Here’s your first look at Idris Elba as The Gunslinger in The Dark Tower movie 

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Here’s your first look at Idris Elba as The Gunslinger in The Dark Tower movie

Set photos reveal the Luther star in full Roland Deschain gear

The man in black fled across Cape Town, and 

Idris Elba followed. Director Nikolaj Arcel’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 

has the first look at Elba as the series’ hero, Roland “The Gunslinger” Deschain.

The images below were snapped between takes, so ignore the anachronistic cell phone in the

star’s hands. Besides that, though, Elba looks ready to scale the Tower in his double-holstered, bullet-strapped, black duster getup. Check out the images below.

was adapted by Akiva Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner, who also serve as producers. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey as the antagonist Walter Padick/The Man in Black/Randall Flagg and 

actress Abbey Lee in the role of Tirana. Sony is set to release the movie on February 17th, 2017.

For more details, check out our story from back in March when Idris and McConaughey officially signed on.

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