One of the most anticipated films here on Bloody Disgusting is the feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, which has been in development hell for years.
Now, it appears there’s serious momentum as the studio waits for Matthew McConaughey to commit…and choose his role.
That’s right, TheWrap is reporting that McConaughey – who starred in “True Detective” and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation – is not only in preliminary discussions, with both parties interested in striking a deal, but also in the position of deciding whom he wants to play.
In The Dark Tower, Gunslinger Roland Deschain roams an Old West-like landscape in search of a dark tower – which is the nexus of the universe — in the hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world.
McConaughey had originally been pegged for the role of Roland, only now he’s leaning towards the dark side and could star as the villainous Man in Black.
Sony Pictures and MRC are co-financing the ambitious feature film, which Nikolaj Arcel will direct from a script by Akiva Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner that’s primarily based on the first book in King’s series, “The Gunslinger.”
Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Erica Huggins are producing for the company along with Goldsman and his Weed Road banner. Pinkner is expected to executive produce with Modi Wiczyk of MRC, which is also developing a companion TV series that’s long been part of the adaptation plans.
Sony Pictures is feeling so confident they went as far as to date the feature for January 13, 2017.
