J.J. Abrams Will Not Be Adapting The Dark Tower

In a story from MTV.com, it turns out that J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof (two of the minds behind Lost) are not going to be adapting Stephen King's The Dark Tower into a major motion picture.

Here is what Abrams had to say on the matter.

"The Dark Tower thing is tricky. It's such an important piece of writing. The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now."


In an in interview with USA Today in October Abrams forewarned, "You'll be hard-pressed to find a huger fan of The Dark Tower than me, but that's probably the reason that I shouldn't be the one to adapt it. After working six years on Lost, the last thing I want to do is spend the next seven years adapting one of my favorite books of all time. I'm such a massive Stephen King fan that I'm terrified of screwing it up. I'd do anything to see those movies written by someone else. My guess is they will get made because they're so incredible. But not by me."


Sources: MTV.COM

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Comments (8)

  1. -comrade-

    Good. No one should adapt this self indulgent sh*t.

    2 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  2. Mutant

    It would be nice a a film series but anything is possible at least JJ knows his limits.

    2 years agoby @zenderFlag

  3. TeamCutler1986

    I hope they find someone. this is diff a piece of work that when done right the movie will be awesome

    2 years agoby @teamcutler1986Flag

  4. DarkTower19

    I still think Dark Tower would make a better Showtime or HBO miniseries than a movie.

    2 years agoby @darktower19Flag

  5. Twisted Smile (The Untold Smile)

    Wow, I wasn't even aware that The Dark Tower series was floating around. I would love to see it adapted. Very cool.

    2 years agoby @twistedsmileFlag

  6. Batman Rules !!!

    still no cloverfield 2 news. Sucks!

    2 years agoby @the-fallenFlag

  7. The Narrator: The Better Man

    Agreed Cripple. And to focus on the last season of Lost. :)

    Also, side note MW, have you seen the "From Paris With Love" posters. Or the new pics of Sherlock Holmes and 30 days of night sequel. I'm just saying you guys need a few more workers.

    2 years agoby @narratorFlag

  8. Cripple

    As good as he would have done, I am glad he knows his limits. And hopefully this gives him more time to focus on Star Trek 2

    2 years agoby @crippleFlag

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