The dark tower will be taken to the movies. It's official, the fans of this horror writer are in luck because one of the most anticipated books as an adaptation will be taken to the cinema. Finally.
The actors who will give life to the characters in this story are Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba. And don't be mistaken because the first will play the black gunman, the antagonist, and the black actor will play the protagonist who pursues the first. Stephen King has confirmed it through his Twitter account: "It's official: The man in black who fled through the desert and the gunman who followed him #DarkTowerMovie @McConaughey @IdrisElba"
The film will be directed by Nikolaj Arcel, director of things like A Royal Affair. This director has also written the script for the girl with the tattooed dragon.
Already in 2011 it was announced that it would be Ron Howard the one in charge of adapting this long series of King in which it would have as protagonist Javier Bardem. As you well know, the project that consisted of several films and a mini-series suffered a stoppage due to lack of funding.
This story will be one of the last adapted in relation to King's books and will join a long list of films such as Carrie, Salem's Lot, Misery, The Shining, Creepshow, It, The Dead Zone, Cemetery of animals, among others.