It is not often that one has reservations about a movie adaptation of an epic stephen king novel series. Stephen king has seen dark tower, what does he think. The dark tower, the longawaited film adaptation of kings westernfantasy epic starring idris elba and matthew mcconaughey. A thinny appears in the film, but i dont recall it being. The dark tower series film adaptation infogalactic. The dark tower is a flimsy film adaptation, but its a great stephen. The film adaptation may have been a dud, but the dark tower tv series is moving forward, and its found a home. Stephen kings the dark tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the worlds most celebrated authors, makes its launch to the big screen. Amazons dark tower reboot why are they adapting it again.
The dark tower is a 2017 american fantasy western film directed and cowritten by nikolaj arcel. How the film adaptation will end stephen kings saga with one last journey. A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the tower s disillusioned guardian to stop an evil warlock known as the man in black who plans to use the boy to destroy the tower and open the gates of hell. The dark tower tv series was designed to be independent from the 2017 film and was meant to be a more faithful retelling of the book than the movie was. Youd probably get this joke if the movie bothered to explain more of its mythology. As can happen with some titles, the dark tower has been through various filmmakers hands and studios in the past decade alone. The creator of the dark tower universe has seen the first movie based on the books, offering his take on the adaptation. With idris elba, matthew mcconaughey, tom taylor, dennis haysbert. A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the.
A history of problems with stephen kings the dark tower. So what went wrong with the stephen king adaptation. Relentlessly stiff, incoherent and sluggish, the dark tower is a piece of myopic mythology. Stephen king fans had been waiting almost two decades for a major film studio to finally adapt the dark tower. Using the game of thrones template, roland deschains bullets could. In july 2016, director nikolaj arcel confirmed that the dark tower film would be a sequel to the novels as well as a direct adaptation, with. In july 2016, director nikolaj arcel confirmed that the dark tower film would be a sequel to the novels as well as a direct adaptation, with roland in the next cycle of his journey to the tower. Stephen king on why he thinks the dark tower movie failed. The dark tower is a flimsy film adaptation, but its a. While the performances from idris elba and matthew mcconaughey were wellreceived, the dark tower was widely panned for being a bland, dull, and generally incomprehensible adaptation of stephen. The dark tower still has a follow up tv series in development in comparison, kings it has stormed the box office, becoming the biggest horror movie of all time over the exorcist.
But the film doesnt do enough to establish who roland is. The dark tower comics follow the adventures and trials of roland deschain, son of steven deschain, dinh of gilead. There was, however, one dark spot in all of these triumphs. This article contains major spoilers for the dark tower book series the dark tower has finally released its first trailer for the longanticipated adaptation of stephen kings most popular work. The film version of the dark tower is an adaptation of the first book, the gunslinger. At the outset of our tale, roland is a fourteenyearold gunslinger apprentice, goaded by his fathers treacherous sorcerer into taking his test of manhood years too early. A film adaptation of stephen kings series, the dark tower, is finally here after years in the works, and not without some serious fanfare. Unfortunately, the same cant be said for this summers other bigscreen king adaptation, the dark tower, which turned a weirdinagoodway fantasy epic about cowboys and wizards into a weird. The new film tried to cram it all into a 90minute film. It also has elements from later books in it it makes reference to kings other works oh, and its technically a sequel to the book series.
Deadline reports that roland deschain has been cast and will be played by sam strike, which us horror fans will recognize him from leatherface. A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the towers. The movie version of the dark tower is as much about roland reclaiming his faith and his will to fight as it is about walters scheme. So its inevitable that the first film adaptation would be something of a disappointment for fans, because no one movie especially not one that. How the dark tower movie differs from the books screen rant. Amazon has picked up the rights to the series, along with a slew of other titles. The movie adaptation was meant to kickstart a series of films, and stephen king had great trust in these young filmmakers. Sony pictures has greenlit the longgestating adaptation of stephen kings the dark tower, a sevenbook series that could produce as many films, or may venture off into television for a portion of. With michael rooker, jasper paakkonen, jerome flynn, elaine cassidy. The dark tower is an upcoming 2017 american science fantasy western horror film directed and cowritten by nikolaj arcel, based on the series of. Stephen kings books get a modestly scaled treatment in uneven movie adaptation starring idris elba and matthew mcconaughey. The trailer for the dark tower dropped early this morning, giving us our first glimpse of the longawaited adaptation of stephen kings epic series. Stephen kings the dark tower film adaptation has finally emerged from development hell. During the first act of the film, several stephen king easter eggs are visible.
