Directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, aka The Gunslinger, and Matthew McConaughey as the Man in Black, The Dark Tower movie is set to arrive in U.S. theaters in early 2017.
While the Dark Tower film draws on varying elements from across the eight novels, the TV series (at least the first season) will follow Wizard and Glass more closely.
The Dark Tower (film) is set to arrive in U.S. theaters on February 17, 2017.
In his Dark Tower series, King created some of his best literary characters to date, and it seems as though, at last, The Dark Tower will be given the cinematic adaptation it so richly deserves.