The dark tower bombs at box office but sequel moving. The dark tower is the type of film you blind buy out of a clearance bin and enjoy as a onetime watch. I now understand why people rated the dark tower movie as shit. The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. The dark tower british board of film classification. The main issue is the movie s strong, frequent violence. Its based on a sevenbook series by one of the worlds most popular writers. A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the tower s disillusioned guardian to stop an evil warlock known as the man in black who plans to use the boy to destroy the tower and open the gates of hell. This dark tower film is not an adaptation of the books, and didnt try to be anything except a story in the dark tower universe. With that great opening line, an obsession began for millions of readers of stephen kings series of books that would eventually be known as the dark tower. Within the dark tower series roland and his katet are following the path of the turtle and bear, but there are five other beams and this is a poem about the horse and the dog rated. Youd probably get this joke if the movie bothered to explain more of its mythology. The dark tower 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The dark tower 2017, action adventure fantasy released in english hindi language in theatre near you in. Directed by nikolaj arcel and starring idris elba and matthew mcconaughey as roland deschain the gunslinger and randall flagg the man in black. Stephen kings the dark tower, the ambitious and expansive story from. The pg rating is for thematic material including sequences of gun violence and action. The dark tower tv series cast, premiere date, network. They took what should have been a hard r rated series of movies or an at least five season tv series and condensed it into a 95 minute summer action flick. The mpaa has officially rated stephen kings the dark tower pg for thematic material including sequences of gun violence and action. The author certainly makes a valid point, in his interview with cinemablend. Stephen king talks the dark tower sequel, tv prequel gets a.
The dark tower trailer officially rated, expected to arrive soon. When i first watched the movie, i had not read the books so i just had a rough idea of what the story was so the movie was pretty good in my reckoning. The modest result for the dark tower, starring idris elba and matthew mcconaughey, was in line with expectations heading into the weekend but well shy of initial hopes for a possible. I now understand why people rated the dark tower movie as. With the dark tower movies beginning to take shape, it seems logical to assume there will be a resurgence of people wanting to see what these books are all about. The dark tower is a 2017 american fantasy western film directed and cowritten by nikolaj. The good, the bad and the stupid in the dark tower the. The last gunslinger, roland deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with walter odim, also known as the man in black, determined to prevent him from toppling the dark tower, which holds the universe together.
Director nikolaj arcels the dark tower is given the unenviable task of condensing the sprawling mythology established in kings book series of the same name which includes nine novels published between 1982 and 2012 down to a two hour movie. With michael moriarty, jenny agutter, carol lynley, theodore bikel. Any film studio that was legitimately serious about doing the dark tower. We understand that a preteen boys father died and that the man was a firefighter he apparently died in a fire. Rated pg for thematic material including sequences of gun violence and action. After about a decade spent in development hell, a film adaptation of kings celebrated dark tower series of novels has finally hit theaters. In february, it was announced that the dark tower had cast 28yearold australian actress abbey lee mad max.
The dark tower is a series of eight books and one short story written by american author stephen king. Hopefully, the dark tower will be a way into the story for new readers as well. The movie itself was interesting and had some cool actions but definitely felt like a rushed story that should have been paced through multiple films. The dark tower trailer officially rated and ready for release. The dark tower, it is the day that jake chambers and. Roland idris elba and his father steven dennis haysbert face off against dark magician walter matthew mcconaughey. An adaptation and continuation of stephen kings novel series of the same name, the film stars idris elba as roland deschain, a gunslinger on a quest to protect the dark tower a mythical structure which supports all realitieswhile matthew mcconaughey plays his nemesis, walter padick the man in. The dark tower is also my favorite book series btw, and im actually glad theyre doing a movie for it. With idris elba, matthew mcconaughey, tom taylor, dennis haysbert. The dark tower, it is the day that jake chambers and stephen king save stephen kings life. Dec 22, 2017 although king was vocal about how much he liked the movie prior to the films release, he admits that the studio took the wrong approach in adapting the dark tower as a runofthemill pg. I started book 1 about 5 months ago and rolands journey just ended for me several minutes ago, in fact.
