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Stephen King's The Dark Tower (1 Viewer)

Radio Free Homer said:
timschochet said:
lombardi said:
First and Fourth books were the best, second book comes in a close third.
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To each their own I guess. For me, the first book is nearly unreadable, and Wizard and Glass is incredibly dull.
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I loved Wizard and Glass, probably #2 if I were to rank them. First being Drawing of the Three, of course.
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I did, too, but the present day stuff was pretty brutal writing. The flashback to young, thuggin' Roland, however, (which obviously was most of the book) was probably my favorite stuff from the series.
 
Dungeon Master said:
So I'm the only one excited about this?
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No, I think many are excited. I definitely think this could be a trainwreck if not properly handled, but I really am excited to see what they can do with it. Tons of potential.
 
mlball77 said:
Dungeon Master said:
So I'm the only one excited about this?
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No, I think many are excited. I definitely think this could be a trainwreck if not properly handled, but I really am excited to see what they can do with it. Tons of potential.
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I too am excited. However, it can go either way. I felt the same thing when the Lord of the Rings movies came out. They were way better than I expected, and I hope this turns out the same.
 
flufhed said:
Radio Free Homer said:
timschochet said:
lombardi said:
First and Fourth books were the best, second book comes in a close third.
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To each their own I guess. For me, the first book is nearly unreadable, and Wizard and Glass is incredibly dull.
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I loved Wizard and Glass, probably #2 if I were to rank them. First being Drawing of the Three, of course.
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I did, too, but the present day stuff was pretty brutal writing. The flashback to young, thuggin' Roland, however, (which obviously was most of the book) was probably my favorite stuff from the series.
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:shrug:Can't wait to see the Mexican standoff in the saloon. :badass:
 
Who the hell changed the name of the title?

Who's still on the scene but doesn't deserve to be? :yes: :confused: :confused:

 
Radio Free Homer said:
flufhed said:
Radio Free Homer said:
timschochet said:
lombardi said:
First and Fourth books were the best, second book comes in a close third.
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To each their own I guess. For me, the first book is nearly unreadable, and Wizard and Glass is incredibly dull.
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I loved Wizard and Glass, probably #2 if I were to rank them. First being Drawing of the Three, of course.
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I did, too, but the present day stuff was pretty brutal writing. The flashback to young, thuggin' Roland, however, (which obviously was most of the book) was probably my favorite stuff from the series.
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:lmao:Can't wait to see the Mexican standoff in the saloon. :badass:
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"Such as you ALWAYS go west.":goosebumps:
 
D.E.A.D. and that spells dead:

EXCLUSIVE: The moment has come for Universal Pictures to fish or cut bait on The Dark Tower, the ultra-ambitious adaptation of the Stephen King 7-novel series that was going to encompass a trilogy of feature films and two limited run TV series. The studio has said, No Thanks. Universal has passed on going forward with the project, dealing a huge blow in the plan for Ron Howard to direct Akiva Goldsman's script, with Brian Grazer, Goldsman and the autor producing and Javier Bardem starring as gunslinger Roland Deschain. Now, the filmmakers will have to find a new backer of what might well be the most ambitious movie project since Bob Shaye allowed Peter Jackson to shoot three installments of The Lord of the Rings back to back.This stunning development comes after Universal in May pushed plans to start production this summer on the first film. The studio claimed to be on track for a February, postponing to reduce the budget. This temporarily dispelled rumors that Universal was putting the project in turnaround, rumors that cropped up when the studio put workers on hiatus. But it was only a temporary respite. I'm told that this time, the studio reviewed Goldsman's script for the first film and the first leg of the TV series, and would only commit to the single film. That wasn't good enough for the filmmakers, who had already hired comic book and Heroes and Battlestar Galactica writer/producer Mark Verheiden to co-write the TV component with Goldsman, which was to be made for NBC Universal Television (studio insiders deny that the studio was only willing to make the movie and not the series). I know the filmmakers planned to make it all part of the first shoot while they had the cast in place and the sets erected. I'd heard back in May that Warner Bros--where Goldsman's Weed Road is based and which is fully financing two installments of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit--was a possible landing place for the adaptation of King's 7-novel epic that is that author's answer to Tolkien's LOTR novels. The Dark Tower is about the last living member of a knightly order of gunslingers, with Deschain becoming humanity’s last hope to save civilization as he hits the road to find the Dark Tower. Along the way, he encounters characters, good and bad, in a world that has an old West feel.Why did Universal chairman Adam Fogelson and co-chairman Donna Langley decide not to go forward? They weren't saying, at this point. Nor were the filmmakers. Universal has put big chips on the table for several tent pole films and maybe that has something to do with it. The big bets include the Peter Berg-directed Battleship with Taylor Kitsch starring, as well as the Keanu Reeves-starrer 47 Ronin with Carl Rinsch directing. If you listen to word on the street, both of these are $200 million realm with huge marketing budgets. Universal recently passed on green lighting At The Mountains of Madness, which Guillermo del Toro was to direct with Tom Cruise starring, based on HP Lovecraft horror tale. That time, the studio balked at funding a $150 million film that gave del Toro the latitude to deliver his cut with an R-rating.Insiders said that Universal brass loved the filmmakers and the project, but couldn't make it work with the current budget in its business model.
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I can't believe the hate for Wizard in this thread. I thought that was the best book of the series and it's not even close. Obviously, just my opinion. I thought wolves was 2 and then everything else was on the same level except song of Susanah. That was one of the worst books I have ever read and had to force myself to get thru it

