Dark Tower

Stephen King May Write Another Dark Tower Story

Successful Stephen King adaptations are everywhere right now—but one that didn’t stick its landing is The Dark Tower. Both at the movies and on TV, the future of The Dark Tower series is in up in the air. However, King recently gave fans a glimmer of hope that the story could continue on the page. At…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier Oct 9

The Makers of It Try to Explain Why Their Movie Worked When The Dark Tower Didn’t

Everyone expected It to be a hit, but no one guessed just how big a hit It would be. The adaptation of the Stephen King novel had the largest opening ever for a horror movie ever and continued its momentum into this past weekend, crossing $200 million. We talked to the film’s director and producer…

Movies Germain Lussier Sep 18

The Worst Changes The Dark Tower Movie Made From the Books

One of the key ideas in making a Dark Tower movie was to distinguish it from the books. It wasn’t supposed to be a straight adaptation of the novels, but the next version of the story—a simultaneous sequel/reboot using the mythology of the novels to tell a new version of the story. This sounded like…

io9 Germain Lussier Aug 8

The Dark Tower Turns an Epic Fantasy Into a Shockingly Mundane Movie

The biggest problem with The Dark Tower movie is that when it ends, you don’t feel the need to see more. Unlike the epic books that inspired it, the movie is streamlined to be one complete story. Hypothetically, this should be a good thing. But with The Dark Tower, that process removes any gravitas needed…

io9 Germain Lussier Aug 3

The Dark Tower TV Show Now Has a Showrunner

We’ve barely heard anything about the plans to bring Stephen King’s Dark Tower world to the small screen since it was announced, to the point that no one was sure if it was still happening. But the show has taken a big step forward today, with the announcement that The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara will…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 3

Dark Tower‘s Production Was Plagued by Too Many Vetos: Report

Well, this might be the answer we’ve been looking for. Variety has a story detailing the issues that The Dark Tower movie has run into. It’s an interesting read, but the detail that sticks out the most is that three separate entities apparently had some form of veto power over the film. Variety has sources…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Aug 1

The 28 Worst Stephen King Deaths, Ranked

Stephen King is the undisputed master of horror. He’s an incredibly prolific writer, penning over 56 books under his own name alone, and is one of the most adapted authors alive, with over 120 adaptations of his books, scripts, and short stories on film and television. In those thousands of pages, there have been more…

io9 Zach Ezer Jul 28

Is Dark Tower‘s Short Runtime a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

If trailers are to be believed, the first movie based on Stephen King’s massive Dark Tower series has a lot going on. Like, more than is even in one of the doorstopper books King’s written. And that’s why the purported 95-minute runtime has so perplexed people. The runtime comes courtesy of the British Board of…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jul 27

These Dark Tower Promos Only Talk About Other Stephen King Books and I’m Getting Worried

A new Dark Tower promo video was just released. It’s called “Connected KINGdom,” and points out that The Dark Tower is the center of a Stephen King universe that includes various other stories, many of which became very well-regarded films themselves. What does it fail to talk much about? The Dark Tower. If it had…

io9 Germain Lussier Jul 26

A San Diego Bar Transformed Into The Dark Tower‘s Dixie Pig Last Night

Parties at Comic-Con almost always have an entertainment theme or sponsor. It’s how companies and websites pay for them. Most are pretty subtle but when Sony teamed up with IGN to do a Dark Tower party, they went straight to the Stephen King source material to find their inspiration. That’s how The Tipsy Crow in…

io9 Germain Lussier Jul 22

With Less Than a Month to Go, Why Have We Seen So Little of The Dark Tower?

In just 25 days, Sony’s long-in-the-making Dark Tower film hits theaters. Yet, you wouldn’t know it, given that we’ve seen and heard so little about the film that it seems like either the Stephen King adaptation is impossible to market, or it’s being kept under so tight a wrap that we’re starting to get a…

Movies James Whitbrook Jul 10

More Clarifications About Both Venom and Silver and Black‘s Place in the Marvel Movieverse

Don’t expect many new faces in between Infinity War and Avengers 4. A new Spider-Man: Homecoming cast list seemingly confirms another Marvel cameo. Get a first look at Pixar’s new experimental short. Plus, a new trailer for Doctor Who’s season finale and set pictures from Jessica Jones season 2. Spoilers now! Ad Astra Deadline reports…

