch4icjSBOmJRLZCN5gfQOQKBI6u7KJKyl194xf6LkDOxPn9e6JO0MVfyYWTmukfSxSkQn-zwO-wG9mm2zrZUQofsQgKPBG833oPcsYKhVVHTrqXSItOs4AWPTkiI25ulRUW6n/s1600/TheDarkTowerPoster1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8bWgbI2ch4icjSBOmJRLZCN5gfQOQKBI6u7KJKyl194xf6LkDOxPn9e6JO0MVfyYWTmukfSxSkQn-zwO-wG9mm2zrZUQofsQgKPBG833oPcsYKhVVHTrqXSItOs4AWPTkiI25ulRUW6n/s320/TheDarkTowerPoster1.jpg" width="216" height="320" /></a></div>It has been awhile since had any information to update this blog with. The drought has at least temporarily ended as a new poster for The Dark Tower has been <a href="http://collider.com/the-dark-tower-poster">revealed</a> along with a story synopsis. Interesting choice to show the upside streets of New York over Mid-World.
Plot synopsis:
<blockquote>Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) is a young 11-year-old adventure seeker who discovers clues about another dimension called Mid-World. Upon following the mystery, he is spirited away to Mid-World where he encounters the lone frontiersman knight Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), who is on a quest to reach the ‘Dark Tower’ that resides in End-World and reach the nexus point between time and space that he hopes will save Mid-World from extinction. But with various monsters and a vicious sorcerer named Walter Padick (Matthew McConaughey) hot on their trail, the unlikely duo find that their quest may be difficult to complete.</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-430266032943413642016-11-04T01:00:00.000-07:002016-11-04T01:00:30.002-07:00The Dark Tower Moved To Summer 2017The Dark Tower movie was initially set for release date of February 17, 2017. Today Sony <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/03/dark-tower-film-postponed-stephen-king">announced</a> the release has been moved to July 28, 2017. The reason for the change in date was "needing deadline extensions on the visual effects, as well as more lead-up to promote the film." Really four months is more then enough time to finish the film...if it had the budget of a typical blockbuster film where most solutions can be resolved with man power.
The budget for this movie is "only" $60 million (when compared to average $200M spend for summer tent pole movies) so trying to meet the February deadline would only increase the cost of the film. “It’s a very fiscally responsible budget, and trying to stay in budget to make money and stay profitable means the VFX won’t be finished in time [for February],” one source tells EW, on condition of anonymity. “Now that there’s more time, they’re not paying rush charges to get the effects where they need to be.”
Also Sony has made virtually no effort to pre-promote the film by releasing teaser trailers, posters and the like. Now they have the time to design a equally budgeted promotional campaign (for tentpole summer movies the average marketing spend could be over $100M). It will be interesting to see how Sony gets attention on the film during the usual crowded summer release while not spending to much money doing it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-83089019480875433082016-09-21T23:45:00.001-07:002016-09-21T23:45:30.525-07:00The Dark Tower TV Series Based on Wizard and GlassFor the many years that The Dark Tower was in development hell, one or more TV series was always part of the plan. When The Dark Tower movie finally moved forward with a budget, it was assumed that part of the plan was dropped. It turns out that is not the case. <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/21/dark-tower-tv-series-stephen-king-wizard-glass">Current plans</a> are to release a 10 to 13 episode limited series that would begin filming in 2017 for release in 2018 with Sony financing the show "depending on how the scripts and story arcs develop." In short, all this really depends on how The Dark Tower performs at the box office. The movie fails then obviously the TV series and any subsequent movies are done.
