Stephen King Warns The Dark Tower May Upset Fans
John Squires
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Believe it or not, the long-gestating feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s beloved novel series The Dark Tower has finally entered production, and we’re now less than a year away from seeing Roland Deschain up on the big screen. But what form will the first film in the planned franchise take? King has a warning.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the master of horror noted that the adaptation “may upset some of the fans a little bit.” Elaborating, King said that the film “starts sort of in media res, in the middle of the story instead of the beginning.”
Big deal, right? We’re just happy it’s finally happening!
You’ll be able to climb The Dark Tower on February 17, 2017.
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Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey star in the main roles alongside Fran Kranz, Abbey Lee, Jackie Earle Haley, and Katheryn Winnick.
Based on the King-penned fantasy series, the film follows a wandering knight (Elba) who is the last hope of the fallen land of Mid-World. He is charged with finding the Dark Tower while battling his nemesis, the Man in Black (McConaughey).
Nikolaj Arcei directs with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer producing under their Imagine Entertainment banner along with Stephen King and Erica Huggins.
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