Dark Tower film trilogy AND tv series. [Archive]

Danny

09-Sep-2010, 02:17 AM

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/universal-lands-stephen-kings-the-dark-tower-and-plans-unprecedented-featurenetwork-tv-adaptation/

this could be incredibly damn awesome. First the walking dead now the dark tower?!?

and people thought the one hour sci-fi genre was dead after lost ended.

Maybe we will eventually get a series of y the last man since the shitty shia lebouf 90 minute feature is very justly stuck in development hell.

JDFP

09-Sep-2010, 02:43 AM

Danny

09-Sep-2010, 02:46 AM

I think i've said before but i think William H macy could get the act of flagg down.

AcesandEights

09-Sep-2010, 03:53 AM

The blinding white background of the provisional forums have me squinting, but I think I just read good news :)

clanglee

09-Sep-2010, 07:49 AM

Yes, very nice to see this finally get on track! Gonna have to say a big old NAY NO to the guy from the Stand reprising Flagg. No No!!

bassman

09-Sep-2010, 01:34 PM

no mention of Ron Howard? Shame on you...

Neil

10-Sep-2010, 10:32 AM

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Stephen-King-Addresses-Your-Dark-Tower-Adaptation-Concerns-20567.html

Legion2213

10-Sep-2010, 08:58 PM

My vote is on Jamey Sheridan (Flagg from "The Stand") to return as Flagg/Walter/etc. in the new series. It would be awesome to see him re-doing the role again as I thought he did excellent with the role.

I seriously doubt they have the $$$ to do it, but seeing Clint Eastwood as Roland's daddy would be beyond awesome.

j.p.

Fuck that...Clint Eastwood as "Cort Andrus"...I can just picture the grizzled old bastard calling his studentrs "maggots" and slapping them about.

MikePizzoff

10-Sep-2010, 11:23 PM

The blinding white background of the provisional forums have me squinting, but I think I just read good news :)

Off topic, but you can change it so the forums are black. Much easier on the eyes.

LouCipherr

10-Sep-2010, 11:40 PM

Off topic, but you can change it so the forums are black. Much easier on the eyes.

Mike, check Here (http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/showthread.php?17480-Upgrade-Discussion-(bug-reports-general-feedback)&p=243698&viewfull=1#post243698)for the "dark theme" ;)

As far as the Dark Tower movie(s) - someone call Frank Darabont. :D

Neil

21-Dec-2010, 02:01 PM

Viggo Mortensen?

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ron-Howard-Acknowledges-Fan-Demand-For-Viggo-Mortensen-In-The-Dark-Tower-22299.html

Neil

01-Jan-2011, 05:48 PM

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/47892

Danny

01-Jan-2011, 06:17 PM

It's gonna be viggo mortensen, not the ideal pick but i will bet good money its the one we are getting.

BillyRay

03-Jan-2011, 05:35 PM

I'm still holding out hope for Keifer Sutherland as Roland.

Neil

27-Jan-2011, 09:32 AM

More news/info/rumours http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48241

Tricky

27-Jan-2011, 11:02 AM

Hmmm despite how good many of Kings books are, they always seem to make a hash of them when translating to film barring a few exceptions, hopefully they wont with these. The film version of the stand was ok, but Harold looked nothing like the book version & the ending was poorly done!

Neil

27-Jan-2011, 03:53 PM

...and a bit more news...

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48244

Danny

27-Jan-2011, 04:00 PM

Huh. so a single movie you see in threatres then the story continues in an hour long weekly episodic series? i can get in on that.

JDFP

27-Jan-2011, 06:53 PM

I'm still holding out hope for Keifer Sutherland as Roland.

You know, I could see this. I dig Kiefer Sutherland and could see him kicking some ass as Roland of Gilead. But you have got to throw in at least a few: "WHERE'S THE BOMB!!??" scenes with him.

Let me throw in a vote here for Gary Busey as the Tick-Tock Man in the Wastelands. And I've already said we need Eastwood to play Roland's daddy and Jamey Sheridan to return as Randy Flagg.

j.p.

Neil

27-Jan-2011, 08:25 PM

You know, I could see this. I dig Kiefer Sutherland and could see him kicking some ass as Roland of Gilead. But you have got to throw in at least a few: "WHERE'S THE BOMB!!??" scenes with him.

Let me throw in a vote here for Gary Busey as the Tick-Tock Man in the Wastelands. And I've already said we need Eastwood to play Roland's daddy and Jamey Sheridan to return as Randy Flagg.

j.p.
Eastwood is too old for that part surely... His father is going to be around 40-50? Not 70-80?

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2007/02/23/AGFrancoisGuillot_clint460.jpg

Maybe 20yrs ago, but not now surely?

JDFP

27-Jan-2011, 08:47 PM

What's the issue in making his dad a bit older?

I don't really see that having any huge impact on it. Plus, it's freaking Clint Eastwood.

j.p.

Neil

27-Jan-2011, 09:04 PM

Because Roland is about 15... So his dad conceived him then when he was about 60... Which suggests this old gun slinger was firing blanks for a long time before he found a live round! It would also place his mother as being 25yrs or so younger than his father, which is unusual!

