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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