Ok, folks. Minimal words in this preamble, as there’s a fairly good chance that soon after this article is posted, the video below is going to get taken down. So let’s get straight to it: It appears that an early draft of the first trailer for the feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s epic The Dark Tower has leaked online. I don’t know the source, I don’t how it got there. All I know is that it looks awesome. Watch it now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VujTqhZtwfQ
Well, damn. Even with those unfinished CGI shots and low res video, that still looks incredible. I have to point out though that despite the scenes that match up perfectly with set photos and could only come The Dark Tower, some are suspecting this is a fake trailer. Well, if it is, then Hollywood needs to hire whoever created this, because they are clearly master filmmakers.
The Dark Tower is directed by Nikiloaj Arcel who co-wrote the screenplay with Akiva Goldsman. It stars Idris Elba as the Gunslinger Roland Deschain, Matthew McConaughey as the evil Man In Black, and Tom Taylor as Jake Chambers, a New York boy who gets caught up in this interdimensional quest to save all of reality. It is scheduled for release on 17 February 2017.
Gavin Mannion
October 11, 2016 at 12:42
I can see that video being taken down in 3—2—1
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
October 11, 2016 at 12:44
Downloaded the video if you want it 😛
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
October 11, 2016 at 12:45
Idris for Bond!
RinceThis
October 11, 2016 at 12:46
I found this damn thing and no mention. No honour!
Gavin Mannion
October 11, 2016 at 12:47
Maybe they thought you didn’t want to be sued ?
RinceThis
October 11, 2016 at 12:48
So stick it on LG instead? lol
Gavin Mannion
October 11, 2016 at 12:53
we like being sued….
Raptor Rants
October 11, 2016 at 13:53
Too soon?
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 11, 2016 at 12:57
You get NOTHING!
RinceThis
October 11, 2016 at 12:58
Why!? WHY!?
Splooshypooh
October 11, 2016 at 12:50
They shot some of this movie in the Blyde canyons. Right here in SA 🙂
DragonSpirit009
October 11, 2016 at 12:55
Fake trailer or not! I would go watch this!
Deceased
October 11, 2016 at 13:00
I wonder if I’ll be able to identify my flatmate in this without him pointing out the scenes 😛
Raptor Rants
October 11, 2016 at 13:27
You know… I have tried to start reading The Dark Tower books around 5 times. Every time I can’t get past the first few chapters.
Original Heretic
October 11, 2016 at 14:26
If you can get through book 1, you’re find the rest to be MUCH easier to read.
As short as it is, the first book is a slog. King wrote it when he was 18, so it’s far from the polished works he released later in his life.
Raptor Rants
October 11, 2016 at 14:28
Explains why I find it so much different to his other works I’ve read and loved.
Original Heretic
October 11, 2016 at 14:32
There is a “remastered” version out as well of the 1st book, but from what I’ve heard, all he did was update the language a bit to match the dialect/lingo used by the Gunslinger in the later novels. So it’s probably still a slog to get through.
Original Heretic
October 11, 2016 at 14:26
2 Hours later and the video is still up!
Francois Knoetze
October 11, 2016 at 14:52
I can’t wait for this!?!??!
RinceThis
October 11, 2016 at 15:27
And it’s gone. And someone probably lost their job for leaking it…