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 […]
Stephen King on Idris Elba as The Gunslinger: “Why shouldn’t he be black?”
Idris Elba’s casting as The Gunslinger in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower came at a time when Hollywood was (and still is) under fire more than ever about a lack of diversity in their films. Fans have petitioned for Idris Elba to play James Bond for a while now, but while he may not be […]
The Dark Tower is not reviewing well, and it all may boil down to “clashing visions” on set
The long-awaited film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is nearly here, and early reviews are not being kind to it. As of this writing, the movie is sitting at a lowly 18% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reading various reactions across the web, the main criticism seems to be that it’s a middling […]
Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey on what brought them to The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey recently say down with Cinemablend to discuss what convinced them to sign on to play The Gunslinger and Man in Black respectively in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation. Their answers are surprisingly simple: Originality. Check out what the pair had to say below: Elba: “What brought […]
Matthew McConaughey on choosing The Dark Tower over Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Before Kurt Russell was cast in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Ego, the Living Planet, Marvel reached out to Matthew McConaughey for the role of Star-Lord’s father, only for the Oscar winner to turn the opportunity down in favour of portraying The Man in Black in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Dark […]
Michael Rooker joins The Dark Tower TV series
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 […]
Ron Howard discusses his disappointment with The Dark Tower movie
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 […]
Amazon’s The Dark Tower series adds Game of Thrones’ Jerome Flynn
As Amazon begins prepping for its series adaptation of Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower, the upcoming show has made another addition to its cast. In an interview with The Mirror, Game of Thrones‘ Jerome Flynn confirmed he will be starring in the series. “Game of Thrones has opened doors to some great stuff. […]
The Dark Tower TV series finds its Gunslinger and Man in Black
Having opted against the original plan of tying it in with the 2017 movie in favour of a complete reboot, Media Rights Capital has now cast its leads for Amazon’s TV adaptation of the Stephen King fantasy epic The Dark Tower. As reported by THR, Sam Strike (Nightflyers) has been cast as the Gunslinger Roland […]
The Dark Tower TV series is “very much alive” according to Amazon
Amazon has declared that the proposed TV series adaptation of The Dark Tower is “very much alive”. The Dark Tower film that was released in 2017 wasn’t the hit with fans or critics that lovers of Stephen King’s epic books were hoping for. Its limp release has also seemingly put an end to hopes of […]
