Aug 03, 2017 its true the dark tower movie runs a clean 95 minutes. Dark tower runtime revealed and its really short jul 19, 2017. In many ways, stephen kings verbose novels lend themselves well to longer film and tv adaptations, which is why its somewhat upsetting to know that, in comparison, the other longawaited king adaptation, the dark tower, will only have a run time of 95 minutes when it. Aug 08, 2017 the dark tower easily could have filled up this runtimein fact, it probably would have helped its awkward attempt to fit so many disparate elements from kings novels into one movie. The dark tower 2 movie sequel, tv series discussed. The films runtime is 94 mins with credits and is rated. King, who has been supportive of the film, defended its short running time. Jul 17, 2017 however, even if the dark tower isnt as long as lord of the rings or anything from marvel, its 95minute runtime hopefully means its a tight, wellplotted movie free from bloat. Why does the dark towers running time terrify stephen king fans. The dark tower director, nikolaj arcel, has been speaking about the upcoming movie and explaining why its only 95 minutes long. Apparently, though, one of the many things the dark tower movie will jettison from the original books is kings verbosity, as the british board of film classification via collider says that director nikolaj arcels the dark tower will clock in at a brief 95 minutes. Stephen kings fantasy saga is reincarnated as a dud in.
Stephen kings the dark tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the worlds most celebrated authors, makes its launch to the big screen. The gunslinger, roland deschain, roams an old westlike landscape where the world has moved on in pursuit of the man in black. The dark tower trailer officially rated and ready for release. According to an introduction by stephen king in one of his books, the good, the bad, and the ugly along with the lord of the rings book series, is the primary influence for his the dark tower. With michael moriarty, jenny agutter, carol lynley, theodore bikel. Fans are flipping out about the 95minute the dark tower runtime, but the director of the movie says its all part of the plan. Get the dark tower dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. A successful architect jenny agutter is in the middle of a large building project, but a series of murders among the construction crew disrupts her plans. Sep 26, 2017 the dark tower spans over three decades and 8 books. Stephen kings the dark tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the worlds most celebrated authors, makes its launch to.
Of course, the movie is in danger of becoming actionheavy and. The official runtime for the dark tower adaptation has been revealed to be 95 minutes, which many think is far too short for a movie. Jul 26, 2017 in an age of rather more lengthy cinematic blockbusters, some movie fans long for the days of the 90minuteish mainstream outings of the 80s and 90s, but when news arrived of the dark tower s. Bingeclock, what is the runtime of the dark tower and. The dark tower runtime clocks in at only an hour and a half, a slim figure for the adaptation of a lengthy stephen king saga.
Aug 11, 2017 the destruction of devartoi also means that the dark tower 2 movie can borrow elements of the drawing of the three, but the film and movie cant have the same meaning. Jul 19, 2017 although its quite the opposite for the dark tower. The dark tower 1943 stream and watch online moviefone. It describes a gunslinger and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. Jul 19, 2017 the dark tower runtime clocks in at only an hour and a half, a slim figure for the adaptation of a lengthy stephen king saga. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent dark tower online on moviefone. This doesnt bode well for fans who are hoping for a mythological deep dive into what king has. 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. Sony is keeping a tight lid on the plot of the dark tower, so we have to take what we know about the books and. The dark tower movie will be followed by a dark tower television series set. Everything we know about the stephen king adaptation. The films runtime is 94 mins with credits and is rated the uk equivalent of pg. I feel like im not allowed to say that unless i explain myself, so here goes.
However, hollywoods latest attempt to launch a cinematic universe didnt exactly go as planned. Director nikolaj arcel explains the dark tower runtime. The dark tower was released in 2017 on friday, august 4, 2017 in nationwide movie theaters. The dark tower is a series of eight books and one short story written by american author stephen king that incorporate themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and western. The dark tower trailer was rated by consumer protection british columbia and approved for all audiences. Stephen kings the dark tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the worlds most celebrated authors, makes its. Expect to see guns and shooting, killing, knives and stabbing, some bloodbloody wounds including glass going through someones hand, explosions, and scary images. Sep 05, 2017 the trailer has a runtime of 2 minutes and 32 seconds, suggesting it will be a fulllength trailer and not a teaser. Dark tower director explains the runtime screen rant. The british board of film classification has revealed the official runtime for the dark tower, and.
