The Dark Tower Movie?
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jbaronde — 18 years ago(January 12, 2008 01:16 AM)
I've just finished reading the series and the last of the comic books and what a story! I get into reading modes here and there, but must admit I'm not a big reader. But since starting The Gunslinger I feel like Ka has been forcing me to read the rest.
They are apparently starting to add to the comic book series in Feb 08. I believe they are trying to fill in the holes of Jericho Hill and such. Otherwise, the current comic books are mostly what we already know from Wizard and Glass plus great artwork. They also had background to many things like the 13 Wizard Glass globes and where Jonas and Rhea of Coos comes from.
It's too bad Clint Eastwood isn't the age that he was in Fistful of Dollars because he would be the perfect Roland. Afterall, that's the character that started off the whole story, so he definitely would have to be involved in some way.
I don't have any original ideas on the best characters but Russell Crowe is a bad idea for Roland. He'd be better as one of the bad characters.
How about Keira Knightly (sp?) for Susan? She's a babe with a cute face, and not fake Hollywood body.
Jason Lee, Ryan Reynolds sound good for Eddie.
Roland is a tough pick but Daniel Day Lewis would probably be a good pick.
I see the problems with a film version, but I really would like to see this series on the big screen. Some of the books could even be split up and it could be more than 4 movies as someone suggested, but I don't know how to deal with Jake? HBO series would be the second best, but the better not make it an ABC miniseries because it would suck without the adult wording and images that makes it so good and honest. -
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ehmode — 18 years ago(February 15, 2008 11:20 AM)
Somebody mentioned Sean Bean as Roland. If he lost some weight, he'd be dead on I think. You need a weathered face and his eyes can pull off the intense Mifune-inspired look Clint had way back (and still really has). Gotta remember, Roland ages a lot throughout. Runner up would be Viggo Mortensen, but please not Butler or Jackman. Cort, Ron Pearlman was a great idea, but he's a pretty tall guy (doesn't mean much on film really). Need somebody short, stocky, and mean as hell. But 2 out of 3 isn't bad.
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vestock2003 — 18 years ago(March 01, 2008 05:10 PM)
Roland: Viggo Mortensen
Young Roland: Joseph Gordon Levitt
Eddie: Jason Lee or Joseph Gordon Levitt
Jake: New young talent, but if it was going to be made tomorrow; the kid from Finding Neverland who played Peter.
Suzannah: Rosario Dawson
Father Callahan: David Caradeen
Randal Flagg/Walter O'Dim/The Man In Black: Gary Oldman, no ifs or ands about it.
Cort: Brian Cox, I can just picture him yelling and slapping a bunch of kids around and it being great.
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ehmode — 18 years ago(March 03, 2008 01:50 AM)
Brian Cox as Cort!?!?!?!?
Good call man! I mean, he was basically that with a scottish accent in braveheart "Well, thats something we'll have to remedy", and who can forget "I'm yer uncle, Arrrrgyle". Man, the most memorable part of the movie for me was his 5 minutes.
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info-4777 — 17 years ago(April 17, 2008 03:21 PM)
Im just curious why the news that a DT series is in the making is becoming a little old and nothing has surfaced on IMDB yet as being in production maybe it's just imdb policy or it's all being kept a strict secret?
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Obnoxiously_Adorable — 17 years ago(April 30, 2008 03:16 PM)
I'm not sure but it might now be mentioned on IMDb Pro. Is there someone out there that can verify or deny that?
In any case I always said the DT series, if done right, would rival LotR-and in my personal opinion, blows it away story and fantasy wise. Now that it looks like it's a go, I'm a little hesitant. I really really like the old adaptations like Carrie, Firestarter, Christine, Cujo, The Shining (
hated
the redone Shining), Misery, The Stand and some of his less fantastical stuff like Shawshank Redemption and the Green Mile, but there have been others that have really put a damper on transfering book-to-screen, like Rose Madder, The Tommyknockers, Storm of the Century, and others I wanted so badly to forget about that I apparently actually did.
As for the people to cast, I agree Clint would have been
perfect
for Roland, but some of these other names, I dunno. NOT Russel Crow. And although I really like DDL in the few movies I've seen him in, does he have the weathered yet timeless face to pull off a Roland that SK set him up to be? This is a thinker for me. I will say though that at this point in time the idea of putting Ryan Reynolds in this movie at all is completely and absolutely preposterous. I was forced to watch Waiting but managed to elude watching any of his stupid college-based movies, although I've seen parts of them. I simply cannot see him in any SK role in any book, ever. Does everyone else know something I don't? A role maybe where he played someone serious and impressed so many people here? Please, enlighten me. I honestly don't know where everyone's pulling Ryan Reynolds from. I remember a mention of Jim Carrey, and a few years ago I'd have said the same thing about him but since catching him in movies like 23 and some others, I'd have to say he could pull something off in the movie.
I'd
love
to see Ron Pearlman somewhere in there, as well as David Carradine or Jeremy Irons. All of the men in the movie have to be able to carry off a worn-down look considering the setting of the story, so no pretty boys like Johnny Depp. And I think Jada Pinkett Smith would be perfect for Susannah.
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CommanderVimes — 17 years ago(May 07, 2008 01:55 PM)
Sean Bean????? Are you kidding??
Jeff Bridges??????
Viggo Mortensen? No, not hard-ass enough.
There can only be one choice:
Daniel Craig.
Thank you very much, you may sit down now and calm yourself.
"I'm a war president, I make decisions with war on my mind" (George W. Bush)