Fantasy Mike Flanagan's Adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower'

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Abra, Danny & Rose To The Dark Tower Go?
Posted: March 18, 2023, 01:10:24
Mike Flanagan spoke to Script Apart Podcast about his ideas for The Dark Tower and it turns out he want to add characters from The Shining and Doctor Sleep to The Dark Tower universe.

“Abra Stone in the Dark Tower universe, as a Breaker [telepathic agent], is really interesting,” he says. “There’s a character in The Dark Tower named Dandelo, who I think is a cousin of the True Knot, who’s this emotional vampire but who feeds on laughter instead of fear. But there’s room in that world for the True Knot themselves, there’s room for Rose The Hat. There might be room for Danny Torrance.”

What do you think, should Abra, Danny and Rose The Hat be in The Dark Tower adaptation? Personally I don’t think so. They are fine in their own world and not everything King has written are connected to The Dark Tower



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I think it would depend on how they are used. If they move the plot forward, fine. If they go off in stupid tangents, then no.

 

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Flanagan On "Usher" Issues, "Dark Tower" Future - Dark Horizons

 

[squeekness]

I'm sure the strike has pushed this way back.

 

[Pennywise]

https://collider.com/the-dark-tower-series-mike-flanagan-comments/

In a new episode of FANGORIA's The Kingcast, Flanagan revealed that he and the rest of the team are "making enormous progress" on the series, though for now, most development on the series is halted due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Flanagan added that he has "every reason to believe that on the other side of the strike, it's gonna be priority #1." He continued by teasing "great partners" working alongside him to adapt the books, as well as undisclosed actors already circling roles. He also teased "groundbreaking" tactics, shared his confidence in moving forward, as well as standing in solidarity with WGA and SAG-AFTRA.

"We have some potentially groundbreaking approaches to the filmmaking of it that I just can't really talk about ... but what I cansay is that my fears that any momentum we had developed was gonna be obliterated [by the strike], well, I don't really worry about that. We're in a healthy place. We are of course in solidarity with the WGA and SAG, and once those immediate needs are taken care of and everyone's back to work, I think that's when we're gonna immediately deploy. But it's going very well."

 

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Gugino On Potential "Dark Tower" Casting - Dark Horizons

Every filmmaker seems to have a stable of actors they like working with, and that very much includes Mike Flanagan. Across his limited series and films from “Gerald’s Game” and “The Haunting of Hill House,” to “Doctor Sleep,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor” and “Midnight Mass,” he’s built up a...

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Flanagan Keen For "Dark Tower" Eulogy - Dark Horizons

Often when it comes to adapting a written work for the screen, filmmakers will cite one scene or sequence that bringing to life was the key motivator for them to do the project. In the case of the upcoming Amazon multi-season TV series adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” fantasy...

www.darkhorizons.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Flanagan Keen For "Dark Tower" Eulogy - Dark Horizons

Often when it comes to adapting a written work for the screen, filmmakers will cite one scene or sequence that bringing to life was the key motivator for them to do the project. In the case of the upcoming Amazon multi-season TV series adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” fantasy...

www.darkhorizons.com

Enough talk! Give it now!

 

[Deck Rickard]

Seriously. Is this happening or not?

 

[squeekness]

I think they just like teasing us.

 

[Edward Brock]

It should be taken into account that this is being developed independently by Flanagan's own production company so it's not like they're on a rush. This is a tough sell, a weird, genre defying, expensive property and the fact that the movie bombed and that there was a previous failed attempt at a series at Amazon doesn't help either. In fact If it gets financed it will only be trough a very thorough and well prepared presentation and goodwill on Flanagan.
The fact that they're tring to add in characters from Doctor Sleep tells me that there may be some talks going on with Warners. Fingers crossed!

