Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” release date movedNovember 4, 2016 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “The Dark Tower”, Sony’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy series, is moving its release to give the film more time to finish its visual effects work, Variety has confirmed. The picture, which stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, was originally scheduled to debut on Feb. 17, 2017, when it would have faced off against the horror film “A Cure for Wellness,” the Ice Cube comedy “Fist Fight,” and action epic “The Great Wall,” as well as the second weekend of “Fifty Shades Darker.” A new date hasn’t been determined, but sources say it will likely bow in July, putting it in the middle of summer blockbuster season. Sony is said to be pleased with the early footage, and believes that the picture could spawn a new film franchise. “The Dark Tower” has an intricate mythology. The film is set in an apocalyptic world and follows a wandering warrior (Elba) as he journeys to a tower that stands at the nexus between space and time. Hollywood has tried for years to adapt the books. At one point, Ron Howard was slated to direct Javier Bardem for Universal, but the project collapsed over budget concerns. Shooting wrapped on “The Dark Tower” last summer and the new release date will enable the film to have more time to complete its post-production work. MRC and Imagine Entertainment partnered on the film with Sony. Entertainment Weekly first reported the date shift. Photo: EW Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |