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!
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.
Last Updated: October 11, 2016
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…