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A while back we reported that Amazon had snagged the rights to adapt Stephen King’s The Dark Tower for a new series. Things have been quiet since, up until now. Amazon has now cast the series’ two most important characters, the Gunslinger and the Man in Black. Sam Strike who stars in NBC’s “Timeless” and played Jackson in Leatherface, will be playing the role of the Gunslinger aka Roland Deschain. Roland is the story’s protagonist who comes from a long line of Gunslingers, those who serve as peacekeepers. Jasper Paakkonen, star of “Vikings” and Spike Lee’s Oscar-winning film BlackkKlansman will portray the Man in Black also known as Marten Broadcloak and Randall Flagg, who eventually becomes Roland’s archnemesis throughout King’s books. “The Walking Dead’s” Glen Mazzara is set to serve as showrunner for the series that has nothing to do with the 2017 film starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey.
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It feels like every day we are reporting or giving an update on another Stephen King adaptation (not that we are complaining). Today we have an update on Amazon Studios’ upcoming series adaptation of King’s The Dark Tower. According to That Hashtag Show, the series is set to begin production this April in Croatia and will have a 13-episode first season. Casting is still being kept hush, hush at this point but it will be interesting to see who is cast in the roles of Roland and Walter. The 2017 movie starred Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, and while it had King’s support before the PG-13 release, after it opened in theaters he got very quiet. By the end of it, The Dark Tower only scored a mere 16 on Rotten Tomatoes. Fans were let down due to the amount of story that was left out due to time constraints and the way that everything was rushed to try to
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Even with The Dark Towers getting a lukewarm (at best) reception from critics, the series adaption is still moving forward. It has just been announced by Sony and Media Rights Capital that they have hired The Walking Dead’s former executive producer Glen Mazzara as the series’ showrunner. Set to have between 10 and 13 episodes per season, the series will begin production in 2018. The film adaptation’s lead actor Idris Elba will star as Roland. Dennis Haybert will play the role of Roland’s father, Steven. Tom Taylor has also joined the cast to play Jake Chambers. In an interview, co-writer and producer Akiva Goldsman announced that writing the scripts has begun. The first episode of a show has been written, and we hope to retain Ron Howard’s original idea to mix platforms, something that seemed revolutionary 10 years ago but now is something that others have done,” Goldsman said. “Idris for sure is part of this, and if the movie
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Streaming TV
In honor of Stephen King’s birthday an announcement came that not only will there be a film adaption of King’s ‘The Dark Tower‘, there will be a companion television series. When the film was first proposed, a spin-off series was already secretly attached. The film, starring Idris Elba as gunslinger Roland Deschain and Matthew McConaughey as the villainous “Man in Black”, is set to open in theaters on February 17, 2017. The show will explore the characters’ back story and will focus on the fourth book in King’s series, ‘Wizard and Glass‘. MRC and Sony Pictures will be backing not only the film, but also the series. ‘The Dark Tower’ series will begin filming next year and premiering some time in 2018 with between 10 to 13 episodes, depending on the script. The film’s director Nikolaj Arcel will be directing the series, as well as co-writing the show along with Andres Thomas. The two will serve as executive producers along
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Amazon Prime VideoNewsStreaming TV
A while back we reported that Amazon had snagged the rights to adapt Stephen King’s The Dark Tower for a new series. Things have been quiet since, up until now. Amazon has now cast the series’ two most important characters, the Gunslinger and the Man in Black. Sam Strike who stars in NBC’s “Timeless” and played Jackson in Leatherface, will be playing the role of the Gunslinger aka Roland Deschain. Roland is the story’s protagonist who comes from a long line of Gunslingers, those who serve as peacekeepers. Jasper Paakkonen, star of “Vikings” and Spike Lee’s Oscar-winning film BlackkKlansman will portray the Man in Black also known as Marten Broadcloak and Randall Flagg, who eventually becomes Roland’s archnemesis throughout King’s books. “The Walking Dead’s” Glen Mazzara is set to serve as showrunner for the series that has nothing to do with the 2017 film starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey.
Continue reading →
Amazon Prime VideoMoviesNewsStreaming TV
It feels like every day we are reporting or giving an update on another Stephen King adaptation (not that we are complaining). Today we have an update on Amazon Studios’ upcoming series adaptation of King’s The Dark Tower. According to That Hashtag Show, the series is set to begin production this April in Croatia and will have a 13-episode first season. Casting is still being kept hush, hush at this point but it will be interesting to see who is cast in the roles of Roland and Walter. The 2017 movie starred Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, and while it had King’s support before the PG-13 release, after it opened in theaters he got very quiet. By the end of it, The Dark Tower only scored a mere 16 on Rotten Tomatoes. Fans were let down due to the amount of story that was left out due to time constraints and the way that everything was rushed to try to
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
Even with The Dark Towers getting a lukewarm (at best) reception from critics, the series adaption is still moving forward. It has just been announced by Sony and Media Rights Capital that they have hired The Walking Dead’s former executive producer Glen Mazzara as the series’ showrunner. Set to have between 10 and 13 episodes per season, the series will begin production in 2018. The film adaptation’s lead actor Idris Elba will star as Roland. Dennis Haybert will play the role of Roland’s father, Steven. Tom Taylor has also joined the cast to play Jake Chambers. In an interview, co-writer and producer Akiva Goldsman announced that writing the scripts has begun. The first episode of a show has been written, and we hope to retain Ron Howard’s original idea to mix platforms, something that seemed revolutionary 10 years ago but now is something that others have done,” Goldsman said. “Idris for sure is part of this, and if the movie
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
In honor of Stephen King’s birthday an announcement came that not only will there be a film adaption of King’s ‘The Dark Tower‘, there will be a companion television series. When the film was first proposed, a spin-off series was already secretly attached. The film, starring Idris Elba as gunslinger Roland Deschain and Matthew McConaughey as the villainous “Man in Black”, is set to open in theaters on February 17, 2017. The show will explore the characters’ back story and will focus on the fourth book in King’s series, ‘Wizard and Glass‘. MRC and Sony Pictures will be backing not only the film, but also the series. ‘The Dark Tower’ series will begin filming next year and premiering some time in 2018 with between 10 to 13 episodes, depending on the script. The film’s director Nikolaj Arcel will be directing the series, as well as co-writing the show along with Andres Thomas. The two will serve as executive producers along
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