The Dark Tower Will Be A Sequel

 

Film’s director Nikolaj Arcel has dropped a bigger morsel to chew over Dark Tower is not an adaptation – it’s a sequel.

He said “The hardcore fans of The Dark Tower series will know that this is actually a sequel to the books in a way. It has a lot of the same elements, a lot of the same characters, but it is a different journey.” It’s completely circular, cogs and wheels. Everything fits together. It has a great little power to it. It fits very well into the nature of the entire saga itself.”

It’s been long-rumoured that the film isn’t actually a straight-up adaptation of Stephen King’s series of novels. King penned multiple volumes and many more of his other titles connect into the world of the Gunslinger it’s a very complex tale. As the history of cinema has shown, intricately-plotted literature doesn’t always translate well to the big screen. Hence, Arcel and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman planned to begin in the middle of King’s series, and spiral outwards from there. That’s why several key players in the story  haven’t been cast.

The Dark Tower opens on February 17, 2017.