The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

Theatrical - Wide 2017-08-03

Cast Idris Elba Matthew McConaughey Tom Taylor Fran Kranz Abbey Lee
Directed by Nikolaj Arcel
Written by Nikolaj Arcel Anders Thomas Jensen Akiva Goldsman

Box Office Gross: $113,231,078

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Columbia Pictures, MRC, Imagine Entertainment, Weed Road Pictures

Genres: Action Fantasy

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Synopsis

A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.

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Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

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Stephen King is “very happy” with the scripts for The Dark Tower season 1

Posted 4 months ago

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

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The Dark Tower: Mike Flanagan teases TV series, says we can’t let the 2017 movie be the “final word”

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Mike Flanagan secured the rights to Stephen King’s The Dark Tower novels over three years ago, with plans to develop them as a TV series.

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The Dark Tower (Movie Review)

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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...

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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 adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

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The Dark Tower: Mike Flanagan knows “the perfect way” to bring Stephen King’s epic saga to the screen

Posted 11 months ago

Mike Flanagan explains what he believes would be "the perfect way" to bring Stephen King's The Dark Tower to the screen

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

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

Posted 12 months ago

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 adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

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

Posted 1 year 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 adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

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Stephen King teases potential return of The Dark Tower series

Posted 2 years 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 adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

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

Posted 2 years 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 2 years 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 adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

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

Posted 2 years 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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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 3 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 adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

Mike Flanagan confirms that his adaptation of The Dark Tower is still in the works and Stephen King is happy with the season 1 scripts

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

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

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