{"id":12605,"date":"2017-08-07T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-future-of-the-dark-tower\/"},"modified":"2017-08-07T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T05:00:00","slug":"the-future-of-the-dark-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-future-of-the-dark-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of 'The Dark Tower'"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Peter Martin<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower<\/em> opened in theaters over the weekend, starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. It topped the box office charts, which reflects the high anticipation<\/a> for the first screen version of King’s epic work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, it fell short of expectations and did not fare particularly well with critics, as its Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> score reflects. What does that mean for the future of The Dark Tower<\/em>?<\/span> <\/p>\n

Is this first movie a total write-off?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, no. Reportedly, the budget was a relatively modest $60 million and it’s made nearly $20 million so far just in the U.S. So the movie has a fair shot at recouping its costs through the international theatrical release and home video market.<\/span> <\/p>\n

What about the TV series?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As we’ve already noted<\/a>, a television series is still moving forward. Glen Mazzara (The Walking Dead<\/em>, Damien<\/em>) will guide the series as showrunner. The idea is to feature the heroic Gunslinger in his younger years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What about more movies?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s not resolved yet. Interestingly, before the release of The Dark Tower<\/em>, Stephen King told Cinema Blend<\/a>: “I’d love to see the next picture be R. That’s sort of where we’re coming from now, and where the movie needs to go. PG-13 was the safe spot to go. When pictures were R, the studio execs would say, ‘Well, we know that this is going to make 20% or 30% less money because we’re going to exclude a prime tenderloin part of the moviegoing public.’ I think that movie’s like Deadpool<\/em> have changed that.”<\/span><\/p>\n

We’re not expecting any decision on more movies to be made quickly. It’s likely, in fact, that any sequel plans will be put on hold until the TV show debuts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show is heading to the Starz premium cable service, which means that it it can contain material intended for adults that would earn it an R-rating if it played in theaters. So the future of The Dark Tower<\/em> may indeed be R-rated, as Stephen King wishes, but it may not return to the big screen for a while yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"The<\/a><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower<\/em> opened in theaters over the weekend, starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. It topped the box office charts, which reflects the high anticipation<\/a> for the first screen version of King’s epic work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, it fell short of expectations and did not fare particularly well with critics, as its Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> score reflects. What does that mean for the future of The Dark Tower<\/em>?<\/span> <\/p>\n

Is this first movie a total write-off?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, no. Reportedly, the budget was a relatively modest $60 million and it’s made nearly $20 million so far just in the U.S. So the movie has a fair shot at recouping its costs through the international theatrical release and home video market.<\/span> <\/p>\n

What about the TV series?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As we’ve already noted<\/a>, a television series is still moving forward. Glen Mazzara (The Walking Dead<\/em>, Damien<\/em>) will guide the series as showrunner. The idea is to feature the heroic Gunslinger in his younger years.<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content] <\/p>\n

What about more movies?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s not resolved yet. Interestingly, before the release of The Dark Tower<\/em>, Stephen King told Cinema Blend<\/a>: “I’d love to see the next picture be R. That’s sort of where we’re coming from now, and where the movie needs to go. PG-13 was the safe spot to go. When pictures were R, the studio execs would say, ‘Well, we know that this is going to make 20% or 30% less money because we’re going to exclude a prime tenderloin part of the moviegoing public.’ I think that movie’s like Deadpool<\/em> have changed that.”<\/span><\/p>\n

We’re not expecting any decision on more movies to be made quickly. It’s likely, in fact, that any sequel plans will be put on hold until the TV show debuts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show is heading to the Starz premium cable service, which means that it it can contain material intended for adults that would earn it an R-rating if it played in theaters. So the future of The Dark Tower<\/em> may indeed be R-rated, as Stephen King wishes, but it may not return to the big screen for a while yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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