The big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is finally moving forward as Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey have been cast in the starring roles.
Idris Elba will play The Gunslinger, with Matthew McConaughey as the Man In Black.
King, Elba and McConaughey all took to Twitter to announce the news, in addition to an interview up at EW.com with The Dark Tower director and co-writer, Nikolaj Arcel.
The Dark Tower has a January 13, 2017 release.
It’s official: The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed. #DarkTowerMovie @McConaughey @IdrisElba
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) March 1, 2016
.@McConaughey you have one new follower. #DarkTowerMovie https://t.co/5fSKF02C7I
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 1, 2016
.@idriselba come and get me, I look forward to it. #DarkTowerMovie https://t.co/4gxqm2GPo3
— Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) March 1, 2016
