"The Dark Tower" is one of the best known Stephen King novelsTherefore, following the fashion for film adaptations, its production is also being prepared to reach the big screen. Its theatrical release has been delayed, as it had been announced for February 17, 2017 and is now said to be in the summer, also next year.
The movie, which has Idris Elba as the protagonist in the role of gunman Roland Deschain, it will be directed by Nikolaj Arcel. At the head of the cast is also Matthew McConaughey, who will be the villain known as The Man in Black. The objective of both protagonists will be to find The Dark Tower, a legendary construction that is the link between different dimensions.
"The Dark Tower"
Last July, the main photography and filming work on "The Dark Tower" was completed, but Sony Pictures is so committed to the film that it has wanted to allow more time for post-production to be done with calm and maximum detail. Although a preview of the film has been leaked, the Official trailer will arrive next Christmas.
It is already confirmed that it will be a trilogy in the cinema, but the story will not end there, since the three films will be followed by two seasons of a series. Everything will be connected to each other, as long as both projects go ahead, since there are those who doubt that the series will finally be carried out due to problems when reaching an agreement with the studio.
Cast of «The Dark Tower»
The film version of this work by Stephen King will have in its cast, in addition to the aforementioned Elba and McConaughey, interpreters such as Tom Taylor, Katheryn Winnick, Jackie Earle Haley, Fran Kranz, Michael Barbieri, Abbey Lee Kershaw, José Zúñiga, Claudia Kim , Alex McGregor, Nicholas Hamilton and De-Wet Nagel, among others.