‘The Dark Tower’ – Mike Flanagan’s Adaptation of Stephen King Series Still “Very Much” in the Works

A series adaptation of Stephen King‘s The Dark Tower by Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep) still feels like a dream marriage that can’t possibly be real. It’s as difficult to believe now as it was when it was announced that Flanagan had acquired the rights four years ago. So, any reassurance that it’s still happening is welcome. And that’s exactly what the filmmaker just offered.

While speaking with EW, Flanagan assured that The Dark Tower adaptation is still “very much on the table“.

Cue our collective sigh of relief.

Added Flanagan, when asked if his upcoming Carrie series could be a backdoor entry point to Dark Tower, “I may have asked this very question several times along the way. It’s certainly not impossible. There are characters in the Tower canon who would serve a very specific purpose in that story, who audiences wouldn’t necessarily recognize because they only exist in certain books.”

Well, that’s exciting.

For those who haven’t read The Dark Tower series, it follows Roland, a member of a knightly order known as Gunslingers. Across the desert, he searches for the Dark Tower, a fabled nexus between worlds. That’s the simple synopsis for an incredibly complex epic.

A Dark Tower adaptation has been on the table many times from many creators. A film version somehow found its way to the screen in 2017 from Nikolaj Arcel and starred Idris Elba. I wish it had been good. But it wasn’t.

With Flanagan, the modern “King whisperer” behind this new take, there’s every reason to believe it will work this time. We’ll see.

But for now, we can rest assured…The Dark Tower is coming.