Stephen King's The Dark Tower: Nikolaj Arcel Tapped to Direct

Sony Pictures has tapped Nikolaj Arcel to direct The Dark Tower movies, based on the maxi-series of books from Stephen King. Although you might best know Arcel as the scribe of the Swedish film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, his film, A Royal Affair, was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 85th Academy Awards.

So, you may be asking, "Why this guy?"According to Deadline, Arcel knows the ins and outs of the Stephen King universe and has the potential to really do the books justice on the big screen:

Arcel, when he was getting going in Denmark, taught himself to speak and read English in order to consume Stephen King’s books in the writer’s native tongue. Arcel is a huge fan of The Dark Tower and knows the series well. That impressed the studio, and he showed with Dragon Tattoo that he could go dark, which is important in this series, a mix of horror and fantasy.

Take that how you will. The good (bad?) news is that someone is finally moving forward with this adaptation. We'll keep you updated as we learn more. 

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