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Posted by: jay on November 10, 2009 at 19:11:54

I am a big fan of all of Abrams work, but to do the Dark Tower series right it will be an undertaking not unlike the Lord of the Rings series. Each book would not need its own movie, but he would have to do 4 movies at a minimum just to get in all of the events.
As much as I want to see Roland on the big screen, I am willing to wait to make sure it gets done right.

Posted by: Brad on November 10, 2009 at 19:13:54

For some reason, I'm not really saddened by this. I love Abrams' work, and I believe he could have cracked out something unbelievably good, but then again not every piece of writing needs adapted to the screen. Sure, DT would be amazing to see, but in my imagination it's already the best "movie" I've ever seen. Wouldn't hurt to keep it that way a little longer. Preserve the magic, ya know?

Posted by: GammaBob on November 10, 2009 at 19:53:05

I'm a fran of Abrams work but am kinda glad he's not doing this. Just something about it didn't sound right to me. Maybe it's that he's got so much going on right now with Star Trek, Cloverfield, etc that I was afraid that he would approach DT in kind of a half assed way and rush through it.

I'm kind of holding out hope that Frank Darabont will someday come along and do it. He's definetely my favorite director when it comes to Stephen King adaptations and would be my first pick for The Dark Tower. He's done 3 KIng adaptations that I know of and they're 3 of the best King adaptations that I've ever seen, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist. I know he's interested in the Dark Tower because he actually added a little more DT lore into the Mist then what was originally mentioned in the story, a lot of it is hinted at in the story but in the movie it's a lot more in your face, I liked that. For example, the soldier telling Mrs Carmody that at the military installation they were working on a way to open doors into other worlds. I personally took this as an indication that the creatures in the Mist are some of the creatures from the todash darkness. In some DT books, Roland describes the todash darkness as the space between worlds and says that there are monsters in that darkness. Another example is Mrs Carmody saying "My life for you" to one of the bugs, and after she says it the bug leaves her alone, "My life for you" is something said by some of the agents of the Crimson King, and lastly (and most obviously) the painting of Roland which Thomas Jane's character is working on at the beginning of the movie.
Another reason I think Darabont would be great for the job is that he's not an extremely busy director, he seems to make a movie only about every 5-10 years. If he approached the Dark Tower, it would be the ONLY thing he'd be working on and it would get all his attention. And judging from past movies he's done, he clearly has a lot of care and respect for Stephen King's work.

Posted by: el tid on November 10, 2009 at 20:42:30

like to see HBO do a dark tower miniseries.

Posted by: matt on November 11, 2009 at 04:50:02

I am filled with sadness, and at the same time, relief. Since I first heard about the possibility of a dark tower movie, my excitement has been competing with a sense of overwhelming dread. I've watched too many wonderful books made into mediocre movies. If this were to happen to The Dark Tower, I just don't think my heart could take it.

And now the news that JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof are backing away from the movie. This is possibly the one thing they could have said that convinces me that they could do the series justice. JJ and Damon, I am moved by your reverence for these books. I am greatly saddened, but I respect your decision. Please don't stop thinking about this project.

Long days and pleasant nights

Posted by: BoomingEchoes on November 11, 2009 at 17:29:45

This is actually pretty comforting to hear, Directors/producers rarely have the sense of mind to back away from a project that could bring in millions even if the project seems like its lost (no pun intended) before it even gets started.

On the same note I'm a huge King fan but the Dark Tower series (and the talisman) are about the only things I can't read of his. I don't know what it is exactly but I've tried on 4 separate occasions to try to get into both and couldn't. I have, however, seen the marvel comics adaptation (not having read it) and I'd have to say that might be the thing to draw me in, however lame that sounds.

Posted by: FACK!!! on November 12, 2009 at 11:23:22

This is BS. Gaddamnit!

Posted by: Andy Whitmore on November 13, 2009 at 13:37:20

The Dark Tower is classic piece of modern literature with such strong images. I am glad that JJ Abraham has decided to put this on the shelf and hope that no one else even attempts to make this in to a movie some things are better left on the page and to the imagination.

Posted by: jake c.wilson on November 22, 2009 at 07:07:14

i do understand your fear,but i must say, what part of stand and be true,did you not get!