The Dark Tower: The Franchise that Never Was

Head to https://squarespace.com/isenhartproductions to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ISENHARTPRODUCTIONS In this video essay I explore the absolute mess behind 2017’s The Dark Tower, from the long and troubled development, to the poor reception, to the complicated aftermath. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chapters: Intro: 0:00 Production Hell: 1:31 The Reception: 7:52 The Aftermath: 11:23 My Thoughts: 14:17 Conclusion: 18:51 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/5NDWn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isenhart_productions/ Isenhart Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8kYJIHepR1AARuSiVs0p4g/featured/featured –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Music Attribution: "Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Backbeat Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Smooth Loving" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Apero Hour" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Morning Routine by Ghostrifter http://bit.ly/ghostrifter-yt​ Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download: https://hypeddit.com/track/24bkbw​ –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20151013231050/http://www.ew.com/article/2007/02/26/with_toothpick_ https://ew.com/article/2007/02/23/celebrity-news-week-march-2-2007/ https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/16074/ http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2009/10/a-lost-qa-damon-lindelof-tackles-your-questions/1 https://web.archive.org/web/20151001233802/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/11/10/jj-abrams-will-not-be-building-his-dark-tower/ https://deadline.com/2010/04/stephen-kings-dark-tower-set-for-film-trilogy-tv-series-by-beautiful-mind-trio-36807/#more-36807 https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/71268-universal-sets-release-dates-through-2013 https://variety.com/2011/film/news/u-weighs-dark-tower-options-1118036473/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/imagine-denies-dark-tower-trilogy-turnaround-as-questions-mount-185926/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dark-tower-stay-at-universal-lower-budget-188326/ https://ew.com/article/2011/05/24/ron-howard-dark-tower/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110520003139/http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/55981-the-dark-tower-is-now-a-cliffhanger https://deadline.com/2011/07/universal-wont-scale-stephen-kings-the-dark-tower-studio-declines-to-make-ambitious-trilogy-and-tv-series-147942/ https://www.slashfilm.com/522359/warner-bros-moves-the-dark-tower-russell-crowe-gunslinger/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120111052441/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/10/25/dark-tower-hbo-brian-grazer/ https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Aaron-Paul-Met-With-Ron-Howard-About-Playing-Eddie-Dean-Dark-Tower-41229.html https://deadline.com/2015/04/dark-tower-movie-tv-series-stephen-king-sony-mrc-1201407880/ https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/468725-sony-pictures-dates-16-films https://deadline.com/2015/06/the-dark-tower-stephen-king-director-nikolaj-arcel-dragon-tattoo-scribe-1201436229/ https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/782767-the-dark-tower-movie-delayed#/slide/1 https://comicbook.com/comicbook/news/the-dark-tower-has-started-filming/ https://www.justjared.com/2010/12/20/daniel-craig-hugh-jackman-up-for-the-dark-tower/ https://ew.com/article/2010/12/21/ron-howard-dark-tower-viggo-mortensen/ https://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-dark-tower-making-of-stephen-king-1202511835/ https://www.darkhorizons.com/dark-tower-emoji-movie-swap-dates/ https://collider.com/stephen-king-interview-the-dark-tower/ https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/876489-director-nikolaj-arcel-talks-dark-tower-ending-and-sequels-spoilers#/slide/1 https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2474323/ron-howard-says-he-made-a-mistake-with-the-dark-tower https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/star-trek-producer-reveals-strange-new-worlds-plan-evolving-q-for-picard-4164064/ https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/stephen-king-explains-dark-tower-failed-pg13-rating-1201910456/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160922153401/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/21/dark-tower-tv-series-stephen-king-wizard-glass https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/stephen-king-on-movies-geralds-game-1922-it-the-stand.html https://web.archive.org/web/20180907031252/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-dark-tower/258624/the-dark-tower-tv-series-release-date-story-details-and-everything-else-we-know https://deadline.com/2020/01/the-dark-tower-series-adaptation-dead-pilot-amazon-not-going-forward-1202830606/ https://screenrant.com/dark-tower-amazon-series-cancellation-explained/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/08/06/there-was-no-world-in-which-the-dark-tower-wasnt-going-to-bomb/