When Mike Flanagan provided Stephen King fans with an update about his adaptation of The Dark Tower earlier this year, he preached the virtue of patience. During a podcast interview, he expressed nothing but excitement about the project, but he added that he is willing to wait for the industry to tell him when the time is right for him to make it. Now, less than half a year later, he's saying that it may end up being his top priority once the on-going WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes come to an end, and his optimism is so powerful that it's actually managing to give me anxiety.
Mike Flanagan is the guest on this week's episode of The Kingcast, and while most of the conversation is about the Stephen King novel Dolores Claiborne and its adaptation from director Taylor Hackford, the filmmaker also provided an update about his vision for The Dark Tower. Nothing is presently happening with it because of the aforementioned labor stoppages, but there was evidently enough progress made with it in the spring that he expects it to be a key focus when the strikes are resolved. Said Flanagan,
