Childe Rolande to the Dark Tower Came
From firstshowing.net:
Back in September we got confirmation that director Ron Howard and writer Akiva Goldsman are tackling an unprecedented adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower series that will alternate between film and TV. For those unfamiliar, series of novels follow Roland Deschain, the last living member of a knightly order of gunslingers, and humanity’s last hope to save a civilization that will crumble unless he finds the Dark Tower. (...)
If you don't recall how this process of adapting the Dark Tower series is going to work, here's a little refresher. Ron Howard will direct the first film which will be followed closely by a season of television written by Akiva Goldsman (who is also writing the first film as of now). That season will act as a bridge to a film sequel and then it's back to another series of television, but this time with a prequel storyline. Then the final film goes back to the future (so to speak) to conclude Deschain's journey.
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Now, I tried to read the first book of the series years ago and didn't get on with it, but this sounds really interesting! Alternating between movies and TV? The same actors, same writers, ongoing continuity? This sounds like exactly the sort of cool media thing I totally love, whether or not I liked the book. What do you guys think?
In other news, in search of my beloved Coke Zero, of which I ran out on Friday before the snow hit (OH THE HUMANITY) I left the safety of the flat this afternoon to go to Tesco. BIG MISTAKE. It is like playing dodgems with your real car out there right now. I had to improvise a way home to get around this stupid caravan that was blocking the sensible road between Tesco and my house. The fact that I eventually made it is a source of great pride to me.
Seriously, though, do I really have to go to work tomorrow in this? Balls.
Back in September we got confirmation that director Ron Howard and writer Akiva Goldsman are tackling an unprecedented adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower series that will alternate between film and TV. For those unfamiliar, series of novels follow Roland Deschain, the last living member of a knightly order of gunslingers, and humanity’s last hope to save a civilization that will crumble unless he finds the Dark Tower. (...)
If you don't recall how this process of adapting the Dark Tower series is going to work, here's a little refresher. Ron Howard will direct the first film which will be followed closely by a season of television written by Akiva Goldsman (who is also writing the first film as of now). That season will act as a bridge to a film sequel and then it's back to another series of television, but this time with a prequel storyline. Then the final film goes back to the future (so to speak) to conclude Deschain's journey.
(Read the whole article here)
Now, I tried to read the first book of the series years ago and didn't get on with it, but this sounds really interesting! Alternating between movies and TV? The same actors, same writers, ongoing continuity? This sounds like exactly the sort of cool media thing I totally love, whether or not I liked the book. What do you guys think?
In other news, in search of my beloved Coke Zero, of which I ran out on Friday before the snow hit (OH THE HUMANITY) I left the safety of the flat this afternoon to go to Tesco. BIG MISTAKE. It is like playing dodgems with your real car out there right now. I had to improvise a way home to get around this stupid caravan that was blocking the sensible road between Tesco and my house. The fact that I eventually made it is a source of great pride to me.
Seriously, though, do I really have to go to work tomorrow in this? Balls.