'The Dark Tower' release date, cast news, plot spoilers: Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey are perfect for their roles, says Stephen King
"The Dark Tower" is based on Stephen King's novel series of the same title, and actors Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey perfectly fit their roles, according to the author. Meanwhile, a character from the seventh volume will already appear in the film.
Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" film adaptation is headed by "A Royal Affair" director Nikolaj Arcel, and the film is set to premiere on Jan 13, 2017.
Arcel praised King in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. He said that King "does best is mixing the everyday ... with the fantastical," and that the "mix between sci-fi and fantasy and modern times" in "The Dark Tower" novel series entirely represents Stephen King.
For the two main roles in "The Dark Tower," Arcel chose Elba to portray the Gunslinger and McConaughey as the Man in Black, and King couldn't agree more at how the actors fit their roles.
Although King initially had a different actor in mind to play the Gunslinger when he first started writing the novels, he shared that Elba is a great actor and that he loves the fact that he is playing the Gunslinger.
Meanwhile, King describes the Man in Black as always changing, and Arcel thinks that McConaughey will deliver the character's persona quite well. "Matthew is an incredible actor who can do anything. That's how I feel about Walter Padick. He could do anything," Arcel explained.
In other news, a character from the seventh volume, Tirana, will be introduced early as she will already appear in the first "The Dark Tower" film.
According to Deadline, Abbey Lee from "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Gods of Egypt" is in talks to portray Tirana, a character who is described to have "fake human skin and cold snake-like eyes." This might indicate that Arcel and King have decided to jump the novel timeline for the film or there might be a plot twist that will introduce Tirana early.
"The Dark Tower" is set to premiere on Jan 13, 2017.