The Dark Tower | August 4, 2017 | McConaughey, Elba | Reviews coming in, it's a bomb etc. etc. - we know this drill by now

[lilmac]

Scott Glenn (left) would have made a perfect Roland of Gilead

 

[Neo]

‘The Dark Tower’ Movie: Sony Pictures & MRC Team On First Installment Of Stephen King’s Series

[kayumanggi]

STEPHEN KING’S “THE DARK TOWER” TAPS “THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO” WRITER NIKOLAJ ARCEL TO WRITE AND DIRECT

http://www.tracking-board.com/stephen-kings-the-dark-tower-taps-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-writer-nikolaj-arcel-to-write-and-direct/

 

After years of development, the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel THE DARK TOWER is finally moving forward with Nikolaj Arcel set to re-write and direct the project. The project has moved from Universal to Warner Bros. in the past couple years. Many directors were involved with the project at different points, with Ron Howard being attached to direct some time. He is still producing under his Imagine Entertainment banner. MRC is currently developing a companion television series, which has stayed in development over the course of the project switching studios. The most current draft of the screenplay was written by Akiva Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner.

[CJohn]

1/13/17

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/sony-films-bad-boys-jennifer-lawrence-passengers-1201557242/

[hegemony]

So basically they have zero confidence in this movie. 

[Chewy]

Actually happening this time? I'll believe it when I see it 

[RobinHood26]

I thought Ron Howard wanted to do this 

[Fancyarcher]

I thought Ron Howard wanted to do this 

 

He did, but apparently he dropped out of the project. He'll probably still be listed as a producer though.

[RobinHood26]

He did, but apparently he dropped out of the project. He'll probably still be listed as a producer though.

 

 

Fuckkkkk he wanted to make this for so long. Oh well

[Maxmoser3]

Finally a release date for this.

[kayumanggi]

I wish this wasn't a Sony production.

[lilmac]

Does anyone think this will make it past the first movie (Gunslinger)?

[lilmac]

Finally a release date for this.

 

A January at that. Interesting.

[kayumanggi]

I don't know if they did that because 2017 is full or because they don't really care about this movie.

[zackzack]

You know who should direct Dark Tower?

George Freakin' Miller

[hegemony]

Does anyone think this will make it past the first movie (Gunslinger)?

If the film stays in the January graveyard, then no.

[TServo2049]

So with all these schedule slots filled up, I guess Sony has already accepted that The 5th Wave will inevitably disappoint and the rest of the books won't get filmed? And by scheduling this in January, I guess they intend to mercy-kill another Pascal-era leftover (that is no longer being directed by the person who spearheaded it)?

At this point, you could spend the better part of a weekend marathonning all of the fantasy/sci-fi/paranormal-romance book series adaptations that stopped at the first film.

Edited August 6, 2015 by TServo2049

[lilmac]

So with all these schedule slots filled up, I guess Sony has already accepted that The 5th Wave will inevitably disappoint and the rest of the books won't get filmed? And by scheduling this in January, I guess they intend to mercy-kill another Pascal-era leftover (that is no longer being directed by the person who spearheaded it)?

At this point, you could spend the better part of a weekend marathonning all of the fantasy/sci-fi/paranormal-romance book series adaptations that stopped at the first film.

 

I think Sony wanted to make a publicity splash. 

[Chinoiserie]

So with all these schedule slots filled up, I guess Sony has already accepted that The 5th Wave will inevitably disappoint and the rest of the books won't get filmed? And by scheduling this in January, I guess they intend to mercy-kill another Pascal-era leftover (that is no longer being directed by the person who spearheaded it)?

At this point, you could spend the better part of a weekend marathonning all of the fantasy/sci-fi/paranormal-romance book series adaptations that stopped at the first film.

Why the 5th Wave and this are put to January before the filming even begins. Sony has been so quiet about the 5th Wave but if they did not not have confidence that the films could work why they did they made it at all? Or was the January date just bacause they were trying something different and then later did not like it or are the quiet for some another reason?

[Maxmoser3]

A January at that. Interesting.

yeah that's now a sign of doom, but it might be interesting.