Stephen King's Epic "The Dark Tower" - Part 1

[Victarion]

So... What's the consensus opinion from the long time fans of what they've seen so far? I only ever read the first book and as it didn't grab me I never went any further.

Did you get a chance to see the trailer? There's a couple of guys tailing Jake. One of 'em kind of scratches at his jaw. Those are the low men. I'm disappointed in their costumes. In the books, they're supposed to look a little strange..a little off... when you get up close. This is a more accurate portrait of your bogstandard low man:

Their cars are implied to be living creatures glamor'd to look like automobiles.

And this is what's hiding under that human mask. Tagged because it could be a spoiler for those who haven't finished the books.

Spoiler

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Did you get a chance to see the trailer? There's a couple of guys tailing Jake. One of 'em kind of scratches at his jaw. Those are the low men. I'm disappointed in their costumes. In the books, they're supposed to look a little strange..a little off... when you get up close. This is a more accurate portrait of your bogstandard low man:

Their cars are implied to be living creatures glamor'd to look like automobiles.

No. Didn't get to see the trailer. It was a leak, right? I'm interested just because This seems like a very different kind of King project to adapt and I know it has lots of passionate fans.

 

[Victarion]

Yes, there's still a lot of greenscreens here and there throughout.

 

[The Apocalypse]

Yeah, it's an unfinished, (apparently) international trailer. Not sure how much different the domestic one will be.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Hopefully the domestic one will be a bit more coherent. International trailers tend to be a bit more jumbled.

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

So... What's the consensus opinion from the long time fans of what they've seen so far? I only ever read the first book and as it didn't grab me I never went any further.

I thought it looked like ****.

 

[harlequinade]

I'm unfamiliar with the story and the presence of some teenage boy made it look like some horrible apprentice kind of movie with Nic Cage or something

 

[Victarion]

In the movie the boy

Spoiler

is a McGuffin with psychic powers

In the books

Spoiler

Roland and the boy have an Isaac and Abraham relationship in the first book

 

[Solidus]

I still think that the aspect of that relationship may still be a part of the first film. I'm still hearing besides setting up the world etc the first film seems to follow most of The Gunslinger.

 

[Guts]

I'm only in the Wastelands but I heard that this movie takes place after the book series and is there an explanation for why Roland has all his fingers?

 

[Solidus]

I'm only in the Wastelands but I heard that this movie takes place after the book series and is there an explanation for why Roland has all his fingers?

If you want to know why, it kind of spoils some big things. But I can PM you.

 

[Guts]

I think I will just continue through the books.

 

[Solidus]

I think I will just continue through the books.

That's fine I put the PM in spoiler tags so you don't have to look. I did not want to spoil it for you unless you really wanted to know.

 

[Roose Bolton]

I'm only in the Wastelands but I heard that this movie takes place after the book series and is there an explanation for why Roland has all his fingers?

"Behelit."

 

[The Apocalypse]

I think I will just continue through the books.

Good choice. It's a wild ride.

 

[Guts]

The viral marketing has begun.

 

[The Joker]

Dad-a-chum?

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I think I will just continue through the books.

I found the first book a real.slog to get through. I didn't read the rest until a few years later, but I enjoyed every book after the first so its worth it.

 

[Ipodman]

I've only read the first two books so far, enjoyed the second book more than the first one mainly due to the ridiculous mechanics that Stephen King can come up with... absolute genius in many parts...
What I want to know is, does Dad-a-chum and all the sounds the lobsters make ever mean anything?

 

[Rowsdower!]

Damn it Sony, just release the f***ing trailer already.

 

[:eek:]

Book About The Dark Tower Movie

Posted: October 18, 2016, 09:24:28
Section: Film » The Dark Tower
A book with the title The Making of the Dark Tower: The Art of the Film will be released by Scribner in January 2017. Not much info about it has been released so we can only guess what it is but it sounds interesting. More info as soon as we get it.

Pre-order your copy here.

 

[childeroland]

I've only read the first two books so far, enjoyed the second book more than the first one mainly due to the ridiculous mechanics that Stephen King can come up with... absolute genius in many parts...
What I want to know is, does Dad-a-chum and all the sounds the lobsters make ever mean anything?

Spoiler

No. They're just sounds the lobstrosities make.

 

[Ipodman]

Spoiler

No. They're just sounds the lobstrosities make.

Okay thanks!

 

[Solidus]

http://www.sombragroup.com/

Remember the count down ends in 23 hours. I figure the trailer will drop then.

 

[Dragon_316ca]

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/03/dark-tower-film-postponed-stephen-king

Film been pushed back to Summer 2017 because of more post-production work needs to be done.