Neil

07-Apr-2011, 11:08 AM

So Javier Bardem is almost Roland Deschain - http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Javier-Bardem-On-The-Verge-Of-Closing-Deal-For-The-Dark-Tower-24078.html

Neil

21-Apr-2011, 07:22 AM

Who is going to play King? Do you think he'd do himself? Or too old to play himself now? :)

clanglee

21-Apr-2011, 11:33 AM

Javier Bardem?!?! Really? I just don't see it. . .not at all. . . .where is the steely gaze. The bombadiers eyes? nah. . .I don't see him in the role.

Legion2213

03-May-2011, 09:28 PM

So Javier Bardem is almost Roland Deschain - http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Javier-Bardem-On-The-Verge-Of-Closing-Deal-For-The-Dark-Tower-24078.html

Sorry, have to agree with the clang here, I'm just not seeing it. Not grizled and hard bitten enough by a long shot.

Neil

10-May-2011, 10:20 AM

Is the project stalling?

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Will-Universal-Pull-The-Plug-On-The-Dark-Tower-24569.html

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How are they going to deal with Odetta Holmes and her lack of legs? I suspect - excuse the pun - they'll chop that out, and she'll have legs. It seems to add nothing to the plot really...

Also interested on how they handle the demon scene involving her!

Danny

10-May-2011, 08:05 PM

Neil

14-May-2011, 11:47 AM

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/05/the_dark_tower_may_be_closed_for_business.php

lot of bad press surrounding it right now. which sucks. but genre tv has been dying out for like the last half a decade so its not surprising.
Sad news :(

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Budget cuts? http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/universal-pushes-dark-tower-attempts-to-trim-budget/

Neil

21-Jun-2011, 10:02 PM

More news - http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ron-Howard-s-Dark-Tower-Isn-t-Dead-And-Javier-Bardem-Isn-t-Cast-25325.html

CoinReturn

19-Jul-2011, 12:32 PM

Canned by Universal:

deadline.com/2011/07/universal-wont-scale-stephen-kings-the-dark-tower-studio-declines-to-make-ambitious-trilogy-and-tv-series/

The moment has come for Universal Pictures to fish or cut bait on The Dark Tower, the ultra-ambitious adaptation of the Stephen King 7-novel series that was going to encompass a trilogy of feature films and two limited run TV series. The studio has said, No Thanks. Universal has passed on going forward with the project, dealing a huge blow in the plan for Ron Howard to direct Akiva Goldsman's script, with Brian Grazer, Goldsman and the author producing and Javier Bardem starring as gunslinger Roland Deschain. Now, the filmmakers will have to find a new backer of what might well be the most ambitious movie project since Bob Shaye allowed Peter Jackson to shoot three installments of The Lord of the Rings back to back.

Neil

03-Aug-2012, 09:57 AM

Russell Crowe? - http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Future-Dark-Tower-Decided-Soon-Russell-Crowe-Star-32283.html

Warner Brothers is close to getting a new draft of the screenplay for the first movie from Akiva Goldsman, and within in the next two weeks the studio will either decide to move forward with the project or drop it completely. But what spices up the news a bit is the fact that there's been a significant change when it comes to casting Roland. Apparently Bardem is no longer in the running for the part, and Howard and producer Brian Grazer have already begun talking about Russell Crowe as a replacement. While no paperwork has been signed, as Warners brass meets about the project they will be considering it with the idea that Crowe will star. The plan is still to make the franchise as a trilogy and two television series.

Neil

21-Aug-2012, 10:10 AM

Seems it's off again - http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Warner-Bros-Passes-Dark-Tower-Series-Movies-32575.html

As of a couple of weeks ago, it was looking like the fate of the feature adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series would be determined at some point this month. And sure enough, the verdict from Warner Bros. is in, and it's not good. Word is, the studio has decided to pass on the project.

Neil

17-Nov-2015, 09:28 AM

More rumours of Matthew McConaughey... and a combined film and TV series... All coming 2017 :)

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/73745

Neil

11-Dec-2015, 09:59 AM

Idris Elba? - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/73950

clanglee

11-Dec-2015, 11:49 PM

Interesting choice. It would change some of the dynamics of the story. . . . But a lot of that stuff doesn't make it to the movies from the books anyways.

Neil

23-Sep-2016, 11:55 AM

TV series filming next year - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/76297

The now-greenlit “Dark Tower” prequel/sequel series, based on Stephen King’s prequel/sequel novel “The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass,” will constitute between 10 and 13 hours. It will begin shooting next year and likely premiere in 2018, around the time next February’s “Dark Tower” movie first finds its way to cable or streaming.

“Wizard and Glass” is set partially in the post-influenza-apocalypse 1980s alternate universe depicted in King’s 1978 novel “The Stand.” “True Detective” star Matthew McConaughey reprising his “Dark Tower” role for the TV project is described as “a possibility.” McConaughey’s character looms large in “Wizard and Glass,” but that character is also famous for shapeshifting.

Neil

04-Nov-2016, 06:28 PM

TV series now out in July (instead of February) - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/76659

bassman

03-May-2017, 10:43 PM

BquA78fFhus

https://youtu.be/BquA78fFhus

I haven't read the novels, only knowing bits and pieces of the basic plot, but it looks....Okay...I guess. I thought it was conceived as more of a horror and spaghetti western hybrid, which this seems to be missing a bit. Two great actors though, so hopefully it'll turn out entertaining....