The Dark Tower (Nikolaj Arcel, Aug. 4th, 2017) Movie • Page 6

Haha, that's hilarious. Wow. I didn't notice at all.

 

I'm into this. gonna finally finish the series over the summer, hopefully.

 

Tbh, I wish someone like Dennis Villanueve helmed this project. He seems to have enough agency that he can basically do whatever he wants. Judging from the trailer, this movie looks like it needs some restraint and I think that's something he could provide.

 

Bummer

 

Wwuuuuuuutttt

Well, hopefully it's a kick ass 85 minutes but uh, we'll see

 

Man the odds are really against this one

 

The first book is also super short-to the point it doesn't even classify as a novel-and doesn't affect its quality.

 

Sure, but this isn't an adaptation of the first book

 

It has the Gunslinger, the man in black, Jake, and what could very easily be Tull. May not be a direct adaptation, but seemed pretty clear that was the base of this story. Especially knowing the cyclical nature/existence as a sequel of the source material.

Don't act like it's not out of the question. Just trying to inject some positivity into a thread that's been ready to write this off without seeing anything for almost a year now.

 

I'm just saying, they have directly stated that it's not a direct adaptation of the Gunslinger and considering the fact that they appear to spend a decent amount of time in our world, it just seems like a lot to pack into an hour and a half. It's troubling, is all. I'm not going to pretend it's not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Edit: I am totally fine with them changing this story, I understand it's a sequel. But even so, it's a lot of story to tell. My main concern is whether or not they get the characters right.

 

It should be noted that in some response tweets he shows that he thinks it's 85 minutes long because that's what Google tells you (and Google is very, very frequently wrong on that front). Don't read too much into it yet.

 

I know this isn't a direct adaptation but the first book literally ends with like a long drawn out existential conversation that sets the course for the rest of the books. I wonder if they'll get into that at all.

 

Legitimately do not know how you can make this series without it being rated R but sure

 

Slowly coming to terms with the fact that this movie is going to be bad

 

Arcel did an AMA

Hi, I’m Nik Arcel, director of THE DARK TOWER. Ask me anything! • r/movies

 

I haven't really had any issues with the movie up to this point and his answers and love of the source material confirms that.

 

I just can't seem to get over the fact that this is pg-13

 

Yeah the pg-13 sucks but it doesn't necessarily mean that the entire series has to be so. And his answers really did make me more excited for the movie again.

 

With the exception of language (all King novels) and that one Stonehenge scene (trying to be vague), The Gunslinger is really only Pg-13 level the majority of the time. So it's not that surprising.

 

I feel like the chance of Arcel getting to do more with this series, and really get into the meat of it, will depend entirely on the box office. It's going up against Detroit.

 

The Stonehenge scene is the first thing that came to mind. I dunno, these books are pretty damn violent and grim. Just look at Tull, or the battle in Wolves. I just want them to capture the essence of the world properly. I guess we'll find out in two weeks!

 

It's real.