10 Movies That Had No Chance Of Living Up To The Hype

9. The Dark Tower

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The Dark Tower seemed doomed from the moment it finally escaped from a decade of development hell. For an adaptation of a labyrinthine series regarded by many to be the magnum opus from one of the most popular writers in history, fans of the source material were incredibly hyped despite the wildly varying quality of Stephen King adaptations over the years.

Of course, alarm bells had been ringing from virtually the moment cameras started rolling, and at no point did the production generate anything other than bad buzz. These fears were confirmed when the movie was released to a wave of negative reviews from both critics and fans, leaving what was rumored to be the launchpad for a multi-platform media franchise dead in the water.

Following rumors of disastrous test screenings that reportedly saw director Nikolaj Arcel almost getting fired, along with a $60m budget and 95 minute running time that virtually guaranteed that it had no chance of doing justice to such epic and ambitious source material, The Dark Tower landed in theaters with a thud. Hugely disappointing and instantly forgettable, only the always-reliable Idris Elba managed to escape from the wreckage unscathed.

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