Dark Tower movie has been confirmed

Wolfen · 08-19-2007, 08:29 PM

The Dark Tower series of books are being made into a movie:

Stephen King confirms The Dark Tower Movie | /Film

How the hell they are going to fit 7 books into one movie is beyond me.

Eomer · 08-19-2007, 08:38 PM

Very poorly, I'd assume.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen King

Usually, with the other [books], I don’t give much of a shit. My attitude is, ‘Go make a movie, and if it’s good, that’s terrific, and if it’s bad, then it will go to the video stores and back shelves of Blockbuster, and I still get royalties on the book.’”

Suddenly things are a lot more clear.

Vatoreus · 08-19-2007, 09:45 PM

Oooooh. So that's why nearly every single Stephen King movie sucks extreme amounts of shit. (note: generally at the very end everything that was bad ass in the movie falls apart into a fucking shit heap.)

mek · 08-19-2007, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vatoreus

generally at the very end everything that was bad ass in the movie falls apart into a fucking shit heap.

Well it's a good thing J.J. Abrams is directing, I believe he's an expert at exactly that.

Morbeas · 08-20-2007, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vatoreus

Oooooh. So that's why nearly every single Stephen King movie sucks extreme amounts of shit. (note: generally at the very end everything that was bad ass in the movie falls apart into a fucking shit heap.)

I couldn't disagree more. There are lots of movies based on King's books that are the epitomy of awesomeness:

Carrie
The Shining
Christine
Stand By Me
Pet Cemetery
Misery
The Shawshank Redemption
Dolores Claiborne
The Green Mile
Hearts In Atlantis

...to name just a few.

Grimmlokk · 08-20-2007, 05:25 AM

Basically it's up to the actual filmmakers to make it good, he wrote the book and that's the extent of his involvement generally.

Dark Tower is his baby though. He was inolved in the comics they just did some and they turned out pretty badass, hopefully the movie has a similar vibe.

The Ancient · 08-20-2007, 05:50 AM

Dang, got my hopes up. I thought it was going to be a movie about The Dark Tower (game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Concrete · 08-20-2007, 06:29 AM

There are too many things in the books that would be hard to portray well on film.

Roland, for one. Who would they cast? Maybe if they put some makeup on a stringy Christian Bale to make him look weathered and older, maybe.

One good thing about not doing this as a mini-series though, is of course a larger budget to get the landscapes and visuals right. Also, I seriously doubt they're going to try to encompass the entire story in one movie. Doesn't make sense at all.

James · 08-20-2007, 06:50 AM

I could see Ryan Reynolds as Eddie. Gunslinger is quite obviously Clint Eastwood 30 years ago, but I'm not sure how they're going to make that happen.

Twobit Whore · 08-20-2007, 07:00 AM

Totally need to invent time travel so Clint can play it. And toss in Stallone and Arnie to go back and make a Contra movie in their prime as well.

jazser · 08-20-2007, 07:34 AM

God..Clint Eastwood would have made the perfect Roland.

TheOkapi · 08-20-2007, 02:51 PM

Oh....oh god. Oh man. Don't fuck it up. Please don't fuck it up. This is my Lord of the Rings. Please god...oh man

Wolfen · 08-20-2007, 03:16 PM

God himself couldn't make this movie good. Not even He could cram 7 books worth into 2 or 3 hours worth of movie and have it come out good.

Grimmlokk · 08-20-2007, 03:22 PM

Why is it people are assuming it would be all 7 books in one movie?

Velk · 08-20-2007, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfen

God himself couldn't make this movie good. Not even He could cram 7 books worth into 2 or 3 hours worth of movie and have it come out good.

Even if you made it a 40 hour movie, it would watch something like 'from dusk to dawn' as the brain eater attacked King partway through the series and the more recent books in no way resemble the earlier ones.

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Grimmlokk Unlicensed Vaginoplasty Surgeon Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,459 +12 Internets	Basically it's up to the actual filmmakers to make it good, he wrote the book and that's the extent of his involvement generally. Dark Tower is his baby though. He was inolved in the comics they just did some and they turned out pretty badass, hopefully the movie has a similar vibe. __________________ "The eyes are the groin of the face"

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Concrete Roaming the planet in search of intelligence Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norway Posts: 318	There are too many things in the books that would be hard to portray well on film. Roland, for one. Who would they cast? Maybe if they put some makeup on a stringy Christian Bale to make him look weathered and older, maybe. One good thing about not doing this as a mini-series though, is of course a larger budget to get the landscapes and visuals right. Also, I seriously doubt they're going to try to encompass the entire story in one movie. Doesn't make sense at all. __________________

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Wolfen The Little Man In The Canoe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 4,431 +161 Internets	God himself couldn't make this movie good. Not even He could cram 7 books worth into 2 or 3 hours worth of movie and have it come out good. __________________ --If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.

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