Rumor: Dark Tower Films May Be Dead
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I feel both really disappointed, and unbelievably relieved. The Dark Tower series is my absolute favorite, and I honestly don't know what I'd do if a film or, God forbid, TV series was made and was unwatchable.
I think that it should stay in book form until they're SURE they can pull it off, so maybe it's for the best. God knows it'd be complex to try to get all of this to screen. So much wandering took place during that series.
I think that it should stay in book form until they're SURE they can pull it off, so maybe it's for the best. God knows it'd be complex to try to get all of this to screen. So much wandering took place during that series.
... What?GreatTeacherCAW said:
Its all subjective, but the Stand was rather good. Misery was as well.
People still talk about Stand By Me (The Body), Cujo was huge (though that ending was crap. But I guess you cant have the real ending cause otherwise there would have been alot of depressed people), The Green Mile was nominated and won quite a few academy awards, It (in my mind) stands as one of the most sadistic things you can ever show someone (fi theyre in the right mood, or young like I was whne I first say it), Christine/Carrie defined generations in film, I dont know anyone that had a problem with Shawshank Redemption (based on Rita Hayworth and the Shawkshank Redemption), the Running Man is kinda good, Creepshow is actually pretty cool, The lawnmower man is a decent enough film.
I dont think there's really been a completely terrible movie based off his works except maybe the Mist (and probably room 1408, you could argue that).
Since Hollywood studio buys far more scripts then they make into films (and their have been many cases they have made entire films and never released them after it was finished) this shouldn't be surprising.
For example, Superbad almost met this fate until 40 Year old Virgin was a big hit, and then they released it to cash in on the stars.
For example, Superbad almost met this fate until 40 Year old Virgin was a big hit, and then they released it to cash in on the stars.
Well, I find him a good author, but thats just me. Just saying, most of his book based movies do really well, cause he has a large hand in a good portion of them and works with people who have good track records.GreatTeacherCAW said:
... He's better then that Patterson guy at least.
As a fan of the books I would be DELIGHTED to see this die. I cant picture it translating well to movies. Why? Has any King movie EVER translated well to the silver screen other than the standalone flukes (green mile, Shawshank, perhaps even Stand by Me) I know people are going to jump up and down howling?
This is the series where the author appeared as a kind of whiny god figure half way through and the last chapter is preceded by a lengthy note on why you shouldn't read the ending (I'll give him credit: I kind of did regret having read it, so at least he knew it was bad). I think I can live without the film version (The first three-or-so books were pretty cool, though). Besides, the Dark Tower just plain doesn't work without a hard R, so the usual 'fantasy epic' audience probably wouldn't be out in force for this one.
Truth ^Robot Overlord said:
I'm pretty disappointed. I really thought they made a good casting choice for Roland and was waiting to see how the other characters turned out, mainly Eddie. There is always the possibility that the movies will be an utter disaster, but if done right they would be extremely enjoyable.
I guess Stephen King wont get to write himself into another crappy film. Stephen King, the Stan Lee of the literary world.
NO! Why? It'd be an epic series! But, then again, it could have also ruined the series. I still don't like the cancellation, though.
I can understand not liking the ending but it worked, and honestly how should one end such an epic story? As far as King himself being the "God" or creator of Roland's world, I thought that was an awesome, original twist, really solidifying the concept of alternate dimensions playing off of one another. As for the R rating, there are plenty of fantasy and sci-fi nerds over 18, so I don't see why this would be a problem. Was shaping up to be a pretty shitty adaptation though, casting wise. Probably best if it dies. Ron Howard can suck it.
No, several of his films did quite well in theaters, and are quite entertaining. The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, Carrie, Misery, Stand By Me, Apt Pupil, Christine, and The Running Man also all did very well.GreatTeacherCAW said:
Nickompoop said:
Yeah, there are a lot of good Stephen King film and TV adaptations, all the ones you listed were quite enjoyable (although the Running Man made me laugh more than anything). Shawshank, Misery and the Green Mile are my personal favorites. However there are a lot of shitty ones too, like Dream Catcher and Desperation. Even the shitty movies were drawn from awesome literature though, so if you don't like the movies don't just write off the books.GreatTeacherCAW said:
I don't think any movie no matter how good it's going to be can do it right. This is too big, even LoTR is a minor project to this scale.
