Dark Tower

Legends of Tomorrow Teases the Arrival of Not One Green Arrow, But Two

Anthony Mackie isn’t interested in a solo Falcon movie. Rhet Reese talks about his approach to Deadpool 2. A familiar face returns to Agents of SHIELD. The Dark Tower movie casts a Fury Road star. Plus, Monica Reyes returns to The X-Files, and Matt Murdock gets all tied up in a new Daredevil teaser. So…

Television James Whitbrook Feb 19

A Suicide Squad Star Could Play a Major Role in The Solo Batman Movie!

Tom Holland calls Spider-Man the world’s biggest indie movie. Ghostbusters may have added a former Game of Thrones star. Bryan Fuller lists an unorthodox inspiration for the American Gods show. Plus sneak peeks for the new Toho Godzilla and Supergirl’s midseason finale. To me, my Spoilers! Batman Preload your Bat-salt shakers for this one, but…

Television James Whitbrook Dec 11

Sony Dropped a Ton of News About Dark Tower, Spider-Man, Jumanji, More

Well, Sony’s had a productive day. They’ve just released a bunch of news about a bunch of movies—including the long-awaited Dark Tower adaptation, the Jumanji remake, the live-action Spider-Man reboot and the animated version and more—and here are all the details you need to know. First and foremost, The Dark Tower movie finally has a…

io9 Rob Bricken Aug 5

The Reason Behind Batman’s Appearance In Suicide Squad

What is the second Star Wars spinoff about? Two female writers join the new Transformers creative team. Get a load of some new Ant-Man footage. Michael Dorn reveals details from his proposed Star Trek spin-off show. Plus, Robert Buckley talks iZombie, and casting news for Outlander. To me, my Spoilers! Suicide Squad Heroic Hollywood is…

Television James Whitbrook Jun 3

Concept Art Gives Us Our First Look At Ron Howard’s Troubled Dark Tower

Last we heard, Ron Howard was still hoping to make his ambitious adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. But even if the project never gets off the ground, we now have some idea of how Howard’s sets might have looked. Gregory Hill, who worked with on The Dark Tower before Universal suspended production on…

Movies Lauren Davis Jun 26

Will Fantastic 4‘s Reed Richards be played by Jon Snow or Robb Stark?

Does an official toy photo reveal the 12th Doctor’s costume? Sacha Baron Cohen’s could join the Alice in Wonderland sequel. Ron Howard is still moving ahead with The Dark Tower. Orphan Black’s doing something in season two that’s causing the cast to lose sleep. And the CW’s Flash adds a major hero. Spoilers now! Fantastic…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jan 22

Ron Howard confirms The Dark Tower is still in the works

Hey, there’s some actual news about Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman’s massive, ambitious The Dark Tower movie-and-TV-series mega-project, and the news is good: They’re still working on it… they’re just being really quiet about it. Howard told Empire: The Dark Tower is something that we’re still working on. We’ve all taken a vow of silence…

Movies Rob Bricken Sep 17

Alan Moore’s lost ‘80s project resurfaces in This Week’s Comics

When Alan Moore wasn’t busy making Watchmen in the ’80s, he was writing a screenplay for a twisted version of Beauty and the Beast titled Fashion Beast. This lost epic finally arrives as a graphic novel this week, along with Jeff Lemire’s new Vertigo series, the Dark Tower finale, a Robocop you never saw and…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Aug 6

Here’s the Dream Team That Should Be Making the Dark Tower TV Show

A warning: Today’s “Postal Apocalypse” contains so much profanity. I’m sorry about that. Not sorry enough to, you know, take out all those curse words or anything, but I do apologize if it makes anyone uncomfortable. What has me riled up? Read the first letter and see… [MILD MAN OF STEEL SPOILERS] Leanne C.: Although…

io9 Rob Bricken Jun 19

A beautiful, moody t-shirt to celebrate the Dark Tower novels

If you love Stephen King’s Dark Tower novels, this tee is the best possible way to celebrate the lengthening days of autumn. In rich orange and blood red, it manages to be mystical and cool in a way that doesn’t require anyone to recognize the Gunslinger to appreciate your sartorial choice. Only available for a…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Nov 27

Doctor Who sets an airdate for its season premiere. Plus Bruce Campbell talks about the Evil Dead remake!

