Stephen King has spoken out on why he thinks The Dark Tower failed. The prolific author’s work has always been ripe for adaptation (See: Carrie, The Shining, Children of the Corn, and a trove of other classics), but this year has been particularly fruitful. In the last few months alone, two of his well-known works have been translated to screen: IT, his famed clown-centric thriller, and The Dark Tower, his sprawling, eight-book fantasy epic.
But while IT was a runaway blockbuster, The Dark Tower fell woefully short. The film took in only $110 million worldwide against a $60 million budget, and its reviews were largely scathing. A tie-in TV series, based on the fourth book, a prequel, is still charging ahead, but even the ...
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