 
'AcerFC said:
I can't believe the hate for Wizard in this thread. I thought that was the best book of the series and it's not even close. Obviously, just my opinion. I thought wolves was 2 and then everything else was on the same level except song of Susanah. That was one of the worst books I have ever read and had to force myself to get thru it
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:goodposting: Absolutely loved Wizard. Not sure how anyone can hate it. Everyone DT fan I know (not on this board) absolutely loves Wizard.
 
The feature film adaptation of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" is in the making with Sony.

A new script has been worked out based on the first novel 'The Gunslinger' which will be co-produced by Ron Howard.

The long-gestating project has been in development since 2007 but Universal and then Warner Bros passed it on due to budget issues, reported Ace Showbiz.

The story centers on Roland Deschain who travels across a desolate and vaguely post-apocalyptic landscape in his quest for a black tower.
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From Universal to Warner Bros to Sony. Interesting. Really hope it happens this time. Running out of alternatives.

 
So what's the book timeline on this? I'm only halfway through the Drawing of the Three :bag: It seems like they've taken some liberties, unless I'm way too far behind to see this.

 
strykerpks said:
So what's the book timeline on this? I'm only halfway through the Drawing of the Three :bag: It seems like they've taken some liberties, unless I'm way too far behind to see this.
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Without spoiling much for you, I believe the movie takes place after the books. Hard to explain without spoilers. 

 
strykerpks said:
So what's the book timeline on this? I'm only halfway through the Drawing of the Three :bag: It seems like they've taken some liberties, unless I'm way too far behind to see this.
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IIRC it's just the 1st book but there could be other elements added in or some changes made

 
Cool thanks guy. I guess I'll just have to power through and see if I can't get caught up by August either way.

 
Buddy Ball 2K3 said:
Without spoiling much for you, I believe the movie takes place after the books. Hard to explain without spoilers. 
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Huh?  I was with @Dan Lambskin where the movie started with Book 1.  Watching the trailer, they definitely took some liberties if this is the case.  Can you point me towards some of these "spoilers"?  I've read the series multiple times, so nothing new for me.  But I'm interested in how this picks up after the last book.

 
Don't know how to use spoiler tags so I think I can keep this vague enough for this not to be spoilerish.  The movies will start from book 1 AFAIK, but there will be changes.  Those changes to his travel are being explained by the very end of the books, if that makes sense.

 
OK figured out spoilers and some more info from what I've understood.  not 100% guaranteeing this is right though.

From what I have heard his journey will start like book one, but this movies will be considered another trip around the circle, like the one he started at the very end of the book series, but this time he had his horn that was lost.  I'm not sure how far they are going with this, maybe almost treating it like a sequel, but it gives them pretty open license to both change things, and to give the series a more audience friendly ending.  they could make this trip his final trip around.  I really don't see audiences reacting well to getting through x amount of movies then he walks back into the beginning of the first.
 
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In for this, love the DT series. Loading of bullets @ 2:03 of the trailer is amazing.

Love Idris Elba, but it is going to be hard to see him as Roland after picturing a young Eastwood in my mind for the last 30 years or whatever.

 
lardonastick said:
In for this, love the DT series. Loading of bullets @ 2:03 of the trailer is amazing.

Love Idris Elba, but it is going to be hard to see him as Roland after picturing a young Eastwood in my mind for the last 30 years or whatever.
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Huge King fan and really looking forward to this movie. Also, agree with the bolded. My mental take on Roland was also a younger Eastwood but maybe a little more sullen and dour.

 
You should be aware, though, that the film is not a straight adaptation. Rather, it seems to be some combination of the first novel (“The Gunslinger”) and the third (“The Waste Lands”), while also incorporating significant story points from the last book.
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Obviously like most others, I pictured Clint as Roland while reading the books.. But I'd think Kiefer Sutherland could pull it off nicely...

 
lardonastick said:
In for this, love the DT series. Loading of bullets @ 2:03 of the trailer is amazing.

Love Idris Elba, but it is going to be hard to see him as Roland after picturing a young Eastwood in my mind for the last 30 years or whatever.
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Yep same here. Love the books and Roland is a gritty Eastwood type implanted into my brain.

 
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Peak said:
Huh?  I was with @Dan Lambskin where the movie started with Book 1.  Watching the trailer, they definitely took some liberties if this is the case.  Can you point me towards some of these "spoilers"?  I've read the series multiple times, so nothing new for me.  But I'm interested in how this picks up after the last book.
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If you read the last book, just think about what happened and what the entire theme of the series was. 

 
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