Could The Expendables 3 go science fiction, with a genetically engineered, part-animal super soldier played by Hollywood’s most awesomely batshit insane actor? Ron Howard’s The Dark Toweris dead… again. Kick-Ass 2 looks to Jim Carrey for heroism. Plus a brand new Dredd clip! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Dredd. The Dark Tower…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Aug 21

What secrets do set photos from Iron Man 3 and The Wolverine reveal?

Dan Aykroyd finally admits what everyone else already knew about Bill Murray and Ghostbusters 3. The Dark Tower is still happening, but with a new star. Guardians of the Galaxy gets a new writer, plus there’s a Catching Fire casting update! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Dredd. Iron Man 3 Here are…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Aug 3

Remember when Orson Welles shilled a fantasy board game?

The year was 1981. The game was the (now obscure) wizarding board game Dark Tower. The man was goddamn Orson Welles, who took on some rather unique roles in his golden years. I actually find his maniac enthusiasm for “secret information” way funnier than that frozen peas incident. [Via The Retroist]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 12

Stephen King’s Dark Tower is coming to HBO

Good news, fans of epically long Stephen King sagas! The hefty King series The Dark Tower will be getting the HBO treatment. This is a good thing, as HBO is really the only place with the budget and patience to take on such a long, complicated story. HBO broke the news from producer Brian Grazer,…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 26

You’ll never guess who’s in The Avengers, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Hunger Games and Del Toro’s Monster Movie!

Spoilergeddon! New Dark Knight Rises set photos may confirm a key plot point, and the Avengers cast may have just gotten bigger. Stanley Tucci joins The Hunger Games and a Sons of Anarchy star joins Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim. Plus our first photo of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, new Green Lantern and Conan posters,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Gordon M. Jackson May 10

Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman’s Dark Tower adaptation: a totally insane mix of TV and movies

There’s never been anything like what Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman are proposing for their adaptation of Stephen King’s Dark Tower: a television show that crosses over with three movies, using the same cast for both. Can this even work? According to Deadline, Howard and Goldsman are set to announce a deal with Universal that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 9

Scifi movie posters from an alternate universe

Somewhere in a universe not unlike our own, David Carradine starred in Blade Runner, Sidney Poitier played Morpheus to Bruce Lee’s Neo, Tim Curry got his own Joker movie, and Robo Cop was a 1970s porno. Artist Sean Hartter created these alternate universe movie posters and many more. They almost make me want to travel…

Movies Lauren Davis Aug 21

Gunslinger Comic Book: What Point Is There in Great Villains?

Halfway through new comics trade The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home—in which our gunslinging hero is transported to an ominous netherworld, where he’s banged up and taunted but never killed—writer Peter David’s narrator breaks out with this head-scratching line: “After all, what point is there in great villains attempting evil deeds…if great heroes aren’t…

io9 Nisha Gopalan Oct 9

Superhero Cops And Star Trek Keep A Quiet Week Of Comics Upbeat

As the American economy crashes and burns around our ears, it’s comforting to know that the comic industry is doing its bit to help out your bank balance by having an exceptionally quiet week filled with… well, not an awful lot of things to look at, really. Isn’t it unusually reassuring to know that someone…

io9 Graeme McMillan Sep 30

Legends of Tomorrow Teases the Arrival of Not One Green Arrow, But Two

A Suicide Squad Star Could Play a Major Role in The Solo Batman Movie!

Sony Dropped a Ton of News About Dark Tower, Spider-Man, Jumanji, More

The Reason Behind Batman’s Appearance In Suicide Squad

Concept Art Gives Us Our First Look At Ron Howard’s Troubled Dark Tower

Will Fantastic 4‘s Reed Richards be played by Jon Snow or Robb Stark?

Ron Howard confirms The Dark Tower is still in the works

Alan Moore’s lost ‘80s project resurfaces in This Week’s Comics

Here’s the Dream Team That Should Be Making the Dark Tower TV Show

A beautiful, moody t-shirt to celebrate the Dark Tower novels

Doctor Who sets an airdate for its season premiere. Plus Bruce Campbell talks about the Evil Dead remake!

What secrets do set photos from Iron Man 3 and The Wolverine reveal?

Remember when Orson Welles shilled a fantasy board game?

Stephen King’s Dark Tower is coming to HBO

You’ll never guess who’s in The Avengers, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Hunger Games and Del Toro’s Monster Movie!

Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman’s Dark Tower adaptation: a totally insane mix of TV and movies

Scifi movie posters from an alternate universe

Gunslinger Comic Book: What Point Is There in Great Villains?

Superhero Cops And Star Trek Keep A Quiet Week Of Comics Upbeat

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