The Dark Tower gets a new director - thoughts

Originally in the hands of JJ Abrams, The Dark Tower rights were recently resold back to Stephen King and have now been re-resold to... Ron Howard.

This is a disaster. Oh no.

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About 2 weeks ago, Stefan and I were watching the film "backdraft" for about 30 seconds. I knew who the director of it was, but Stefan couldn't remember. After studying the film for a bit he said aloud: "This director is horrible." I told him who it was and he wasn't shocked.

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Watching Maximum Overdrive, the one and only film directing by King, I know that he has no artistic vision as a director. And his personal liking of the filmmaker Sam Raimi, and disliking of Stanley Kubrick, shows he has no vision of what good directing is. Though I was impressed of his decision in choosing Abrams to direct at first, it now seems like he just gives it to whoever (he should pick me and Stefan).

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I'll admit, Ron Howard isn't the worst director, but he's on the same level as them in mine and Stefan's opinion. The kind that constantly, randomly adds dramatic music to every scene in an attempt at masking his flaws as a director. The kind that begins their films with a slowly craning camera from the sky; then later cranes the camera from a car's headlight back into the sky. The kind that spins the camera around actors like a hula hoop while they drink their morning coffee. I guess you get it.

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Yet, I will also admit have a mild hope that he can straighten up. And lets pray that it turns out to be a MOVIE(S), not an HBO mini-series, or God-forbid a CABLE TV series.

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- Joey