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Mike Flanagan to make The Dark Tower adaptation “priority #1” post-strike

August 10, 2023 by Ricky Church

Last year it was announced Mike Flanagan, a self-avowed Stephen King fan, would develop King’s magnum opus The Dark Tower as a series and two feature films for Amazon Prime but development grounded to a halt due to the WGA strike followed by SAG-AFTRA joining them. Dark Tower fans have little reason to worry though as Flanagan has emphasized […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Amazon, Mike Flanagan, Prime Video, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Mike Flanagan on how his version of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower will differ from panned movie adaptation

March 23, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Mike Flanagan rose to horror fame by tackling the strange world of Stephen King. From Gerald’s Games to Doctor Sleep, the filmmaker knows how to bring the challenging world of King to life, but his upcoming adaptation of The Dark Tower could be his most challenging yet.  It was announced Mike Flanagan would head to […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Amazon, Mike Flanagan, Prime Video, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Mike Flanagan is officially developing an adaptation of The Dark Tower

December 8, 2022 by EJ Moreno

We all knew it would happen one day, but the biggest Stephen King fan in the world is tackling his most remarkable work. Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy’s Intrepid Pictures are moving from Netflix to Amazon and attempting one of their most significant projects to date. Flanagan and Macy will adapt Stephen King’s The Dark […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Mike Flanagan, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Mike Flanagan on how he’d adapt Stephen King’s The Dark Tower

November 5, 2022 by EJ Moreno

The Dark Tower seems like the unadaptable Stephen King project. Long regarded as King’s magnum opus, the previous film version failed, and the work seems too dense for most filmmakers. It seems like one man is up for the task, and it’s The Haunting of Hill House and The Midnight Club’s Mike Flanagan, who is […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Mike Flanagan, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep director wishes he could adapt The Dark Tower

September 3, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Over the past few years, Mike Flanagan has adapted a number of Stephen King novels including directing both Gerald’s Game for Netflix and last year’s The Shining sequel, Doctor Sleep. Now, the filmmaker has named the Stephen King adaptation he would love to make. During an interview at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Flanagan revealed that The Dark Tower would […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Mike Flanagan, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower showrunner reveals three-season plan for cancelled Stephen King TV series

May 28, 2020 by Samuel Brace

The three-season plan for the cancelled Dark Tower TV show at Amazon has been revealed. When news hit that Amazon was looking to adapt Stephen King’s popular fantasy The Dark Tower novels into a TV show, it seemed things were looking up for the franchise after the disappointing movie starring Idris Elba. But, unfortunately, it […]

Filed Under: News, Samuel Brace, Television Tagged With: Glen Mazzara, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Exclusive Interview – Snowpiercer Production Designer Barry Robison

May 19, 2020 by Martin Carr

Martin Carr recently talked to production designer Barry Robison about bringing the long anticipated adaptation of Snowpiercer to our screens. A production which has historically made headlines, is burdened by a feature film forerunner of iconic status, and has yet emerged unscathed… Considering the protracted history behind Snowpiercer how did you first get involved? Through […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Martin Carr, Television Tagged With: Barry Robison, Snowpiercer, The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower TV series not moving forward at Amazon

January 16, 2020 by Ricky Church

Last year Amazon Studios began developing The Dark Tower TV series, the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s epic series that was to be a complete reboot from the 2017 feature film. However, the series is no longer moving forward at Amazon as Deadline has revealed that the streaming service has passed on the pilot. Due to […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Amazon, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Michael Rooker joins The Dark Tower TV series

June 13, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Guardians of the Galaxy star Michael Rooker has revealed on his website that he has joined the cast of Amazon’s TV adaptation of the Stephen King fantasy epic The Dark Tower. Details on Rooker’s role are being kept under wraps, but the actor joins the previously announced Sam Strike (Nightflyers) as Roland Deschain and Jasper […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Michael Rooker, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Ron Howard discusses his disappointment with The Dark Tower movie

June 4, 2019 by Gary Collinson

After spending years in development hell as a multi-part, multi-format adaptation, Stephen King’s epic fantasy The Dark Tower finally made it to the screen in 2017, although the resulting movie wasn’t quite what many were hoping for – including, it seems, producer Ron Howard. Howard and fellow producers Avika Goldsman and Brian Grazer first picked […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ron Howard, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

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