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5 Things You Need To Know About The Dark Tower Movie

06/19/2017 By Deana TCategories: Movies

Get ready for all of The Dark Tower movie trivia you really need to know before Stephen King’s latest big screen adaptation hits theaters! Whether you’re a super fan or new to King’s work, these are the must-know facts about this highly anticipated flick! Check them out!

 

These are the five The Dark Tower Movie trivia tidbits that you’re absolutely dying to know! Check them out before Stephen King’s masterpiece hits theaters!

The Dark Tower is an upcoming movie, set to be released in theaters on August 4, 2017. The movie combines horror, action, western and sci-fi/fantasy. It’s pretty much every thrilling movie drama rolled into one! The Dark Tower is a continuation of Stephen King’s book series of the same name. Check out the trailer, then read on for some cool movie trivia!

The Dark Tower Movie Trivia

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1- The Dark Tower movie is a continuation of the 8-book series by Stephen King. The series includes:

  1. The Gunslinger- 1982
  2. The Drawing of the Three- 1987
  3. The Waste Lands- 1991
  4. Wizard and Glass- 1997
  5. Wolves of the Calla- 2003
  6. Song of Susannah- 2004
  7. The Dark Tower- 2004
  8. The Wind Through the Keyhole- 2012

You can buy the books separately or grab the whole Dark Tower box set on Amazon.

2- One of the books in the Dark Tower series is an award winner and three of the books are award nominees. Includes:

  • The 2004 book The Dark Tower- winner- 2005 British Fantasy Society Award- Best Horror Novel. It was also nominated for the 2004 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement- Horror Writer’s Association.
  • The 1997 book Wizard and Glass– nominated- 1998 Locus Fantasy Award- Locus Magazine.
  • The 2003 book Wolves of the Calla– nominated- 2004 Locus Fantasy Award- Locus Magazine and the 2003 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement- Horror Writer’s Association.
  • The 2004 book Song of Susannah- nominated- 2005 Locus Fantasy Award- Locus Magazine.

3- The Dark Tower movie went through a few release date changes. Initially, the movie was set to be released on February 17, 2017. Then, in November of 2016, the release date was moved to July 28, 2017. Finally, in March of 2017, the release date was moved to its current date of August 4, 2017.

"Shake the hand that shook the world." #FlaggDay #DarkTowerMovie

A post shared by The Dark Tower (@darktowermovie) on Jun 14, 2017 at 5:19pm PDT

4- Entertainment Weekly reported, on September 21, 2016, that a television series based on The Dark Tower is scheduled to premiere sometime in early 2018. The television series is designed to fill in the movie’s backstory and will be based on Stephen King’s 1997 book, titled Wizard and Glass. Idris Elba will reprise the movie’s role, Roland Deschain/The Gunslinger and Tom Taylor will reprise the movie’s role, Jake Chambers.

The man in black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed. The #DarkTowerMovie trailer just dropped!

A post shared by Idris Elba (@idriselba) on May 3, 2017 at 8:06am PDT

5- Before Idris Elba was cast in the role of Roland Deschain/The Gunslinger, several other actors were considered for the role, including Christian Bale, Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Viggo Mortensen.

Planning to see this one in theaters? Make sure you sign up for a Fandango Fanalert so you can grab your tickets before you go! I don’t know about you, but I just don’t have the patience to stand in a long line, especially when it’s a million degrees and the line is outside the theater!

Do you know any other The Dark Tower movie trivia? Share with us below!

Tagged With: movies to watch, Stephen King movies, summer blockbusters, The Dark Tower

Comments

  1. Travel Blogger says

    06/21/2017 at 7:30 am

    Very interesting! I used to be a huge Stephen King fan, and I can’t wait to see this. I love a good thrilling horror movie and this looks like it will be so good.

  2. Lisa Rios says

    06/21/2017 at 11:21 pm

    I’ve never heard of Stephen King or this movie, but it sounds really interesting! I always like trying new genres.

  3. Eileen Mendoza Loya says

    06/23/2017 at 11:49 pm

    Although I am not a big fan of horror movies, I think the movie Dark Tower would be a worthy watch. I will ask my husband if he would be interested to watch this movie with me. (He should be). I will let my friends and family know about it too.

  4. Becca Wilson says

    06/24/2017 at 4:19 pm

    This movie looks right up my alley! I can not wait to be able to see it. I am a huge horror movie buff.

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