 

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UPDATE FROM MIKE FLANAGAN ABOUT THE DARK TOWER​

Posted: July 26, 2024, 05:43
Section: TV » The Dark Tower (Flanagan)
The podcast Talking Scared talked to Mike Flanagan and here’s what he had to say about the potential of The Exorcist getting in the way of The Dark Tower:

“Oh, it’s not in the way. They coexist very well. I think the trick with The Dark Tower is just it still just takes an enormous amount of time to get going. But we’re further along than the last time we spoke. It seems to be moving on its own momentum. There’s so much logistical, boring, legal stuff that we have to kind of machete our way through to get that thing moving. But yeah, it has not at all stalled and none of the other work that’s that’s kind of emerged has in any way taken away from it.”

“It became so clear to me that that kind of oil tanker of a project was just gonna be moving along. It’s perfectly feasible for me to be working on other things at the same time. And I wish that wasn’t the case. And there’s gonna be a point hopefully soon where that project needs to knock everything else outta the way, where Tower has to kind of assert itself … I couldn’t make that the case now if I wanted to. There’s just too much we’re still having to kind of get through to get it up.”
Read more here

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[Lily Adler]

UPDATE FROM MIKE FLANAGAN ABOUT THE DARK TOWER​

Posted: July 26, 2024, 05:43
Section: TV » The Dark Tower (Flanagan)
The podcast Talking Scared talked to Mike Flanagan and here’s what he had to say about the potential of The Exorcist getting in the way of The Dark Tower:

“Oh, it’s not in the way. They coexist very well. I think the trick with The Dark Tower is just it still just takes an enormous amount of time to get going. But we’re further along than the last time we spoke. It seems to be moving on its own momentum. There’s so much logistical, boring, legal stuff that we have to kind of machete our way through to get that thing moving. But yeah, it has not at all stalled and none of the other work that’s that’s kind of emerged has in any way taken away from it.”

“It became so clear to me that that kind of oil tanker of a project was just gonna be moving along. It’s perfectly feasible for me to be working on other things at the same time. And I wish that wasn’t the case. And there’s gonna be a point hopefully soon where that project needs to knock everything else outta the way, where Tower has to kind of assert itself … I couldn’t make that the case now if I wanted to. There’s just too much we’re still having to kind of get through to get it up.”
Read more here

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[Deck Rickard]

I’m still hopeful. I think if it was dead in the water, he would say as much. And I think the success of Fallout might help to bolster support for The Dark Tower… maybe now, more people will believe that a Weird West/semi-post apocalyptic action drama might be successful. Guess we’ll see…

 

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The Dark Tower Script Is Now Available​

Posted: August 19, 2024, 23:56
Section: TV » The Dark Tower
Remeber the adaptation of The Dark Tower that Amazon did and then dropped? The one that Glen Mazzara wrote the script for? Well, now you can read the script for the pilot over at The Stunt List.

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[Deck Rickard]

I’m still hoping the pilot that they filmed leaks but I guess it will never happen. Might read the script if I have a moment. Some of the casting of that version was interesting.

 

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Flanagan Offers "Dark Tower" Update - Dark Horizons

Acclaimed filmmaker Mike Flanagan (“Midnight Mass,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Haunting of Hill House”) has been attached to an ambitious new adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” for a while now. The project would mark his fourth go at translating a King work to screen...

www.darkhorizons.com

 

[Deck Rickard]

Flanagan Offers "Dark Tower" Update - Dark Horizons

Acclaimed filmmaker Mike Flanagan (“Midnight Mass,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Haunting of Hill House”) has been attached to an ambitious new adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” for a while now. The project would mark his fourth go at translating a King work to screen...

www.darkhorizons.com

Well, good to know he’s still working on it and his explanation does provide some insight into the delay. It does bode well that King would probably give Flanagan his full-throated endorsement (I know King also endorsed the ****ty Sony movie too but I won’t hold that against him anymore) since Flanagan has done a good job adapting a number of his lesser-known properties. But it’s hard to get my hopes up too high until an official announcement happens.

I still wish that failed Dark Tower pilot would leak. I don’t know if it was good but I’m just curious to see how it turned out.

 

[TheVileOne]

I'll believe this is happening when I see it.