Assuming it goes forward, the series would include Idris Elba (Roland) and Tom Taylor (Jake) who would each reprise their roles from the movie. However, since the stories will be heavily lifted from The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, their involvement will likely simply be used to set up the flashbacks as the book told a significant chunk of back story about the Gunslinger from his childhood and key moments that influenced his decision to hunt down the Man in Black, Walter O'Dim (aka big bad of the series). Its the same book the Marvel comics stories realized on when first telling the Dark Tower saga. Speaking of, Matthew McConaughey has not signed on to play Walter in the series but that doesn't matter much as the character often changes his entire identity to match his goals and in this case that means being Marten Broadcloak, right hand man to Roland's father and eventual destroyer of his family and kingdom. There is a lot to mine there which hopefully means a fast paced story that will delve deep into the Roland Deschain character.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-90336424149528048602016-08-19T17:43:00.003-07:002016-08-19T17:43:50.571-07:00New Dark Tower Image Teases Mid-World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new <a href="https://twitter.com/TomTaylor1607/status/766620773654130688/photo/1">tweeted image</a> provides a look at Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) who is a boy from our Earth that joins Roland on his Mid-World quest for the Dark Tower. You can find other images of the characters <a href="http://collider.com/the-dark-tower-movie-image-jake/">here</a>. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-20456523062933565722016-07-21T02:56:00.002-07:002016-07-21T02:56:38.767-07:00Dark Tower Reveals the Sombra AppIt turns out last week's Entertainment Weekly cover has a secret that an app can reveal. Head over to <a href="http://www.thesombragroup.com/">The Sombra Group</a> for the link for the Apple or Android version of the app for a little Augmented Reality on the cover that other tidbits that only die hard Dark Tower fans will currently get. If curious or (like me) can't be bothered, head over to <a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/theres-a-new-app-for-the-dark-tower-worth-downloading/">Consequence of Sound</a> for the full details of what the app currently reveals.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-19149801169908775172016-07-15T02:19:00.000-07:002016-07-16T02:48:32.130-07:00Entertainment Weekly Reveals More Details About The Dark Tower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Entertainment Weekly has released a few of the articles that will appear in their new issue that should hit newsstands starting tomorrow. Probably the most important bit is a huge spoiler for those that have not read the book is the movie has been verified as a sequel to the novels. From director Nikolaj Arcel, "The hardcore fans of The Dark Tower series will know that this is actually a sequel to the books in a way. It has a lot of the same elements, a lot of the same characters, but it is a different journey." The reason it can be a sequel is in the novels Roland Deschain in his quest to reach the Dark Tower. It turns out very early in his quest he lost the very thing he needed to complete the quest - the Horn of Eld. The novels ended with him once again in possession of the Horn but starting his quest from the beginning. Assuming the first movie is successful, the hope is the can tell the full story of Roland's final attempt to reach the Tower and save his world. Below are other highlights from the articles linked below.
<b>EW Articles:</b> <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/14/dark-tower-ew-cover-stephen-king">Overview</a> | <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/14/dark-tower-movie-wont-feature-eddie-susannah">Changes from Books</a> | <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/14/dark-tower-idris-elba-stephen-king-gunslinger">Idris Elba</a> | <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/14/dark-tower-matthew-mcconaughey-the-man-in-black">Matthew McConaughey</a> | <a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/75698">EW Image Gallery</a>
<i>Summary:</i>
- A scene set in New York being filmed involved the Taheen who are "demonic, half-human creatures" who disguise themselves with masks that are "given away by a scar-like read seam running down the sides of their necks."
- Elba on Roland: "There’s a mystical element to him. He’s about 200 years old. He’s been around for a long time, and has a deep-rooted connection with the [supernatural] nature of the film. Roland’s completely tuned into that. When you meet him, he’s very much a stoic man, doesn’t want to talk. But when you get to know him, he really knows quite a bit about the world and his world’s history. And he very much knows the way The Man in Black works. He’s so clued up on that, which is what frustrates him. Because he can’t catch him."
- Stephen King did provide input on the script during various drafts. An example, "I took a pen and cut Roland’s dialogue to the bone. The less he says the better off, and why not? Idris Elba can act with his face. He’s terrific at it. He projects that sense of combined menace and security. [Roland] is the Western hero, the strong, silent type: ‘Yep,’ ‘Nope,’ and ‘Draw.’"
- The movie takes bit and pieces from all 8 novels for inspiration, with a focus on the themes of sacrifice, friendship, accepting the past.
- Eddie and Susannah are not in the first movie but would be in a sequel along with their pet called Oy
- Matthew McConaughey on Walter, the Man in Black: "They wanted to go very human and grounded with this. Obviously there are mythical proportions of good and evil in Walter. But we didn’t want to go overly fantastic. That would drop the humanity. So Walter, for me, is a man who exposes hypocrisies. You know, he’s not literally the Devil, but I sure as hell think about him like the Devil. I think like the Devil would. I [Walter] revere [Roland]. He’s really the only true adversary I have. I expose hypocrisies, and he’s the closest to pure there is. It’s his persistent, resilience to be good and altruistic. He’s very precious to me. I almost don’t want to see him go. My want, my need, my mission is to bring down the Tower. My love, my adoration, my muse, my shadow, is Roland."
- Walter is always searching for "Breakers" and in New York there is a young boy called Jake that is strong in "The Shine" which would be very helpful breaking the beams that support the Tower. Since Walter wants Jake, so does Roland. As Elba says "Until he meets Jake, he doesn’t have anything to believe in, really. He’s really pent up and releases his soul through [defending] the boy."
