As much as I enjoyed reading Stephen King’s Dark Tower novels, my enthusiasm for the cinematic adaptation of the material has taken a major dive since it became clear that THE DARK TOWER movie is going to mish-mash of plots and characters from throughout the entire saga.
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Many would agree that after playing the role of the demented detective Luther, Idris Elba was the ideal choice to be cast as the Gunslinger Roland Deschain himself.
Based on Steven King’s book series The Dark Tower, the book tells a story about Roland and Jake Chambers, who will be portrayed by Tom Taylor, and their journey together. The Dark Tower is set to arrive in theaters on February 17, 2017. A Royal Affair helmer Nikolaj Arcel is in the director’s chair for adaptation, which finds Idris Elba’s hero Roland Deschain, a.k.a.
Fans of King’s book series are quite familiar with Roland’s lineage: He is the son of Stephen and the descendant of Arthur, and is the last in a long line of Gunslingers. However, the latest tease is aimed directly at book fans.
I do not shoot with my hand; He who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I do not aim with my hand; He who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. He is charged with finding the Dark Tower while battling his nemesis, the Man in Black (McConaughey).
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Elba and Matthew McConaughey star alongside Fran Kranz, Abbey Lee, Jackie Earle Haley, and Katheryn Winnick.
