We have word today that a seven film adaptation of The Dark Tower book series may be brought to the silver screen by way of Damon Lindeloff and J.J. Abrams. We get the scoop from the mouth of Lindeloff via our friends at ropeofsilicon:
The Dark Tower is to me every bit as daunting an adaptation as the Lord of the Rings trilogy must have been for Peter Jackson, except we’ve got seven books we’re looking at. And the idea of doing that at the same time Carlton and I are bringing Lost to a close is simply not viable. There are always Dark Tower conversations, but the figuring out of what this will look like as a movie has not begun. If The Dark Tower were in the right hands, I would love to see seven movies executed just right. But you have to get people to see the first one to get them to come and see the second one.
I haven’t read any of these books, so I am really in the dark here. I know that Steven King films are usually a flip of the coin, if they plan seven films; I think four good ones should be considered a success.
For those of you that have read the series please share your thoughts with us. I often beseech our reading readers to fill us in on book adaptations and I am eternally grateful for your assistance. From what I understand, the books are fairly lengthy; do you think these books are even able to be condensed into seven films?
