Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) directed and co-wrote the film adaptation.
And we finally have a trailer to make it official!
(Someone remind me if these babies light up in the books.
SO: Im going to break down this trailer, but not shot by shot.
He was also the leader of the gunslingers, knights and peacekeepers who protected the land.
The opening ofThe Dark Towerseries takes place almost primarily in the desert.
Were also introduced to Walter aka the Man in Black, the main villain, played by McConaughey.
Walter works for the forces of the Crimson King.
His mission: to destroy the Dark Tower.
Roland, being the last gunslinger in the multiverse, must stop Walter before he completes his mission.
Jake has an ability called the shine not the only reference toThe Shiningin this trailer.
This allows Jake to see and feel certain things before they happen.
Its how Jake is able to have visions of Roland and the Dark Tower.
From this trailer, it looks like Jakes origin story will be remixed a bit in the movie.
The pictures of the different men and women?
Richard Earnshaw, Stanley Ruiz, and Ted Brautigan are among the Breakers in the books.
(Hes played by Anthony Hopkins in the movie version!)
Also, is that a picture of a woman in a wheelchair front and center?
This is NOT the only reference to a Stephen King book, by the way.
EWalso pointed outsomething I didnt notice at first: the little statue of the man blowing into a horn.
Is that a reference to the Horn of Eld?
The Horn of Eld was previously teased by a promotional poster that reads, Last time around.
Hmm, what ever could that mean?
Okay, so Jake has a vision of an old abandoned mansion called Dutch Hill.
Its here that Jake finds the doorway into Mid-World, Rolands world.
The one in Dutch Hill is guarded by the house itself, which is actually a demon.
I dont remember there being a mention of Mid-World having two moons in the books?
Correct me if Im wrong.
Its also a beautiful shot.
Roland just seems to run into him.
Hes less than enthused to find the boy, as evidenced by the immediate drawing of his revolver.
(Seriously, why do these guns light up???)
After some more shooting seriously, did you know Roland has guns and he will use them?
we get our first glimpse at the Tower!!!
It has clearly seen better days.
Anyway, we get a shot of what looks like the Breakers attacking the Tower with their powers.
If Walters forces manage to break these beams, the Tower will fall.
Certainly, thats the Breakers doing their slave labor.
Heres a better look at those beams.
While there are six beams in total, there are 12 spokes that connect to the tower.
Oh, and you could see one of these beams running through New York City.
Earlier in the trailer, there are hints of small earthquakes in Jakes room and in the psychiatrists office.
Those are reverberations from Walters attacks on the beams.
When a beam is destroyed, a cataclysmic event called a Beam-Quake occurs.
It can destroy entire cities.
Gilead, which sat under the Eagle-Lion beam, was partially destroyed when the beam fell.
So basically, good luck, NYC.
We get a shot of Walter inside what looks like Dutch Hill.
Hes caressing a wall that says, All hail the Crimson King.
He also appears in the novelInsomniaand is mentioned in a few other books, includingHearts in Atlantis.
The Crimson Kings plan is to tear down the Tower and rule whats left in chaos.
Walter is trying to facilitate that.
The Taheen and the Can-toi are basically humanoid monsters with the heads of animals.
Its unclear who these masked dudes are.
Theyre clearly enemies, but they dont seem to have animal heads.
Are they a more capable version of the Slow Mutants from The Gunslinger?
Where the hell are the REAL Slow Mutants?
But these henchmen are probably Can-toi.
Roland probably kills all the dudes in this place.
A great callback toIt!
Jake stumbles on an old Pennywise the Dancing Clown theme park.
This is definitely a flashback because Steven is dead by the time of the books.
Could Dennis play Steven in the potentialDark Towerprequel TV series?
Also, what is Roland remembering here?
In a literal sense, the face of his father.
Oh, and Jake has a mom, too.
Her name is Laurie, played by Katheryn Winnick.
The Manni are a religious group that specializes in traveling between worlds.
Roland probably needs them to go back and forth between Mid-World and our world.
That one villager behind Roland is played by Claudia Kim.
That minion never stood a chance.
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