Samuel Brace on adapting material for the big screen… You’re not entitled to a faithful adaptation of your favourite book. You’re not entitled to an accurate depiction of your favourite comic characters in a subsequent film. You’re not even entitled to a good movie or product. You’re not entitled to anything. And I start of […]
Idris Elba frontrunner for lead in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower adaptation
Idris Elba’s name is being tossed around as the potential lead in the big screen adaptation for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. According to Deadline, he is now being called the frontrunner to play Roland Deschain, a role said to be narrowed down to Elba and Javier Bardem. The Dark Tower will mark the first […]
Sony Pictures sets film slate through 2017; Jumanji reboot in production
Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures, has announced the studio’s line-up for the next few years, with 16 films dated for release. Amongst the biggest films scheduled include two sequels to hit action-comedy Bad Boys, along with a remake of the Robin Williams fantasy film Jumanji, which will hit cinemas on Christmas Day, 2016. 2016 […]
Mike Flanagan on how he’d adapt Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
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 […]
Movie Review – The Dark Tower (2017)
The Dark Tower, 2017. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Katheryn Winnick, Abbey Lee, Dennis Haysbert, Nicholas Hamilton, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, José Zúñiga, and Jackie Earle Haley. SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in […]
Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep director wishes he could adapt The Dark Tower
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 […]
The Dark Tower showrunner reveals three-season plan for cancelled Stephen King TV series
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 […]
Exclusive Interview – Snowpiercer Production Designer Barry Robison
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 […]
Jackie Earle Haley joins The Dark Tower and The Tick
With production Sony and Media Rights Capital’s The Dark Tower adaptation now underway, it has been announced that Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) has signed on to play the character of Richard Sayre in the Stephen King adaptation. Sayre did not appear until the fifth book of King’s series, Wolves of the Calla, which confirms that […]
The Dark Tower Blu-ray release date and special features revealed
The Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower may not have set the box office alight this summer, grossing just $110 million worldwide from a budget of $60 million, so Sony Pictures will be hoping it finds a new audience with its home-entertainment release, which has been confirmed for this October. The film will hit Digital […]
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