Over the course of 30 years from 1982 to 2012, Stephen King churned out 8 books to tell the complete story of his epic saga, The Dark Tower. Now that the tale is getting the feature film treatment from director Nikolaj Arcel, fans were understandably hoping to see a deep dive into the mythology that makes the conflict between The Gunslinger (Idris Elba) and The Man in Black … Continue reading ‘The Dark Tower’ Clocks in at a Brisk 95 Minutes!!

Idris Elba has been waiting for a big starring role to secure his leading-man status for awhile now. He’s a commanding performer in movies like Guillermo Del Toro‘s Pacific Rim and Beasts of No Nation, and his work on television in both Luther and The Wire (as well as the upcoming Guerrilla) cemented his sterling reputation on the small screen. The big screen, however, has … Continue reading First ‘The Dark Tower’ Poster Finds Idris Elba’s World Turned Upside Down!!! Check It Out!!

The new release date is July 28th. There was a bit of a marketing deluge for The Dark Tower back in July when we got the first images from the movie along with a bunch of details about the plot. However, Sony has been fairly quiet on the film since then. When interviewed Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman last month, Rothman said we should expect … Continue reading ‘The Dark Tower’ Delayed to Summer 2017!!

The onslaught of The Dark Tower movie coverage continues. Over the past few days, our first official looks at Idris Elba’s protagonist Roland Deschain and Matthew McConaughey’s villainous Randall Flagg have arrived along with a slew of information about the long-awaited film adaptation of Stephen King’s beloved book series. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer tried for years to get a feature film adaptation of The Dark Tower off the ground, but the source material proved so unwieldy that the only way … Continue reading More ‘Dark Tower’ Images Feature Idris Elba Traversing the World(s)!! Check Them Out!!

Writer-director Nikolaj Arcel has some tough challenges ahead of him as far as the adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series is concerned. Not only does he have to bring the books to life in a way that’s both satisfactory and satisfying to the rabid fanbase (and the franchise’s meticulous author), it has to remain marketable for general audiences who are coming into this massive property blind. Unless both of those … Continue reading ‘The Dark Tower’ Movie Is Actually a Sequel!!

The feature film adaptation of The Dark Tower is finally filming, and while we got a look at Idris Elba’s protagonist The Gunslinger a few weeks ago, now it’s Matthew McConaughey’s turn to shine. The Oscar-winning Dallas Buyers Club actor plays the villain in the Stephen King adaptation, The Man in Black, and boy does he look the part. There’s a modernity to the look seen here that’s a bit surprising, but with set … Continue reading New ‘The Dark Tower’ Set Photos Reveal Matthew McConaughey’s Man in Black!!

The long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King‘s beloved book series The Dark Tower is finally underway. A Royal Affair helmer Nikolaj Arcel is in the director’s chair for adaptation, which finds Idris Elba‘s hero Roland Deschain, a.k.a. The Gunslinger, locked in a cat-and-mouse game against his nemesis, the nefarious Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey), as they both travel the realm of Mid-Land in search of the elusive, immensely powerful Dark Tower. King has previously … Continue reading ‘The Dark Tower’: Idris Elba Releases New Teaser Image!! Check It Out!!