Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
#355
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
Neat poster.
King movies are hit and miss.
I have no idea what The Dark Tower is about (other than that it contains world-building references from various King books, MCU style ... I think).
I hope $60M was enough to do this right. That's a modest budget these days.
Looking forward to the trailer.
King movies are hit and miss.
I have no idea what The Dark Tower is about (other than that it contains world-building references from various King books, MCU style ... I think).
I hope $60M was enough to do this right. That's a modest budget these days.
Looking forward to the trailer.
#356
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
I'm hoping for the best but I'm not sure how a two hour movie can do such an epic series justice. I gave 3 years to those books...
#357
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
This movie isn't intended to cover the whole book series. There's plans for a companion TV series, and sequel films, assuming this film is successful.
#358
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
I could be wrong - but the director said this is a sequel to the books. I guess there's a "reset" or "reboot" button built into the end of the book. I assume it's something like 'history repeats itself'? And this is a new story.
#359
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
I have a feeling this will end up being a disaster. One of those stories where I think it's all in or don't bother at all. Going cheap on a large scale story does not bode well.
#360
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
My understanding is that the TV series is supposed to deal primarily with the "Young Roland" stories that were in Books 1, 4, and 8, and have been expanded on in the comics. This movie is mostly an adaptation of Book 1, although it has elements of book 3 in it. I expect they'll make film sequels using the other books, if this one is successful.
#361
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
What do you feel is the "going cheap" part of the adaptation? The budget for this film? Or the fact that they haven't committed to the sequel films or TV series yet?
#362
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
The book series ended 13 years ago. When is the ending of that no longer a spoiler adaptation discussion?
#363
Moderator
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
I'm glad they're not attempting to cram the story from the books into the movie - that would be a disaster. Too bad they didn't secure budget to film the sequels in parallel, LOTR style.
#364
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
For example, a lot of people avoided spoilers for Game of Thrones while watching the TV show, even though "The Red Wedding" had been published in a book 13 years before it showed up on TV.
Also, the last book in the series was released 5 years ago, and the comics are ongoing, although you're correct that the "ending" was published 13 years ago.
#366
DVD Talk Legend
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It's a huge upfront investment, and if the first film bombs, the studio would be left on the hook for two more films that almost assuredly wouldn't do as well (look at the Atlas Shrugged series).
Even TV shows like Game of Thrones aren't usually committed to more than the first season initially.
#367
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
meh. That could mean a number of things. Personally, I've tried to keep it as vague as possible while confirming what the news has been so far.
Edit: Again, "The Red Wedding," is, in itself, a bit of a spoiler, but that phrase by itself doesn't nail down specifics enough to totally remove the surprise of the event.
Edit: Again, "The Red Wedding," is, in itself, a bit of a spoiler, but that phrase by itself doesn't nail down specifics enough to totally remove the surprise of the event.
#368
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
Hehe. I just read the intro paragraphs on Wikipedia (the film page). I immediately thought it was some kind of variation of what happened in The Matrix (another time around, inescapable fate ... so you end up with maybe a slightly different journey, same outcomes). Seems like the perfect setup for an off-book adaptation.
Also, what ever happened to totally unfaithful adaptations? They were all the rage pre-2000 (think Starship Troopers). Staying true to the source material is kind of a new thing for movies.
Also, what ever happened to totally unfaithful adaptations? They were all the rage pre-2000 (think Starship Troopers). Staying true to the source material is kind of a new thing for movies.
#369
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
And then Harry Potter, Twilight, and Hunger Games made extending the series profitable by splitting the last book into two films, which again made staying faithful important to squeeze out all the possible plot, especially given the quick turnaround times on the books.
That said, loose adaptations still exist. The recent film T2: Trainspotting is only loosely adapted from the sequel book Porno.
#371
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
The trailer drops tomorrow.
#374
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Stephen King's The Dark Tower - (2017, D: Arcel) S: Elba, McConaughey
Off the top of my head, this is the trailer I'm most anxious to see. We got almost nothing to go on yet.
#375
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