Sony is keeping a tight lid on the plot of the dark tower, so we have to. Everything you need to know about the dark tower movie 2017. What really went wrong with the dark tower youtube. Find out the dark tower runtime and the movie marathons it appears on. The trailer has a runtime of 2 minutes and 32 seconds, suggesting it will be a fulllength. Fans are flipping out about the 95minute the dark tower runtime.
But instead of the sort of nerdy fantastist the material deserves, weve ended up with nikolaj arcel a royal affair, a stolid dane who earns his journeyman card by getting through. Most younger movie fans know him best for his role as chief inspector dreyfus in the pink panther series. I was very pleased to see her in this as she has much more screen time than any movie i have ever seen her in. Jul 17, 2017 the official theatrical runtime for the upcoming dark fantasy epic the dark tower has been confirmed. The dark tower pop culture news, movie, tv, music and. Stephen kings the dark tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the. The dark tower 2017 stream and watch online moviefone. The dark tower skip to main search results amazon prime. Director nikolaj arcel has explained why his upcoming movie adaptation of stephen kings the dark tower is only 95 minutes long. The official runtime for the dark tower adaptation has been revealed to be 95 minutes, which many think is far too short for a movie of this. The official theatrical runtime for the upcoming dark fantasy epic the dark tower has been confirmed. Like, more than is even in one of the doorstopper books kings written. Why the it movie might be truer to stephen king than. Parents need to know that the dark tower is a scififantasy adventure based on a series of epic novels by stephen king.
Dark tower director says the tv show will be a direct adaptation of the books. Jul 21, 2017 dark tower director defends movies short runtime july 21, 2017 by. I didnt mind elba being roland and if im honest im not really too fussed about the run time but pg. The british board of film classification bbfc has clocked the dark tower runtime at 95 minutes. The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed. 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.
I think this movie should have been called the gunslinger because it was about a gunslinger rescuing a boy from a bad guy. Nikolaj arcels the dark tower movie, which adapts a small part of stephen kings epic story spanning multiple volumes, will have a 95minute runtime. Director nikolaj arcel, who previously helmed 2012s awardsgrabbing a royal affair, was at sdcc last week, where slashfilm quizzed him on the 95minute runtime set for the dark tower, and he. The dark tower 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The dark tower movie is somehow less than two hours. So the dark tower, a movie that seems to be combining the plot of three separate books from the series, has a runtime of 95 minutes. Official runtime for the dark tower confirmed youtube. Jul 31, 2017 the it movie runtime is oddly long for a horror movie, which may speak volumes about the kind of film were getting. The dark tower clocks in at a brisk 95 minutes by dave trumbore july 17, 2017 dont expect any long soliloquies or characterdeveloping flashbacks. The dark tower 2017 roland deschain idris elba, the last gunslinger, is locked in an eternal battle with walter odim matthew mcconaughey, also known as the man in black. Venture into a connected kingdom with the dark towers. The dark tower director explains the films short runtime. Written by no fewer than four writers not including king, the movie arrives with a lean 95minute runtime and the kind of rotten tomatoes score.
So the movie s 95 minute runtime did not bode well for the initial release, and fans were concerned they were being sold a bunk piece of. Everything we know about the dark tower movie and show. The dark tower official runtime confirmed screen rant. The dark tower runtime is only 95 minutes long film. 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. Matt rooney recently it was announced that the runtime for the upcoming stephen king adaptation the dark tower was. A film adaptation of stephen kings series, the dark tower, is finally here after years in the works, and not without some serious fanfare. Its 95minutes long, which is surprisingly short for a movie that will adapt an 8book saga.