The last gunslinger, roland idris elba, has been locked in an eternal battle with the man in black matthew mcconaughey, determined to prevent him from toppling the dark tower. The dark tower trailer officially rated, expected to. A thinny appears in the film, but i dont recall it being. The dark tower 2017 the face of my father scene 110. Pg for thematic material including sequences of gun violence and action. I always try to tell people about how bad ass the story is but no one gives a shit because its 8 books long and most of them are very long and very complex. A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 18 produced by 5. The dark tower is a 2017 american fantasy western film directed and cowritten by nikolaj arcel.
Boasting the star power of idris elba as heroic gunslinger roland deschain and matthew mcconaughey as the. Children are kidnapped, forcibly strapped in a chair, and attached to a machine that sucks energy out of their minds. Song of susannah, we learn that this is the day that stephen king was hit by van near lovell, maine. Aug 06, 2017 the modest result for the dark tower, starring idris elba and matthew mcconaughey, was in line with expectations heading into the weekend but well shy of initial hopes for a possible. The first book was actually called the gunslinger, and it was a relatively small volume of brilliant scififantasy that used iconic imagery to begin the crafting.
Stephen king wants the dark tower sequel to be rated r. Parents need to know that the dark tower is a scififantasy adventure based on a series of epic novels by stephen king. After 35 years of pining, superfans of stephen kings dark tower book series finally have their movie. Before you get all up in arms, this isnt a bad thing. Awful, violent, revengefilled stephen king adaptation. The longawaited first trailer for the dark tower has been rated ahead of its release. King series, the movie is an unappealing hash of moviemaking cliches that, after. You know there is a fine line between pg and an r rating. It was not the dark tower as i read by stephen king. Im a long time fan of the dark tower, and as such, this movie was fairly disappointing. The construction of a skyscraper is being haunted by a ghost. Idris elba, left, and matthew mcconaughey in the dark tower, a film directed. Refusing to see a movie due to a rating is a pretty childish move. The last gunslinger, roland deschain idris elba, has been locked in an eternal battle with walter odim, also known as the man in black matthew mcconaughey, determined to prevent him from toppling the.
Apr 29, 2017 the dark tower trailer officially rated, expected to arrive soon. Sometimes its a matter of a fuck word used in a certain context that gets the rating. Apr 29, 2017 the longawaited first trailer for the dark tower has been rated ahead of its release. Stephen king wants rrated dark tower sequel screen rant. There were none of the characters or scenes i enjoyed so much. Incorporating themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and western, it describes a gunslinger and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. Stephen kings the dark tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the worlds most celebrated authors, makes its launch to. If i rated purely based on the movie i would have given a 2.
But in the end, king doesnt seem to mind one way or another what audiences end up thinking of the movie. The dark tower rated pg for sequences of gun violence. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. The dark tower is a series of eight books which span an entire connected universe which links several other books and stories by stephen king, including bag of bones, the talisman, black house, the stand, everythings eventual, from a buick 8, hearts in atlantis, insomnia, the eyes of the dragon, and salems lot, with minor references to it, the mist, and the shining.
Expect to see guns and shooting, killing, knives and stabbing, some bloodbloody wounds including glass going through someones hand, explosions, and scary images. Boasting the star power of idris elba as heroic gunslinger roland deschain and matthew mcconaughey as the malevolent man in black, many king fans hoped that. Although king was vocal about how much he liked the movie prior to the films release, he admits that the studio took the wrong approach in. When sony pictures first announced it was to adapt stephen kings epic the dark tower series, fans were overjoyed to see the project finally come to fruition. Sep 10, 2017 and yet the dark tower film went out of its way to trim the material to get a pg rating, presumably so that it would appeal to a much wider audience than it would if it was rated r. Stephen king movies rarely disappoint and i think this one didnt perform too well at the box. An adaptation and continuation of stephen kings novel series of the same name, the film stars idris elba as roland deschain, a gunslinger on a quest to protect the dark towera mythical structure which supports all realitieswhile matthew mcconaughey plays his nemesis, walter padick the man in. The main issue is the movies strong, frequent violence. It movies lessons for stephen kings dark tower variety. If stephen king has his way, the next dark tower movie should it happen will be rated r. The dark tower trailer was rated by consumer protection british columbia and approved for all audiences. For stephen king fans at the turn of the millennium, the dark tower series was what george r. After battling delay after delay, the muchanticipated adaptation of stephen kings the dark tower may be ready to release its first trailer.
