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Unfairly Maligned: The Big Screen Adaptation Of Stephen King’s THE DARK TOWER Isn’t That Bad

The amount of expectation heaped upon the big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower meant that it was always going to disappointment fans of the book series. Years in development hell (read all about it here) meant that the version [...]

October 27, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Big Screen Version Of Stephen King’s THE DARK TOWER Is Fun In An ‘80s Fantasy Movie Sort Of Way

December 12, 2017

Sony Gives Stephen King’s THE DARK TOWER A January 2017 Release Date; Will It Meet It?

For years Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have been working hard to bring Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series to the screen. Names like Russell Crowe and Javier Bardem have been bandied about for the lead role but the scope of the project has led to [...]

August 6, 2015

Warner Bros Decides On THE DARK TOWER; Russell Crowe Attached

Warner Bros. is deciding if it wants to pull the trigger on Ron Howard’s ambitious adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. It turns out that Javier Bardem, the original choice to play post-apocalyptic gunslinger, Roland Deschain is [...]

August 3, 2012

Ron Howard Offers Hope For THE DARK TOWER

Over the last year or so three big budget films from A-list filmmakers were put on hold by Hollywood studios due to their massive costs. The Lone Ranger had Johnny Depp starring as sidekick Tonto, with Jerry Bruckheimer producing and Gore Verbinski [...]

May 8, 2012