Idris elba as roland deschain, the gunslinger, who must protect the universe from his nemesis, the man in black, in the film adaptation of stephen kings the dark tower. Exploring the film adaptation s many alterations features easter eggs, nods to the broader stephen king world, and more. But this film isnt your typical adaptation, where the movie is largely based on the novel. A history of problems with stephen kings the dark tower adaptation. This dark tower film is not an adaptation of the books, and didnt try to be anything except a story in the dark tower universe. But, as the box office numbers conclude, the summer. Why is amazon tv resurrecting a flop movie franchise from stephen king. The dark tower tv series is actually happening, and it. Unfortunately, as many of us feared the dark tower is a pale and hollow adaptation. The dark tower tv series is finally in the works at amazon the adaptation of sai kings sevenbook series joins a slew of other bookish titles, including the lord of the rings, the wheel of. The reason amazon just gave up on the dark tower tv adaption.
An adaptation and continuation of stephen kings novel series. Unfortunately, despite an allstar cast including idris elba and matthew. The dark tower is a flimsy film adaptation, but its a great stephen king movie what the dark tower loses in faithfulness to king, it makes up for in spirit, fun, and a sense of wonder. The dark tower 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The dark tower series adaptation not going forward at amazon. But to be fair, at least the dark tower s director wont badmouth the movie on twitter, nor will the fans demand that rotten tomatoes be shut down after the movie gets panned. The dark tower is a flimsy film adaptation, but its a great stephen king movie. The dark tower also known as stephen kings the dark tower is an upcoming 2017 american science fiction fantasy horror film based on the book series of the same name by stephen king. After ron howards plan for the film fell through, king. This dark tower adaptation abandons the nuance and gravity of its source material and all too often lacks any trace of a beating heart.
Director nikolaj arcels film adaptation contains so many references and easter eggs to the books and movies that ive decided to dissect the dark tower for all of its secrets. The dark tower movie adaptation came and went in the summer of 2017 without much fanfare, an anemic box office tally, and a thorough drubbing by. Stephen king tries to explain why the dark tower movie was. Stephen king reveals why the dark tower movie failed. An adaptation and continuation of stephen kings novel series of the same name, the film stars idris elba as roland deschain, a gunslinger on a quest to protect the dark tower a mythical structure which supports all realitieswhile matthew mcconaughey plays his nemesis, walter padick the man in. In fact, many consider the dark tower series to be kings best work so bringing it to life must be a heavy burden for director nikolaj arcel. Actually it is not even a faithful adaptation never mind the casting of idris elba as roland the last gunslinger, he was superb as the gunslinger but a mish mosh of the seven novels in the series. The film is set to be directed by nikolaj arcel with casting calls for actors including idris. But the dark tower series is widely considered some of stephen kings best work, and it may find redemption in amazons adaptation of the series.
After decades, weve finally gotten a liveaction adaptation of stephen kings epic novels of the dark tower. What the dark tower loses in faithfulness to king, it makes up. The dark tower tv series was designed to be independent from the 2017 film and was meant to be a more faithful retelling of the book than the. Stephen kings the dark tower series spans seven books and several decades of writing. Its rare that a film so convoluted manages to be so determinedly boring. This comes a little more than two years after the feature film, starring idris elba and matthew mcconaughey. The dark tower series adaptation not going forward at. This movie is actually a kind of sequel to the entire series. If you read the books, you know that they end in such a way that we are told that roland gets to fight his battle over and over until he gets it right. Ron howard admits mistakes in the dark tower adaptation.