Frank Darabont Reveals the Real Story Behind Why He Didn’t Take on ‘The Dark Tower’

Oscar-nominated director (and The Walking Dead lawsuit victor) Frank Darabont was recently coaxed out of retirement for season five of Stranger Things; he helmed volume one’s “The Turnbow Trap” and will have another entry, “Shock Jock,” in volume two. But Darabont’s biggest Hollywood imprint comes with his Stephen King adaptations; before Mike Flanagan hit the scene, Darabont was probably King’s most prominent cinematic collaborator, with The Shawshank Redemption, The…