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Post by dantethedylan on Feb 28, 2017 12:16:41 GMT
Here we can talk everything about the upcoming movie The Dark Tower. Comes out: July 28
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Post by ashverses on Feb 28, 2017 13:04:39 GMT
I still question that release date. Has there been any marketing released yet? Is this supposed to be a blockbuster? What is the expected budget? I worry that they'll mess up King again
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Post by Jerk on Mar 1, 2017 0:31:58 GMT
Yeah, release a trailer already.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 15:53:59 GMT
This is going to be the one good Stephen King film for this year. They've butchered IT just from the images shown.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 20:19:32 GMT
I'm not so sure. Based on the storyline (or what can be found of it online), this isn't going to be The Dark Tower, but a story based on the books, maybe considering this movie as a sort of continuation of the story. I fear that a lot of people are going to be seriously disappointed.
I have to say, deviating from the books might improve the odds of this being a good movie. Great books, but as with most SK books, near impossible to make a movie of it if you stick too close to it.
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Post by SaMcRo on Mar 3, 2017 23:43:59 GMT
Not read the book(s) but have been looking forward to seeing this one for quite some time. It is worrying that they haven't released a trailer for it yet though. Will be a surprise if it keeps that July 28th release date.
I'm also a huge fan of Katheryn Winnick, so that helps!
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Post by politicidal on Mar 5, 2017 1:46:58 GMT
Not too far off. Where's the trailer?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 9:25:52 GMT
Maybe a trailer could come out with Power Rangers or Ghost in the Shell
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Post by theredcrosseknight on Mar 7, 2017 21:05:51 GMT
This is going to be the one good Stephen King film for this year. They've butchered IT just from the images shown. Have you seen the leaked trailer? It's highly unlikely that this movie will be much better than that one.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 21:39:04 GMT
Looking forward to this, so hopefully it will be good. It's been a while since we've had a great Stephen King film, I think The Green Mile was the last great one.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 19, 2017 23:20:36 GMT
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Post by gogoschka1 on Mar 19, 2017 23:29:42 GMT
Looking forward to this, so hopefully it will be good. It's been a while since we've had a great Stephen King film, I think The Green Mile was the last great one. Correction: I thought 'The Mist' was excellent.
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Post by hardball on Mar 23, 2017 6:10:48 GMT
I still question that release date. Has there been any marketing released yet? Is this supposed to be a blockbuster? What is the expected budget? I worry that they'll mess up King again The budget is reportedly $60 million. This was supposed to be released in February but was pushed to July. Just four months away and not even a teaser trailer.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 10:50:31 GMT
I'm not so sure. Based on the storyline (or what can be found of it online), this isn't going to be The Dark Tower, but a story based on the books, maybe considering this movie as a sort of continuation of the story. I fear that a lot of people are going to be seriously disappointed. I have to say, deviating from the books might improve the odds of this being a good movie. Great books, but as with most SK books, near impossible to make a movie of it if you stick too close to it. I agree. With the exception of a few (Pet Semetary, for one), it seems like the translation of King's books to film are better when they are more of an inspiration rather than a hard guide. I thought Kubrick's version of The Shining was better than the TV movie that followed the book exactly, even though I adore the book. Same goes for Children of the Corn. I love the idea of a continuation story as opposed to them trying to recreate the The Dark Tower world. There is no way they could do it, but I'd be interested to know what happened to Roland after he went through the tower and ended up back in the desert at the end of book 7. ETA: Dammit, I tried using the spoiler, but the brackets never show up for me, so I can't see where it is until I actually post ![](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/imdbv2/imdbsmileys/hmm.gif)
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Post by ashverses on Mar 23, 2017 11:55:47 GMT
I still question that release date. Has there been any marketing released yet? Is this supposed to be a blockbuster? What is the expected budget? I worry that they'll mess up King again The budget is reportedly $60 million. This was supposed to be released in February but was pushed to July. Just four months away and not even a teaser trailer. If the budget amount is true, The Dark Tower probably won't flop. But it does seem like they are hiding this movie. It is strange there is no trailer.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 14:43:48 GMT
The budget is reportedly $60 million. This was supposed to be released in February but was pushed to July. Just four months away and not even a teaser trailer. If the budget amount is true, The Dark Tower probably won't flop. But it does seem like they are hiding this movie. It is strange there is no trailer.
Last time I saw this happen was with Cell, it's not a good sign. If they start to push back the date of release, we'll know not to expect anything.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 14:49:48 GMT
I'm not so sure. Based on the storyline (or what can be found of it online), this isn't going to be The Dark Tower, but a story based on the books, maybe considering this movie as a sort of continuation of the story. I fear that a lot of people are going to be seriously disappointed. I have to say, deviating from the books might improve the odds of this being a good movie. Great books, but as with most SK books, near impossible to make a movie of it if you stick too close to it. I agree. With the exception of a few (Pet Semetary, for one), it seems like the translation of King's books to film are better when they are more of an inspiration rather than a hard guide. I thought Kubrick's version of The Shining was better than the TV movie that followed the book exactly, even though I adore the book. Same goes for Children of the Corn. I love the idea of a continuation story as opposed to them trying to recreate the The Dark Tower world. There is no way they could do it, but I'd be interested to know what happened to Roland after he went through the tower and ended up back in the desert at the end of book 7. ETA: Dammit, I tried using the spoiler, but the brackets never show up for me, so I can't see where it is until I actually post ![](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/imdbv2/imdbsmileys/hmm.gif) The Shining was a good movie, even if it wasn't really what the book was about. I understand King's feelings about it, but that television series was pretty awful imo.
Shawshank Redemption stuck to the book fairly closely, I believe, and that one worked out fine. But most of the time, the better movies are not really that similar to the book. 'Stand by Me' is a great movie, not really like the story King wrote. Dolores Claiborne as well, although the book was a lot better still. (all just my opinion, ofcourse)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 16:47:27 GMT
Looking forward to this, so hopefully it will be good. It's been a while since we've had a great Stephen King film, I think The Green Mile was the last great one. Correction: I thought 'The Mist' was excellent. I couldn't finish it as I thought the production was terrible. It was like watching a dodgy pirate DVD.
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Post by hardball on Mar 28, 2017 7:31:35 GMT
The trailer was released on CinemaCon. Can't find it online, but there's a footage description available from THRTrailer Description: Footage opens with a look at a door frame standing free in the middle of a baron landscape. It then it cuts to Roland in the desert as the famous opening line to King's The Gunslinger, the first volume in the series, is displayed on screen: "The Man in Black fled across the Desert, and the Gunslinger followed.” The footage gives a strong idea of just what The Man in Black is capable of, and it's scarily creepy. Roland and The Man in Black then square off, with Roland telling the villain, "I do not kill with my gun, I kill with my heart." He fires at The Man in Black, who catches the bullet from behind his back. The footage then cuts to the young boy Jake, who lives in New York but has dreams of Roland and a Dark Tower that must stay standing or else billions will die. Jake's therapist tried to tell him it's a dream, but Jake doesn't believe it. Soon, he is shown exploring an abandoned building, where he discovers a portal that takes him to Roland's world. Soon, he presents Roland with one of the drawings the boy made of him from his dreams, and Roland explains that as long as The Man in Black is out there, the Tower will fall and Hell will follow. There are slow-mo shots, including a big fight between the Gunslinger and The Man in Black, as well as an extended look at Roland's prowess with his guns: when Jake is kidnapped, Roland shoots the man who did it from hundreds of yards away, simply by listening to where the bad guy is.
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Post by hardball on Mar 30, 2017 23:59:06 GMT
Opening has been pushed back a week, so it will be on August 4.
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