Dark Tower Movie

[wesfau2]

Finally happening per Stephen King's tweet this morning. 

Idris Elba and Matt McConna...whatever are attached already.

[Townhallsavoy]

Going to be interesting to see how they address the Odetta Holmes scenes with Roland being a black guy.

[wesfau2]

First trailer:



Take my fucking money.

[Lurking Tiger]

I admit it's been a while been a while since I read it, but that looks nothing like what I remember.

[Lurking Tiger]

But they always seem to fuck up SK books when they make them into movies.  Shawshank and Lean on Me being the exception. And they were both in the same book. So that's about 1 for 20.

[AUJarhead]

But they always seem to fudge up SK books when they make them into movies.  Shawshank and Lean on Me being the exception. And they were both in the same book. So that's about 1 for 20.

Except they made Red a black guy.

[Godfather]

Except they made Red a black guy.

That was the longest night of his life.

[The Six]

So how much should I read before seeing this?

[Snaggletiger]

That was the longest night of his life.

He needed to get busy living, or get busy dying.

[wesfau2]

So how much should I read before seeing this?

All or nothing. 

[AUJarhead]

All or nothing.

Is it true that the movie is a sequel to the books?

[wesfau2]

Is it true that the movie is a sequel to the books?

Sort of...

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!






The end of the book finds Roland opening the door at the top of the Tower...and finding the Man in Black fleeing across the desert (exactly the way the series opened.)  It's a circle...it all plays out over and over again.

As I understand it, the movie is supposed to be a "new" beginning of the saga...after Roland has ascended the Tower once again.

[The Six]

Sort of...

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!






The end of the book finds Roland opening the door at the top of the Tower...and finding the Man in Black fleeing across the desert (exactly the way the series opened.)  It's a circle...it all plays out over and over again.

As I understand it, the movie is supposed to be a "new" beginning of the saga...after Roland has ascended the Tower once again.

Thanks. You saved me from having to read 4500+ pages of King.

[wesfau2]

Thanks. You saved me from having to read 4500+ pages of King.

Your loss.  Incredible epic.

[Godfather]

Your loss.  Incredible epic.

Reading is stoopid

[AUJarhead]

Your loss.  Incredible epic.

I loved the first three, but really had a hard time finishing Wizard and Glass.

[djsimp]

Reading is stoopid

Books are for dumbies.

[Godfather]

Sort of...

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!






The end of the book finds Roland opening the door at the top of the Tower...and finding the Man in Black fleeing across the desert (exactly the way the series opened.)  It's a circle...it all plays out over and over again.

As I understand it, the movie is supposed to be a "new" beginning of the saga...after Roland has ascended the Tower once again.

I have a question... how did they get Johnny Cash to play the character?

[wesfau2]

Getting awful reviews.

I has a sad.

[AUChizad]

Getting awful reviews.

I has a sad.

Going to be interesting to see how they address the Odetta Holmes scenes with Roland being a black guy.

I can't help but wonder if this could have been better if they didn't see the need to PC stunt cast.