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

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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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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 9 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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Scope out Idris Elba in costume for The Dark Tower

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Now that it's actually filming in South Africa, THE DARK TOWER can't be snatched back into Production Hell, right? Well, I'll only believe it when I see it, but here's the next best thing: The Daily Mail snagged a glimpse at Idris...

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Posted 10 years ago

While I think we can all agree that Idris Elba as The Gunslinger was an amazing casting choice, up until now we could only speculate on what one of the most badass men in cinema would look like brandishing a...

Michael Barbieri joins The Dark Tower, plus first look at the logo and more

Posted 10 years ago

Deadline is reporting that fourteen-year-old actor Michael Barbieri (LITTLE MEN) is in talks to join Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Taylor in Nikolaj Arcel's THE DARK TOWER. If Barbieri does officially sign on (and it looks like he will),...

Katheryn Winnick heads to The Dark Tower

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Fran Kranz will aid The Man in Black in The Dark Tower

Posted 10 years ago

Fans who have been hoping for a book-by-book adaptation of Stephen King's THE DARK TOWER saga are learning just how far off from that the actual cinematic adaptation will be with every new casting announcement. The screenplay director Nikolaj Arcel...

Cabin in the Woods’ Fran Kranz cast as Pimli in The Dark Tower

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THR is reporting that Fran Kranz has been added to the cast of THE DARK TOWER, joining Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor and Jackie Earle Haley. THE CABIN IN THE WOODS and DONNIE DARKO actor will play Pimli, the...

Jackie Earle Haley is The Dark Tower’s Sayre

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Jackie Earle Haley signs on for The Dark Tower & Amazon’s The Tick pilot

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Jackie Earle Haley is on fire right now. The word from Deadline is that the WATCHMAN star, who a couple of months ago we learned will star as Odin Quincannon on AMC's Preacher series, may join Idris Elba and Matthew...

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