I’m a fairly big fan of Stephen King, having read a ton of his novels and short stories, and even having enjoyed some of his not-so-hot film adaptations (GRAVEYARD SHIFT? MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE? Brig ’em on!). But, like many other King fans I’ve encountered, I’ve never even so much as touched a DARK TOWER book. Perhaps now that there’s been seven books, the task is just too intimidating. So the fact that LOST creators J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof are planning an epic series of films inspired by the books makes me a happy, lazy boy.
Lindelof talked to AMCtv about their plans for the films, which you shouldn’t expect any time soon.
“The Dark Tower is to me every bit as daunting an adaptation as the Lord of the Rings trilogy must have been for Peter Jackson, except we’ve got seven books we’re looking at. And the idea of doing that at the same time Carlton and I are bringing Lost to a close is simply not viable. There are always Dark Tower conversations, but the figuring out of what this will look like as a movie has not begun. If The Dark Tower were in the right hands, I would love to see seven movies executed just right. But you have to get people to see the first one to get them to come and see the second one.”
The interview is also interesting if you’re a LOST fanboy (as I am). To read it in its entirety, click it HERE.
LOST uber-hottie Evangeline Lilly.