Television James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson Jun 26

All the Secrets Unlocked by the Dark Tower Trailer

We got the first Dark Tower trailer today and it was a lot. So we, of course, picked it apart to figure out what we could about this seemingly complicated movie. The thing to know about Dark Tower the movie is that it isn’t the usual translation of the first book in a series into…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta May 3

New Details on a Wild Chase Scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

James Gunn is already on to teasing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The first story details for Dwayne Johnson’s Rampage movie are here. There’s a very ridiculous amount of speculation about a villain for the Batman movie. Plus, behind the scenes on Once Upon a Time’s musical episode, and a very crunch clip from…

Television James Whitbrook May 3

Two Worlds Collide in the Explosive First Trailer For The Dark Tower

After what feels like ages, our first look at The Dark Tower is finally here—and it takes us into another world of death, destruction, and some very fancy gunwork from Idris Elba’s Roland the Gunslinger. The first trailer introduces us to the premise quickly enough—there’s another world, a tower the Man in Black wants to…

Trailers James Whitbrook May 3

Summer Movie Preview: 37 Movies to Watch Out For

The summer movie season is usually very predictable. We all get super excited about all the big movies coming out. Expectations go through the roof. Then you see the movies, most of them are bad, and that’s it. For some reason, though, 2017 feels like it’s going to be an exception. Maybe this is because…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 27

We Have Seen the First Footage From The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower will hit theaters in July but a trailer has yet to be released. Well, that changed at CinemaCon 2017 where Sony showed about four minutes from the film—a featurette leading into a trailer and an extended scene. Here’s what happened in the footage. The whole thing starts with an isolated doorway mysteriously…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 28

Matthew McConaughey Chose The Dark Tower Over Guardians of the Galaxy, But Who Was He Going To Play?

Actors on the level of Matthew McConaughey often turn down the biggest roles imaginable for any number of reasons. What we rarely hear, though, is their reasoning, and in a new interview, McConaughey explains why he turned down a role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but did choose to appear in The Dark…

io9 Germain Lussier Dec 30

Stephen King Wrote a Horrifying Children’s Book From the Dark Tower Universe

If you thought Thomas the Tank Engine hailed from the worst parts of the Uncanny Valley, here comes Charlie the Choo-Choo to make you reevaluate that. The book and the fake author, Beryl Evans, are referenced in the actual Dark Tower mythology, specifically The Waste Lands; it’s purchased Jake Chambers at the Manhattan Restaurant of…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta Oct 26

The Leaked Dark Tower Trailer Has a Lot of Modern Day New York City in It

Today, a very rough version of a trailer for the movie adaptation of Dark Tower leaked. It’s clearly a long way away from being ready to be seen by actual audiences, but it still tells us a bit more about the way this movie is updating Stephen King’s series. The trailer focuses much more on…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Oct 10

Dark Tower

Stephen King May Write Another Dark Tower Story

The Makers of It Try to Explain Why Their Movie Worked When The Dark Tower Didn’t

The Worst Changes The Dark Tower Movie Made From the Books

The Dark Tower Turns an Epic Fantasy Into a Shockingly Mundane Movie

The Dark Tower TV Show Now Has a Showrunner

Dark Tower‘s Production Was Plagued by Too Many Vetos: Report

The 28 Worst Stephen King Deaths, Ranked

Is Dark Tower‘s Short Runtime a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

These Dark Tower Promos Only Talk About Other Stephen King Books and I’m Getting Worried

A San Diego Bar Transformed Into The Dark Tower‘s Dixie Pig Last Night

With Less Than a Month to Go, Why Have We Seen So Little of The Dark Tower?

More Clarifications About Both Venom and Silver and Black‘s Place in the Marvel Movieverse

All the Secrets Unlocked by the Dark Tower Trailer

New Details on a Wild Chase Scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Two Worlds Collide in the Explosive First Trailer For The Dark Tower

Summer Movie Preview: 37 Movies to Watch Out For

We Have Seen the First Footage From The Dark Tower

Matthew McConaughey Chose The Dark Tower Over Guardians of the Galaxy, But Who Was He Going To Play?

Stephen King Wrote a Horrifying Children’s Book From the Dark Tower Universe

The Leaked Dark Tower Trailer Has a Lot of Modern Day New York City in It

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