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Mike Flanagan Says ‘The Dark Tower’ Is “The Holy Grail” Of Stephen King Stories He’d Like To Adapt

September 4, 2020 3:06 pm

For decades now, people have been adapting Stephen King novels and stories to use as films and TV series. Some are good. A couple are great. And a bunch are terrible. But filmmaker Mike Flanagan might be the g...

Amazon Passes On ‘Dark Tower’ Pilot, Leaving Producers To Shop The Series Elsewhere

Charles Barfield

January 16, 2020 3:12 pm

News, Television

Apparently, no matter how hard they try, there is one Stephen King property that just isn’t destined to be a hit. After the film was a big box office disappointment, it appears that the series based on the “Da...

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The Worst Films Of 2017

Jessica Kiang and Oliver Lyttelton

December 19, 2017 12:33 pm

Features, News

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Best of this; top 20 that; breakthrough the other. At some point in our ever-comprehensive year-end coverage, especially after a pretty great movie year like this one, we simply get sick and tired of scanning o...

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‘The Dark Tower’ TV Series Will Be “A Complete Reboot”

Kevin Jagernauth

October 20, 2017 1:51 pm

News, Television

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Even as summer season flop "The Dark Tower" took major hits from critics, and stories emerged about its fractious post-production, everyone involved put on their game faces. Just days before the critically slam...

Rotten Tomatoes Claims Another Victim In ‘The Dark Tower’ [Podcast]

Ryan Oliver

August 7, 2017 12:09 pm

News, Podcasts

Welcome to another edition of The Playlist Podcast, a discussion about film news and other film and television related items. On this episode, I'm joined by Playlist Managing Editor Kevin Jagernauth to add t...

‘The Dark Tower’ Earns Weak Weekend Win [Box Office]

Kevin Jagernauth

August 6, 2017 12:14 pm

Box Office, News

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The conversation continues to swirl around whether or not critics and Rotten Tomatoes scores are hurting the box office chances of terrible movies. Certainly, a brutal 18% score on the review aggregator, Sony w...

Stephen King Wants R-Rated ‘The Dark Tower’ Sequel, If It Ever Happens

Kevin Jagernauth

August 4, 2017 4:43 pm

News

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You have to kind of admire Sony and Media Rights Capital for bravely pressing on with "The Dark Tower." Despite the picture being beaten up critically and expecting a less than stellar opening weekend, the prod...

‘The Dark Tower’ Featurettes Reveal Easter Eggs & More

Alex MacKay

August 4, 2017 2:22 pm

News

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Are you ready for the interconnected Stephen King cinematic universe? Sony Pictures is certainly hoping so, and their hoping to get you up to speed with “The Dark Tower” in these new featurettes, which establis...

‘The Dark Tower’ Director Talks The Risk Of Making Stephen King’s “Completely Unadaptable” Novels

Kevin Jagernauth

August 4, 2017 10:38 am

News

"The Dark Tower" opens this weekend (our review), and despite Sony and Media Rights Capital boldly pushing forward with plans for a TV spinoff, the critical reception has left many skeptical that it will actual...

‘The Dark Tower’ TV Series Still Happening For Some Reason, Will Be “Totally Canon”

Kevin Jagernauth

August 3, 2017 12:16 pm

News, Television

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The critics have spoken (including ours), and "The Dark Tower" is not good (and Sony is probably not going to like the Rotten Tomatoes score). However, the studio has franchise hopes pinned on the Stephen King...

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