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What 'The Dark Tower' and 'It' Running Times Tell Us


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This week, the action-adventure The Dark Tower opens in theaters. Next month, the horror thriller It promises to terrorize moviegoers. Both are the latest screen adaptations of source material by legendary writer Stephen King; each has taken a very different approach, as suggested by their respective running times. Running just 95 minutes, The Dark Tower promises to be a very lean thriller, which may sound surprising for those who know that King's original series included eight novels, totaling more than 4,000 pages. On social media, King himself has indicated his approval of this approach. It's true THE DARK TOWER movie runs a clean 95 minutes. Like the first book in the series (224 pages), it's all killer and no filler. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) July...
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