For all the incredible Stephen King adaptations, there have also been some stinkers. One such misfire that really felt like it had forgotten the name of its father was the Nikolaj Arcel-directed 2017 big-screen take on The Dark Tower. Starring Idris Elba as the gunslinger, Roland Deschain, and Matthew McConaughey as Randall Flagg, the film was poorly received by critics and audiences alike, killing any chances of the gunslinger’s quest to go any further.
Thankfully, the man who has tackled King tales like Doctor Sleep, The Life of Chuck, and soon a television adaptation of Carrie, will be heading for the tower, courtesy of another collaboration with Amazon Prime Video. Speaking to Empire about the development of the gunslinger’s trip across the desert for the man in black, Flanagan assured that it is "moving. We’ve got a lot of scripts done for it. It’s the first priority.”
