W hen it comes to adaptations of his books, Stephen King could be said to have two modes. The most common can be described as a hands-off approach: while he may be called on to ap

IGN has learned exclusively that Mike Flanagan has drawn a most powerful ally into his Ka-tet as his journey to adapt The Dark Tower continues: Stephen King himself.

Stephen King confirmed that he would be part of Mike Flanagan’s TV adaptation of his book The Dark Tower series.

In a 2022 interview with IGN, horror auteur and major Stephen King-appreciator Mike Flanagan called The Dark Tower his “Everest.” “Nothing would make me happier” than a chance to direct an adaptation of King’s magnum opus,

Flanagan, no stranger to adapting King’s work (he’s directed Doctor Sleep, Gerald’s Game, and Life of Chuck) is taking on the sprawling narrative of the novels after a notor