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• The Dark Tower: Stephen King reveals setting; Filming officially begins with Idris Alba, Matthew McConaughey

  After spending years in development hell, the big screen iteration for Stephen King's The Dark Tower is finally moving forward as filming has finally begun. However, King confirmed that the first film will not be set in the beginning of the story.

• ‘The Dark Tower’ release date delayed to February 2017; Fans worried about live-action adaptation

  ‘The Dark Tower’ is an upcoming fantasy-adventure film starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in the lead roles. Production is in the works despite the delay of its scheduled release date to February 2017. Die-hard fans of the original books expressed concern over a live-action adaptation of the original series.

• 'The Dark Tower' Movie Update: Aaron Paul speaks up about casting rumors; Nikolaj Arcel teases timeline of the film

  The big screen version of Stephen King's The Dark Tower is in the works and confirmed that Idris Elba is officially on board as The Gunslinger while Matthew McConaughey was also chosen as the Man in Black. Moreover, Breaking Bad Actor Aaron Paul also shared his thoughts about rumors linking him to the project

• ‘The Dark Tower’: New actor to play Jake Chambers confirmed; Aaron Paul cast as heroin junkie Eddie Dean?

  ‘The Dark Tower’ is an upcoming science-fiction and horror-fantasy film intended as the live-action adaptation of Stephen King’s series of novels of the same name. Newcomer Tom Taylor has been cast as one of the main protagonists Jake Chambers while Aaron Paul of ‘Breaking bad’ is rumored to play Eddie Dean.

• ‘The Dark Tower’ filming officially begins in South Africa this May; Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey to battle on-screen

  ‘The Dark Tower’ is an upcoming science-fiction and horror-fantasy film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Sony pushed back its release date to February 2017 but filming is set to begin in South Africa in May. Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey have been confirmed as the film’s main protagonist and main villain, respectively.

• Stephen King’s 'It’ Update: Remake expected to be Rated-R; Production set to start this year

  More than 20 years after the original series, a reboot is happening for Stephen King's "It" . The film is expected to get an R-rating and hopefully to start filming this 2016.

• ‘The Dark Tower’: Major female role to be played by Abbey Lee not in the books; Matthew McConaughey confirmed as Man in Black?

  ‘The Dark Tower’ is an upcoming science-fiction and horror-fantasy film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. It is set to feature Abbey Lee of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ fame as an important female lead never before mentioned in the original books by Stephen King. She may join Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba should the two confirm their roles in the new film.

• ‘The Dark Tower’: Mad Max: Fury Road’s Abbey Lee to be featured as female protagonist

  The Dark Tower cast update involves Abbey Lee from the Mad Max: Fury Road. Moreover, readers discussed the role she's taking.

• ‘The Dark Tower’: Stephen King convinced of Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey casting

  ‘The Dark Tower’ is an upcoming science-fiction and horror-fantasy film based on Stephen King’s series of novels of the same name. The author revealed in a new interview that he was convinced that the live-action adaptation will happen with Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba.

• ‘The Dark Tower’ writer-producer Akiva Goldsman speaks for controversial Idris Elba casting as Roland Deschain; Stephen King talks about movie adaptations

  ‘The Dark Tower’ is an upcoming science-fiction and horror-fantasy film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Akiva Goldsman, who adapted the screenplay from Stephen King’s fantasy book series, expressed his enthusiasm over the controversial casting of Idris Elba as Roland Deschain. King also gave his opinion over live-action adaptations of books.

• The Dark Tower movie to be accompanied by a TV show; Idris Elba casting to play Roland Deschain not yet official?

  The movie adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower finally found its Roland Deschain as writer and producer Akiva Goldsman announced that they are currently eyeing on Pacific Rim actor, Idris Elba. While the news about his casting earned mixed comments, author Stephen King backed the producer's decision saying that he does not think of color a big issue. As reported by Inquisitr, Goldsman stated that they are eyeing on getting Elba for the role of the mysterious gunslinger, Roland Deschain. “I think Idris Elba is the greatest possible idea for casting for Roland, and I’m unbelievably proud of it as a collaborator on this enterprise and because I think that he’s a great actor and I couldn’t be more thrilled that he is likely to play a part.", Goldsman stated. "I understand that people who are thoughtful about the storytelling and the racial politics of the storytelling might want to understand how that informs that storytelling, and I respect that and I hear that, and those things are not things we didn’t think about or don’t think about.”, he added. However, it is worth noting that Goldsman mentioned Elba as "likely to play a part" which means that his casting might have not been made official yet, but is the top actor for the role. According to Cinemablend, the racism claims are rooted on the part of the story where a major character hates Deschain and uses racist language to offend him, however, it is still unknown whether the character will eventually make it to the big screen. Idris Elba casting is also supported by King, who said through Twitter that the color of the gunslinger does not matter for him. As reported by Den of Geek, he also added that he is more concerned on how fast Elba can draw. The story of The Dark Tower centers on Roland Deschain who is the last of the descendants of gunslingers who protect the world. He goes on a journey to find the dark tower believed to be the nexus of the universe, with the goal to save his land from destruction. Aside from Elba, Matthew McConaughey is also linked to The Dark Tower project although officials casting details have not been revealed as of yet. Goldsman said that they are eyeing for a January 13, 2017 release date.

• ‘The Dark Tower’ officially casts Idris Elba as Roland Deschain; January 2017 release date confirmed

  ‘The Dark Tower’ is an upcoming live-action adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling science-fiction and fantasy books scheduled to be released on January 2017. Writer-producer Akiva Goldsman expressed his enthusiasm over the potential casting of Idris Elba in the lead role as gunslinger Roland Deschain.

• ‘The Dark Tower’ Cast News: Idris Elba in talks to play Roland Deschain, Stephen King reacts to potential casting

  ‘The Dark Tower’ is an upcoming science-fiction fantasy film scheduled to be released on January 2017. It may feature Idris Elba as lead protagonist Roland Deschain. Author Stephen King responded to Elba’s potential casting on Twitter.

• Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’ Updates: Idris Elba to play lead; Author of the series shares his insight

  News regarding the potential actor to play The Gunslinger has surfaced on the web stating that Idris Elba is set to give life to him.Stephen King's comments regarding the actor who should play uncovered.