Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower' is an upcoming film adaptation of an original fantasy novel with the same name. Sony has pushed back the film's release date from its original January 2017 slot to February. Tom Taylor joins Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in the new cast.

The upcoming live-action adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy novel of the same name is now scheduled to be released on February 17, 2017. Sony pushed back the film's premiere a full month from its original slot on January 13.

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The film will compete with Yimou Zhang's 'The Great Wall' starring Matt Damon and Willem Dafoe as well as Wes Ball's 'The Maze Runner: The Death Cure' starring Dylan O'Brien and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

Despite the minor delay, production is said to have begun. There are reports that principal photography will commence sometime in May in South Africa. Arcel's film will not be based solely on King's first novel in the series, but will be adapted from several books and is said to begin from the middle.

Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey will portray the lead roles in the film. Elba is set to play the main protagonist Roland Deschain, a gunslinger and last living descendant of a mythical line, while McConaughey will star opposite as the main antagonist The Man In Black.

Film newcomer Tom Taylor has been cast as Jake Chambers, one of Roland Deschains allies and closest friends. Taylor's character is one of the key protagonists in King's original series and is described as a young boy of around 12 years of age with long blonde hair and striking blue eyes. He uses a Ruger as a weapon and is considered Dechain's spiritual son.

Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower' is an fantasy-adventure film intended as a live-action adaptation of the series of fantasy novels with the same name. It stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in the lead roles. The movie is scheduled to be released on February 17, 2017.

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