The Dark Tower

Theatrical - Wide 2017-08-04

Cast Idris Elba Matthew McConaughey Tom Taylor Jackie Haley Fran Kranz Michael Barbieri
Directed by Nikolaj Arcel
Written by Akiva Goldsman Nikolaj Arcel Stephen King

Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy

Synopsis

Gunslinger Roland Deschain roams an Old West-like landscape in search of the dark tower, in the hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world.

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The Dark Tower (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: The fate of a tower that holds the universe together is in peril as a wizard attempts to destroy it, and only a mythical “gunslinger” and a boy with powerful psychic powers can stop him. REVIEW: There’s a mantra...

Review: The Dark Tower

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: When his apocalyptic visions of a mysterious “Man in Black” (Matthew McConaughey) come true, young Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) must turn to the enigmatic Roland Deschain (Idris Elba) – the last of the “Gunfighters”- for help. REVIEW: Fans of...

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Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

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The Dark Tower: TV series adaptation of Stephen King epic is “constantly in the works”

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

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Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

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Stephen King has seen scripts for Mike Flanagan’s The Dark Tower and they’re perfect

Posted 4 months ago

Stephen King has seen scripts for Mike Flanagan's The Dark Tower series and thinks Flanagan is taking the perfect approach to the material

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

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Stephen King teases potential return of The Dark Tower series

Posted 8 months ago

Stephen King may be back at his typewriter for another installment in his Dark Tower series, although he's not sure where it'll go.

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

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The Dark Tower: Glen Mazzara shares the pilot script for his scrapped Stephen King series

Posted 10 months ago

The Walking Dead's Glen Mazzara has shared the pilot script for his attempt to turn Stephen King's The Dark Tower into a TV series

Mike Flanagan assures fans that his upcoming Exorcist movie isn't distracting him from the series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower

Mike Flanagan assures fans that his upcoming Exorcist movie isn't distracting him from the series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower

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The Dark Tower: Mike Flanagan assures his Exorcist movie doesn’t interfere with Stephen King adaptation

Posted 11 months ago

Mike Flanagan assures fans that his upcoming Exorcist movie isn't distracting him from the series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

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The Dark Tower: Amazon is having weekly conversations with Mike Flanagan

Posted 11 months ago

Amazon MGM Studios exec confirmed they're having weekly conversations with Mike Flanagan about The Dark Tower and other projects

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Interview: Carla Gugino on her Critics Choice nominated role in The Fall of the House of Usher, Lisa Frankenstein, and more

Posted 1 year ago

The great actress celebrates her Critics Choice Award nomination and reflects or her collaborations with Robert Rodriguez, Zack Snyder, and more.

Mike Flanagan assures fans that his upcoming Exorcist movie isn't distracting him from the series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower

Mike Flanagan assures fans that his upcoming Exorcist movie isn't distracting him from the series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower

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The Dark Tower: Stephen King series will be Mike Flanagan’s top priority when the strike ends

Posted 2 years ago

Mike Flanagan told the Kingcast podcast that an adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower will be his top priority after the writers strike

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

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The Dark Tower: Mike Flanagan is optimistic that his Stephen King series is going to happen

Posted 2 years ago

Although the writers strike is slowing down The Dark Tower's progress, Mike Flanagan is optimistic his Stephen King series will happen

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

Mike Flanagan confirms that his Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower saga is constantly in the works

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The Dark Tower: Mike Flanagan officially working on series adaptation of Stephen King saga

Posted 3 years ago

Genre filmmaker Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House, etc.) recently told us that an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower saga was his dream project, and that he and his producing partner Trevor Macy are “going to...

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