The Dark Tower series filmed adaptation

[Br!an]

This thread continues to remain an even-tempered bastion of rational discussion.

Out in the wilderness of the Internet, i'm seeing the most bizarre and off-kilter complaints, such as Elba not having the correct hair to play Roland.

We actually love King's work, and want to see his magnum opus brought to the big screen in all it's glory. Most of us want to see an accurate adaptation. However film (can I still call it that?) isn't literature. Therein lies most of the fodder for discussion/argument. Mostly we work out those disagreements in a civil manner, mostly.

Certain storefront signs and Jake's clothes* appear to be a little older than what I would expect in 2016/2017. Are we certain this first film's NYC is set in our modern day?

* He does not appear to be wearing bell-bottoms or bell-bottom variants. Therefore, I assume this isn't the 1970s.

I haven't heard anything about the timeline. I like that the characters are from different times, and I hope they keep a time spread even if they change the dates.

Bell-bottoms were a hangover of the '60s. They were mostly gone by the late '70s. I experienced the '70s wearing boot cut 501s and one embarrassing pair of Angel Flights.

ELBA: It's exciting because it doesn't feel like it comes from any other source. It's not an existing group, like the Marvel films. It feels very original. The guns and fights are really essential to the story, but our director, Nikolaj [Arcel], isn't overcooking it.

This is a crucial trend which The Dark Tower has going for it: ennui with the superhero genre.

I was over it ten years ago.

Bonus points for the word of the day: ennui.

[Randall Flagg]

Flaccid works for me when wanting to use ennui...

[St. Troy]

Isn't "flaccid" pretty much the definition of when something isn't working for you?

[Isamu Dyson]

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[Br!an]

I'm not very good at identifying model years, but the cars in the shots are certainly not from the '70s.

[skyofcrack]

I'm still believing this is from later in the series. They're just shooting all the NY stuff at once.

Edit: I don't know if the plan is still to do features AND a TV series but I would leave all the flashbacks for the series and do the linear story in 3 or 4 films, shooting them all at once.

[Isamu Dyson]

We actually love King's work, and want to see his magnum opus brought to the big screen in all it's glory. Most of us want to see an accurate adaptation. However film (can I still call it that?) isn't literature. Therein lies most of the fodder for discussion/argument. Mostly we work out those disagreements in a civil manner, mostly.

I suppose the difference is discipline, then. After all, love and hate are rather incestuous siblings.

(Yeah. I have seen my share of otherwise normal fans abruptly erupt into a hideous geyser of contention once something didn't line up perfectly with their mind's eye.)

I haven't heard anything about the timeline. I like that the characters are from different times, and I hope they keep a time spread even if they change the dates.

Bell-bottoms were a hangover of the '60s. They were mostly gone by the late '70s. I experienced the '70s wearing boot cut 501s and one embarrassing pair of Angel Flights.

Aw shucks. A man can dream, can't he ?

I was over it ten years ago.

Bonus points for the word of the day: ennui.

Myself, the present batch of franchises coupled with their production methods are starting to put me off.

An outside-context IP such as Cadillacs and Dinosaurs/Xenozoic Tales would perk me right up if I caught wind of it being adapted into a film.

I'm not very good at identifying model years, but the cars in the shots are certainly not from the '70s.

For that matter, the bulk of the vehicles do not hail from the 1980s. Damn...another hope is dashed .

[skyofcrack]

Jake and Roland go to NY in 1999. Jake is by himself in 1977.

[Isamu Dyson]

Jake and Roland go to NY in 1999. Jake is by himself in 1977.

Gracias .

[Randall Flagg]

Probably why Jake is wearing Nike tennis shoes that are circa 1995-1999.

[Br!an]

Jake and Roland go to NY in 1999. Jake is by himself in 1977.

Thanks, my mind was stuck in the '70s.

[Isamu Dyson]

Yeah: Idris can definitely pull off the frightful visage of a pissed off Roland when he needs to.

Based on what i've seen in other pictures, Jackie Earl Haley is shaping up to be some sort of demonic entity in human form.