Rated pg for extreme, if largely bloodless, gun violence. The last gunslinger, roland deschain idris elba, has been locked in an eternal battle with walter odim, also known as the man in black matthew mcconaughey, determined to prevent him from. Stephen king wants the dark tower sequel to be rated r movie the dark tower stephen king about 2 years ago by joey paur after years of waiting, the dark tower finally made it to the big screen and. Jan 16, 2020 the dark tower is too rich a text with too devoted a fanbase to be thwarted by a failed movie, especially during this current stephen king adaptation renaissance see also it, pet sematary. Stephen king admits the dark tower bombed because it was pg. Jul 28, 2017 trailer music the dark tower theme song epic 2017 soundtrack the dark tower duration. Free guy official trailer 2020 ryan reynolds, superhero movie hd duration. We read an explanation of a tower and the fact that as long as it stands evil will be kept at bay. It was an entertaining movie, but lacked any depth.
The number nineteen is a magical number in the dark tower novels. The dark tower is rated pg by the mpaa for thematic material including sequences of gun violence and action. The trailer has a runtime of 2 minutes and 32 seconds, suggesting it will be a fulllength. With the dark tower now in theaters, youre going to see a lot of headlines and hear a lot of conversations about how the movie compares to the vast mythology chronicled in. The dark tower is filled with references for king nuts, including, among others, a moment where roland glances behind a pinup poster while looking for an exit the shawshank redemption and the numbers 1408 above a portal. With michael rooker, jasper paakkonen, jerome flynn, elaine cassidy. I understand the rationale behind the movie that is pg. Deadpool certainly opened the floodgates for more r rated fare.
Stephen kings the dark tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the worlds most celebrated authors. Thanks to heavy doses of cgi, this is no longer the case. Aug 04, 2017 speaking with cinemablend, king stated that he wants the dark tower sequel to be r rated. Its also a known fact that pg movies make more money than r rated movie. Aug 03, 2017 rated pg thematic material, sequences of gun violence and action. May 03, 2017 in a world full of superheroes, theres only one gunslinger.
The series, and its use of the dark tower, expands upon stephen kings. Sep 05, 2017 the dark tower trailer was rated by consumer protection british columbia and approved for all audiences. In a world full of superheroes, theres only one gunslinger. A sloppy kind of popcorn entertainment like a mcrib you ingest with your eyeballs. I think this movie should have been called the gunslinger because it was about a gunslinger rescuing a boy from a bad guy. I feel like im not allowed to say that unless i explain myself, so here goes. Fans of the dark tower have endured a long, tumultuous wait the the ambitious adaptation of stephen kings fantasy epic, which has experienced setback after setback since it was officially announced in 2010.
I am sad that there was no eddie, no dettasusannah. A struggling circus finds salvation in the form of an exciting new twist on their highwire act. Sep 12, 2017 certainly, if the dark tower movie had come out in the 80s or 90s, some parts of kings vision would have been unable to become a reality. A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the. The dark tower tv series cast, premiere date, network tv. Stephen king shares what he thinks of the dark tower movie. Jul 21, 2017 the mpaa has officially rated stephen kings the dark tower pg for thematic material including sequences of gun violence and action wait. With ben lyon, anne crawford, david farrar, herbert lom. Deadpool certainly opened the floodgates for more r rated. Aug 08, 2017 on one level, the dark tower, the bigscreen stephen king adaptation released friday, should have been a gimme. The dark tower 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.