Sony’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower has reportedly found its female lead.

Abbey Lee as seen as The Dag in Mad Max: Fury Road

Deadline reports Mad Max: Fury Road’s Abbey Lee is set to star as Tirana in the film opposite Idris Elba, who was r umored to be up for the lead role of gunslinger Roland Deschain back in December. Matthew McConaughey will star as the villain from the book, William Padick, aka he Man in Black.Sony Pictures and MRC expects The Dark Tower to be the first in a series of movies based on the Stephen King books. The first film focuses on the events taking place in The Gunslinger, the first book in the series.Recently, writer and producer Akiva Goldsman told us Idris Elba’s casting was “the greatest possible idea for casting for Roland.” He also spoke about potential mixed reactions to the gunslinger’s change in race with the casting of Elba, stating racial politics was not an issue in casting for the lead role.Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is slated to hit theaters on January 13, 2017, with Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) directing.

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