I love these books to death. I would love to see a movie for each book. It would be hard to make that Stephen King cameo in the books come to life. I think the story would have to be changed towards the end to make a better film.

I actually think that these books could be compressed into 5 or 6 films. A lot of stuff could be cut out. The Waste Lands is a big flash back. Its awesome, but could be cut. Maybe made into some kind of prequel later a la The Hobbit.

Or they could start by adapting the graphic novel that recently came out which is pretty much The Waste Lands. It would be an awesome start to the franchise and it would introduce the characters to an audience.

I know the story gets a little weak at the 5th book, but I still love the story. It just brings all of Stephen King’s work together. As a fan, I would love to see a separate film for each book. Potter did it. I would even like to see the last book get split in two since its so long.

I love the last book because it goes so many places. It is very sad but I love it. Look I could go on about these books for hours. And I am a little jealous that someone other than me is making these films. It would have been something I would have liked to do after I kicked off my career as a director.

Just finish that shit Brad.

I definitely think that the last several books are a bit too long and slightly bloated, not nearly as incredible as the first few.

As far as the whole movie thing….meh. I just dont see it, nor do I really want to. Personally Id much rather see someone get film versions of the Talisman and the Black House done, though I think miniseries would be the best thing to do.

And on another "book" topic, I finally read The Road…absolutely incredible, Im so glad I finally got around to reading it. The film adaptation is now my most anticipated movie coming out this year.

I would agree that not Only are these books amazing….Each one of these books could easily a corresponding movie in amongst themselves. I see the problems one would have making each movie all together….especially all seven. As for the Cameo of Stephen King. I would leave it up to Him due to There his stories. I just can’t wait to see if the right direction is picked can hold the interest of audiences in Film as it did me in the books. I hope that we could all agree, we’ve all waited long enough for these books to be completed that we should all have the patience for the Movie to come out well made and fascinating.

Heres to Hoping!~ May it do ya!

I would love to see a set of movies based on the dark tower series. While you are correct that books 5 and 6 were not as good as the first 4 (4,7,and 1 being my favories in that order), if you take it “as a journey and not a series of events you read through to get to the end” then it makes the entire series a masterpice. While Wolves may be too long and Song may be too convoluted, the ending of the seventh novel is the end of a journey which took me 4 months to read, and Steven King 30 years to write. I would genuinely enjoy seeing these books come to life on the screen. Plus, one of the beauties of theater is that you can shorten books and keep the details intact (this would work well for wolves). they could make 5+6 one movie and the 7th book two seperate movies. That way books 5 and 6 would not feel so drawn out. I think the Dark Tower movies are a great idea and i sincerely hope that they are made properly, doing justice to all of King’s characters and the story as a whole.

I cannot wait for any film adaptation of the Tower. I loved the way the whole series ended. It had a symetry that I have never ever found in all my years of reading novels. I was slightly turned off by King putting himself in there but on the whole I didn’t mind it. For what it’s worth I thought Wolves of the Calla was a solid story that stood alone from the rest. The wastelands for my money is the best of the series. I love any sort of post apocolyptic story/movei/tv show ect. and this was absolutely top shelf. Wizard and Glass another awsome story that stands alone in the series

it think to say that the last 3 books are any thing but amazing is pure blasphemy and these peoples opinions do not matter. heres why. while the last few books are dauntint and a little drawn out they are still never the less relevant and nessicary to the story. the only book i ever had something bad to say about was songs of susanah, but thats only due to my particular dislike for the character. the best book by far in the series though is the dark tower followed closely by wizard and glass.

i am also of the opinion that the story should be made into a mini series by an actual king/dt fan.

long day and pleasent nights to you

I want to see this done and I think these are the right guys to do it. However, I do have a few reservations, especially with regards to the “one movie per book” aspect. For one thing, I fear that by doing the first movie as a strict adaptation of “The Gunslinger”, it will not produce enough profit or excitement to get the other movies done. Personally, I wasn’t hooked on the series until “The Drawing of the Three”. In retrospect, after several readings, I do like the first book, but I just never found it as compelling as books 2 and 3. If the project ever got past the first movie to the second, the rest could be huge… but that’s a big “if”.