[Bev Vincent]

http://wegotthiscovered.com/wp-conte...wer-set-02.jpg

Yeah: Idris can definitely pull off the frightful visage of a pissed off Roland when he needs to.

Based on what i've seen in other pictures, Jackie Earl Haley is shaping up to be some sort of demonic entity in human form.

He's Richard Sayre.

[Isamu Dyson]

http://wegotthiscovered.com/wp-conte...wer-set-02.jpg

Yeah: Idris can definitely pull off the frightful visage of a pissed off Roland when he needs to.

Based on what i've seen in other pictures, Jackie Earl Haley is shaping up to be some sort of demonic entity in human form.

He's Richard Sayre.

Thanksee sai for the dumpling of information .

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The man's eyes look intense. Light doing a dance on his corneas, or...contacts?

[Sai Sheb]

I wonder what he's carrying in his hand?? Also noticed his ammo belt has full barrel clips instead of single rounds... easier to load I suppose..

[herbertwest]

It's nice to see pictures of the set etc, but I feel like it's kind of ruining the surprise of discovering the movie in theather.
I am the only one that starts feeling that way?

[Isamu Dyson]

I wonder what he's carrying in his hand?? Also noticed his ammo belt has full barrel clips instead of single rounds... easier to load I suppose..

I was (and still am) of the mind that he is toting extra-large speedloaders.

It's nice to see pictures of the set etc, but I feel like it's kind of ruining the surprise of discovering the movie in theather.
I am the only one that starts feeling that way?

Mm hm. I take consolation in the fact that proper color grading, CGI integration, inclusion of a soundtrack, and actual voices will make a difference.

[webstar1000]

It's nice to see pictures of the set etc, but I feel like it's kind of ruining the surprise of discovering the movie in theather.
I am the only one that starts feeling that way?

Not at all. The finished product will be the feast.. this is just the appetizers

[webstar1000]

http://wegotthiscovered.com/wp-conte...wer-set-02.jpg

Yeah: Idris can definitely pull off the frightful visage of a pissed off Roland when he needs to.

Based on what i've seen in other pictures, Jackie Earl Haley is shaping up to be some sort of demonic entity in human form.

He's Richard Sayre.

Thanksee sai for the dumpling of information .

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http://cdn01.cdn.justjared.com/wp-co...wer-set-21.jpg

The man's eyes look intense. Light doing a dance on his corneas, or...contacts?

I must say you have an immense passion for the books... do you collect at all?

[stroppygoblin]

I'm not very good at identifying model years, but the cars in the shots are certainly not from the '70s.

That's a 2011 Takuro Spirit.

[Sai Sheb]

http://www.justjared.com/photo-galle...-tower-set-05/
Some good pics hear

[Isamu Dyson]

http://wegotthiscovered.com/wp-conte...wer-set-02.jpg

Yeah: Idris can definitely pull off the frightful visage of a pissed off Roland when he needs to.

Based on what i've seen in other pictures, Jackie Earl Haley is shaping up to be some sort of demonic entity in human form.

He's Richard Sayre.

Thanksee sai for the dumpling of information .

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http://cdn01.cdn.justjared.com/wp-co...wer-set-21.jpg

The man's eyes look intense. Light doing a dance on his corneas, or...contacts?

I must say you have an immense passion for the books... do you collect at all?

Who, me? No, not particularly. I have all eight novels and the Complete Concordance companion piece. That's it. My passion has been rekindled lately because of the second wind i've discovered as I soldiered on through the bushier undergrowth of later titles...and eventually coming to discover that so many little things weave into a much larger tapestry.

[mae]

Don't forget to use IMG tags to add pictures, or use the add picture icon, so that it's not just a link.

[Isamu Dyson]

Don't forget to use IMG tags to add pictures, or use the add picture icon, so that it's not just a link.

Those would be my half-arsed attempts to go easy on the spoilers .

[Br!an]

I'm not very good at identifying model years, but the cars in the shots are certainly not from the '70s.

That's a 2011 Takuro Spirit.

We'll likely see a Buick Roadmaster and a Plymouth Fury too.