Earlier this week, Stephen King revealed the first poster for The Dark Tower film adaptation. This was welcome news for fans, considering that marketing for the film has been relatively quiet. To date, there has not been an official teaser trailer, let alone a full cut. Yes, there was a leaked trailer with terrible quality back in the fall, but I refuse to acknowledge that. King deserves us to be our best selves! So in the meantime, this poster is all we have.
Luckily, the revealed poster is a veritable treasure trove of information. Here are the 7 details and questions the poster revealed about the upcoming film. Make sure to read them before the world moves on.
7. Our protagonists
Roland Deschain of Gilead and Jake Chambers of New York City: it should be obvious, but these are the identities of the two folks at the bottom of the poster, and undoubtedly the protagonists. Much like its namesake book series, The Dark Tower will likely spend quite a bit of time on the relationship between Roland and Jake, which goes from two broken strangers sharing a fire, to a father-son bond. That bond is integral to the story, and Roland’s journey. Speaking of journey…