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-21865870363440222312016-07-01T13:54:00.001-07:002016-07-01T13:54:13.999-07:00The Man In Black Costume Revealed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Due to filming on the streets of New York, we now have the first look at Matthew McConaughey as the Man in Black from the Dark Tower (character also goes by Randall Flagg and Walter O'Dim among other names). Its pretty straightforward with an all black look that is a mix of modern and western. More pics can be found at <a href="http://www.liljas-library.com/article.php?id=4972">Lilja's Library</a> and <a href="http://www.justjared.com/photo-gallery/3696031/matthew-mcconaughey-long-nails-dark-tower-set-02/">JustJared</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-38448940484949854972016-05-20T23:28:00.000-07:002016-05-20T23:28:02.567-07:00First Look at The Dark Tower's Gunslinger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In a behind the <a href="https://twitter.com/lights_cam_act/status/732305153261441024/photo/1">scenes picture</a>, we now have our first look at Idris Elba in his Roland Deschain costume on the set of The Dark Tower that is currently filming. Much like as suggested by the books, he is dressed in the classic cowboy style.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-13838943926386260422016-05-20T23:25:00.002-07:002016-05-20T23:25:36.087-07:00Stephen Kings Reveals New Hook to The Dark TowerSpoiler warning for the end of The Dark Tower books and the movie.
In a single tweet, long time fans of The Dark Tower books suddenly had complete understanding of why it appears the upcoming movie doesn't follow the books and why. From the various casting decisions made, it appears that very little of the first Dark Tower film is going to follow the books in a familiar way. Characters and some situations may echo the books but already its clear that the movie is a kind of "inspired by" take. A take that Stephen King has supported.
To start, a little background (spoiler warning). The AV Club summarizes it best "The Dark Tower saga centers around a guy named Roland who is on a quest to reach the eponymous tower and stop a villain called the Crimson King from using it to destroy all of reality. When he gets there, he’s supposed to triumphantly blow the Horn Of Eld, an object that has been passed down through his family for generations. However, when the reader meets Roland in the first book, he has long since lost the horn. Therefore, he’s unable to blow it when he reaches the Dark Tower, so when he tries to finally finish his seven-book adventure by entering the room at the top, he—last warning—gets sucked back into the very beginning of the first book and loses all of his memories. ...Tellingly, though, Roland has the horn when he starts his quest anew, suggesting that his next attempt will really be his last." From this, now this tweet has new meaning:
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The Dark Tower is close, now. The Crimson King awaits. Soon Roland will raise the Horn of Eld. And blow. <a href="https://t.co/rqGSKM3dWL">pic.twitter.com/rqGSKM3dWL</a></div>
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/733244613000069120">May 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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In short, the books are Roland Deschain's first attempt to reach The Dark Tower and save reality. The movie (and hoped for sequels) will be Roland's second and final attempt.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-79572837201626462962016-04-27T22:44:00.000-07:002016-04-27T22:44:16.149-07:00Katheryn Winnick Joins The Dark Tower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935395/">Katheryn Winnick</a> (Vikings, Bones) has joined the cast of The Dark Tower. While <a href="https://variety.com/2016/film/news/vikings-katheryn-winnick-dark-tower-movie-1201762146/">Variety</a> did not know what role she is playing, <a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/75057">AICN</a> is reporting she may be playing a character called "Jill". The name is likely a placeholder considering the character is described as "non-human and is someone who tries to abduct Jake in New York. She's one of The Man In Black's henchpeople and plays a significant role in the story." She would also be appropriate as <a href="http://darktower.wikia.com/wiki/Alice">Alice</a> who in the novels is a barkeep in the town of Tull that Roland Deschain has a kind of "with benefits" relationship but without the friendship or much else. Considering previous castings have indicated that a major set piece will be a town that Roland comes across that is overrun with minions of the The Man in Black, I kind of like my theory more. As someone who has had a long time crush on the actress, this might be the first casting news about The Dark Tower that has got me more excited about the movie.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055456149507661275.post-89721595958477552192016-04-22T00:39:00.002-07:002016-04-22T00:39:31.228-07:00Fran Kranz Joins The Dark Tower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Dark Tower cast continues to grow as <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0469823/">Fran Kranz</a> (Dollhouse, The Cabin in the Woods) has joined the cast of The Dark Tower. According to <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fran-kranz-joins-stephen-king-883854">THR</a> the Whedon-verse actor "will play Pimli, the right-hand man of the Man in Black." According to the Dark Tower Wiki, <a href="http://darktower.wikia.com/wiki/Pimli_Prentiss">Pimli Prentiss</a> was the Wardon/unelected Mayor of Alguil Siento (also called Devar-Toi) that was over-ran by the series big bad (The Crimson King) and his henchman. It can get confusing. To sum Pimli is in charge of a town and reports to the Man in Black character played by Matthew McConaughey. He in turn reports to the bigger bad called The Crimson King (basically Stephen King's version of the Devil) who goal is to destroy all of creation. To destroy all of creation he needs to destroy the Dark Tower. The one to stop the destruction of The Dark Tower is Roland Deschain (Idris Elba).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0