Stephen King The Dark Tower series is one of the most critically acclaimed novel around. However, none of the eight novels has been adapted into the big screen. In 2007, Star Trek director JJ Abrams was rumored as the adaptation's director but he later on revealed that he removed himself from the project. In 2012, reports said that Warner Bros. is working to land the Dark Tower series, or at least the first book, with Russell Crowe being eyed to play Roland Deschain. However, Warner Bros. eventually passed on it.
The dream of seeing Stephen King's The Dark Tower on the big screen still sound farfetched but if you want something that is as good as a motion picture, try Robin Furth's comic book adaptation of the first novel, The Dark Tower: Drawing Of The Three - The Prisoner. Furth is co-writing the comic book with Peter David who is known to be the man behind hit characters like The Incredible Hulk, Awuaman and Fallen Angel.
In an interview with Comicbook.com, Furth said that her project is something that will let you know more about the main character, Eddie Dean.
Comicbook.com asked:
From what we've heard so far, the new series starts in the 60s. Does that mean Eddie had some previous encounters with the Crimson King before meeting Roland in (presumably) the 80s? Will the timeline work at all for an early appearance from the Misses Odetta Holmes or Detta Walker?
Furth: Ah, you will have to wait to learn more about Eddie's history with the Crimson King! But rest assured, the Red King has had his eye on Eddie for a very long time, and so have his minions. In fact, they'd really like to thwart ka (destiny) and prevent Eddie from meeting our gunslinger. However, ka is not thwarted so easily. And as for Detta/Odetta, if all goes well, at some point in the future you'll get to hear her story too. (And from her own lips . . .)
If you're a die hard fan of Stephen King King's The Dark Tower, there's no need to worry whether the premises or the plot will be changed as Furth herself insisted that they will still explore the death of Eddie's sister.
Looking at the previews, making Eddie a real part of his sister's death is a nice touch that wasn't in the novel. Can we expect you to go more in depth with the source material in other places?
Oh yes! I've always found Eddie's backstory fascinating. It's also really fun to play with that source material. Stephen King includes a tremendous amount of it in the books, so we're sewing it all together in our tale. We want to be as authentic as possible.