Jake would be a logistical nightmare because even if they could do a film a year (personally, I’d expect it take at least 10 years), they would have to either do an enormous amount of early filming for the later movies or else allow the kid to age much more than he does over the course of the books.

To assign one movie per book, they would have to drastically cut some of them and expand on others. The Gunslinger and Song of Susannah are much shorter than the other novels. Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla could probably be condensed to movie-length easily enough and are somewhat self-contained. But how can you fit the epic scope of books 2, 3, and 7 into a single movie each? And do you keep the same breaks? Surely they wouldn’t end the third movie in the middle of Blaine’s riddling contest?

I would like to see Stephen King show up in his usual cameo bit parts, but written out of the actual story.

My ideal scenario would have been to see this project done as a 3-season series on HBO or Showtime with 12-13 one-hour episodes per season. But obviously the budget for ths would far exceed anything either network would be able to commit to. So, given that it will be done as feature film(s), I think maybe I would start with The Drawing of the Three and either condense the events of The Gunslinger at the beginning or intersperse them as flashbacks throughout, then divide Drawing and Wastelands into 2-3 movies (although not with the given break points from the books.) Incorporate the opening part of Wizard and Glass into the previous movie and the ending into the following one and keep Wizard and Glass as a pure prequel, except for maybe a few cutaway scenes at beginning and end. Then, do a little rewriting and modify the last three films into a different path to arrive at the same end, because I definitely don’t want them to mess with the ending(s).

@ravidlaz:

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I think making a movie would be a bad idea. There is no way that you could get all of the concepts and subtle ideas that make this series of books great. The movie business would just butcher the books. I will agree that it gets slow for a while, but it diffently picks up. It is one of my favorite book series.

Finish the book for sure. This is one of my favourite sotries of all time. The whole thing is incredible. The drawing of the three was probably my favourite book, it was just fun.
As far as the production of a move or mini series……… what is everyone so worried about? This is Stephen King, I think he knows what he is doing and he surely wouldn’t leave his crowning achievment to guess work.
This is one of the greatest stories ever and will also be one of the greatest movies ever. Trust.

@Greg: I finally did finish the books and did enjoy how the final book actually brought it all back around and started to feel much more like how the story started with “The Gunslinger”.

However, as for your statement about Stephen King, I have heard him say he isn’t too concerned about how the movies based on his films turn out. And why should he? He is getting paid.

Personally I don’t think these books could be made into movies. They are too big and I am afraid would cost too much money and be seen as too risky for a studio to make them. I can see them trying for TV, but then they will be made on the cheap. Personally, as Simple Jack said, I would like them to remain as head movies.

@Brad Brevet:
I think they could be successful movies if they are released as summer blockbusters, but well-timed so as not to coincide with other huge movies; if they are majorly hyped with quality, action-packed trailers; and if they have sufficient star talent. King’s name plus good marketing plus big stars (Green Mile, 1408) equals box office success.

I think the only way to do justice to this story is to make it into a serial TV show along the lines of Lost or Heroes. I like the idea of starting with the Drawing of the Three and pulling in The Gunslinger story in as flashbacks. It was the second book that really hooked me and I think it would work well to create a viewer following.

I hope however it is brought to the screen that it will be given enough budget to not come across as a hack job. I would want this storyline to gain the same respect and enjoyment that Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me did.

I was very happy with how King ended the series. I was kind of dreading it. He’s wonderful at building characters and totaling immersing the reader in a different world but not always so great at ending his stories. The ending to the The Dark Tower series was perfect.

Any thoughts on who may be cast? I can definitely see Josh Holloway playing Eddie, Clinton Eastwood as Father Callahan, Daniel Craig as Roland (he has that thousand mile stare), Colm Feore as Flagg, and Thandie Newton as Odetta. Not sure who could play Jake. Haley Joel Osment would have been ideal if he was younger. Is there another young actor of his caliber out there?

@Susan Stevens: I think Freddie Highmore would be a good one to play Jake. I am not sure about Daniel Craig, but I like everyone else you picked.

I am not finished with the series yet, so my comments are limited, bit I think this could be made into a weekly series. Follow the books and when it ends it ends. If it took three years then so be it. Movies would be great, but I think too much would be cut out. It could be like the Sopranos.