The main issue is the movie s strong, frequent violence. As for the comparison between the it runtime and the dark tower runtime. Dark tower movie runtime clocked at 95 minutes collider. A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the towers disillusioned guardian to stop an evil. This is meant to be dark and have an undertone of horror, i just cant see it working. To create a new marathon that starts with the dark tower, just enter a title. Based on the bestselling eight volume series of novels written by acclaimed american author stephen king, the new movie will be directed by nikolaj arcel and will star idris elba and matthew mcconaughey as chief protagonist roland deschain and matthew mcconaughey as the nefarious man in black. Dark tower director defends movie s short runtime july 21, 2017 by. Heres where things start to get a little bit dicey. Stephen king, the dark tower thusly began rolands quest that spanned three decades of my life. The film is based on the bestselling eight volume series of novels written by acclaimed. Oh, to think what a director like guillermo del toroor anyone from the current crop of hungry young genre directorsmight have done with a film version of stephen kings fantasy cycle the dark tower. Its true the dark tower movie runs a clean 95 minutes. Stephen kings fantasy saga is reincarnated as a dud in the.
Released august 4th, 2017, the dark tower stars idriselba, matthewmcconaughey, tomtaylor, claudiakim the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a. May 03, 2017 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. Over the course of 30 years from 1982 to 2012, stephen king churned out 8 books to tell the complete story of his. Aug 01, 2017 meanwhile, the dark towers runtime is worrying for king fans looking for the film to capture the multiversetrotting, historyspanning, cyclical traits of the dark tower series, without those. Bingeclock, what is the runtime of the dark tower and which. 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, which holds the universe together. Jul 29, 2017 if trailers are to be believed, the first movie based on stephen kings massive dark tower series has a lot going on. In this postapocalyptic world, a man searches desperately for something that will enable him to hold onto the only life he has ever known. Based on the bestselling book series by highlyacclaimed author stephen king. Based on the bestselling eight volume series of novels written by acclaimed american author stephen king, the new movie will be directed by nikolaj arcel and will star idris elba and matthew mcconaughey as chief protagonist roland deschain and matthew.
The official runtime for the dark tower adaptation has been revealed to be 95 minutes, which many think is far too short for a movie of this size and scope, which will kick off a trilogy of. Particularly in modern cinema, that is very short for a feature film. Devartoi is the place where the crimson king houses the psychically gifted people necessary to break the beams of light that connect to the dark tower. 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 construction of a skyscraper is being haunted by a ghost. Is dark towers short runtime a good thing or a bad thing.
The destruction of devartoi also means that the dark tower 2 movie can borrow elements of the drawing of the three, but the film and movie cant have the same meaning. With matthew mcconaughey and idris elba interesting facts about the movie. While arcel has made it clear from the outset that the dark tower movie would only tell part of that story, with another major chunk being saved for a tiein tv series, fans were still very surprised to see the movies runtime listed as 95 minutes. Meanwhile, the dark tower s runtime is worrying for king fans looking for the film to capture the multiversetrotting, historyspanning, cyclical traits of the dark tower. According to the british board of film classification, the dark tower will debut with a theatrical runtime of approximately 95 minutes or roughly an hour and a half. United states august 4, 2017 nationwide canada august 4, 2017. The dark tower is a 2017 american fantasy western film directed and cowritten by nikolaj. Although its quite the opposite for the dark tower. The movie itself is painfully disappointing, especially if you take a closer look at the people who were involved in making it. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including detroit, kidnap and an inconvenient sequel. Dark tower is a mess, but its not a failure august 04, 2017 9.
However, of most significance is its confirmed runtime of 95 minutes, which is pretty short for an epic fantasy based on what king considers to be. The first film adaptation featured julie cobb, who appeared in the original star trek series. However, even if the dark tower isnt as long as lord of the rings or anything from marvel, its 95minute runtime hopefully means its a tight, wellplotted movie free from bloat. The dark tower series is 8 books and many of them are big books. Like the first book in the series 224 pages, its all killer and no filler. The walking dead producer joins the dark tower tv series as its showrunner.
Why the it movie might be truer to stephen king than dark. The lord of the rings was 3 books and the running time for the extended versions of the films was 682 minutes or just over 11 hours long. If trailers are to be believed, the first movie based on stephen kings massive dark tower series has a lot going on. The dark tower august 16, 2018 last chance to bring home the dark tower from amazon prime video and well add spiderman 2002 to your movie collection on us. Rather than crafting a direct adaptation from one of the authors eight dark tower novels, the powers that be at sony have instead decided to create a sequel, and the movie s lean, tight. The dark tower movie is somehow less than two hours inverse.