It coulda been great! J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof — two of the key dudes behind "Lost" — were set to adapt Stephen King's sci-fi/fantasy opus, "The Dark Tower," for the big screen.
Such a seamless fit between material and filmmakers — it coulda be great, but it ain't gonna happen, as Abrams himself told MTV News' Josh Horowitz recently. "The 'Dark Tower' thing is tricky," he said. "It's such an important piece of writing. The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now." Read more...
Fans of "Lost" are understandably pining for the final season to begin — and even then, they're going to have an extra wait to endure — but recent words from co-creator Damon Lindelof should pacify some curiosity for the time being.
Lindelof engaged in a lengthy interview with USA Today, revealing as many season six details as possible without spoiling the show's future. Interestingly enough, the "Lost" showrunner revealed that the final season's mood could best be matched by the song "Visions of Johanna" by Bob Dylan.
"I have that song on my iPod, and when I hear it I think about the show," said Lindelof. "There are certain lyrical phrases in that song that are very well-suited to 'Lost.'"
As a "Lost" fanatic myself, I decided to take Lindelof's advice and pore over the lyrics of "Visions of Johanna" for any hidden meaning. Here are some of the possible connections I found based on my own theories — check them out and then let me know some of your ideas. Read more...
As "Star Trek" makes its case for the new J.J. Abrams age of the franchise this weekend, he and fellow "Lost" creator Damon Lindelof continue to have early discussions about Stephen King's cult series of books "The Dark Tower." Lindelof confirmed Abrams' assertion that "Lost" is priority number one at the moment, but said the project would require at least as much care as Zack Snyder's adaptation of "Watchmen."
"Having seen Zack go through what he went through on 'Watchmen' in terms of saying of where can I digress from the material I just get headaches thinking about changing anything," Lindelof told MTV News. "It was the defining literary tale of my young adulthood into adulthood." Read more...
Just as there are whispers in the jungles of "Lost," there have likewise been whispers in Hollywood that J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof -- two of the masterminds behind the ABC television series -- have been working on an adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel series "The Dark Tower." Now, those whispers are getting louder and clearer.
"Damon Lindelof and I talked to Mr. King," Abrams told IGN while promoting the upcoming "Star Trek" film. "We got the rights for ['Dark Tower'] as a film. Damon is obviously still on 'Lost' and we've been working on 'Star Trek' together. As soon as 'Lost' is done, hopefully we'll begin tackling that." Read more...
Reports out of the IDW Publishing panel at San Francisco's WonderCon this year launched rumors that J.J. Abrams might be sneaking a few "Star Trek: The Next Generation" cast members into his May reboot of the "Star Trek" film franchise. Straight talk from producer Damon Lindelof, however, indicates that those looking for Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner or Wil Wheaton in their Trek stories should stick to the comic books.
"Data is featured in one of the prequel comics," Lindelof told MTV News. "But we do not want to mislead the public into thinking they’ll see next gen cameos."
Cryptic hints emerged from the WonderCon panel, according to LatinoReview, who indicated that a storyline involving "Next Generation" cast members might cross over into Abrams' movie, which is now done, according to Lindelof. Read more...
Additional reporting by Shawn Adler
Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise make their highly anticipated return to the big screen next year in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek," and now MTV has your first look at the bridge of the famous starship, as well as some thoughts from co-producer Damon Lindelof ("Lost") on what we see in this new photo.
(Click the cropped version above for a full-size photo, then read Lindelof's comments about the image -- and see more of the exclusive "Star Trek" photos from around the 'Net -- after the jump!)
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- “Zack and Miri” make a red-band trailer. Craig Robinson makes me chuckle. (Rotten Tomatoes -- NSFW)
- Break out the loincloths. Steven Sommers takes over from Guillermo del Toro, swings over to “Tarzan.” (Hollywood Elsewhere)
- Cowabunga? “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” to make a live-action big-screen comeback, confirms co-creator. (Superhero Hype)
- Producer Damon Lindelof briefly talks “Dark Tower,” indicates he’d like to make a seven film series. (AMC)
- A budding feud between Paramount and “Benjamin Button” director David Fincher developing over running time.(Slashfilm)
