Yes but Hollywood can ugly up anyone. Look what they did to Charlize Theron for monster.
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True, but there's still the age thing. I really don't think whoever plays Roland should be any younger than 40, and that's absolutely at the youngest. Preferably closer to 50.Yes but Hollywood can ugly up anyone. Look what they did to Charlize Theron for monster.
I'm sorry, I just can't agree.Jon Hamm gets my vote. Looks quite a bit like Roland to me;
If there's an actor that looks more like Roland than Jon Hamm, I'd love to see him...I'm sorry, I just can't agree.
Part of the problem is that illustration doesn't look like Roland. It looks like Clint Eastwood, and yes, I know Clint was who Roland was partially based on, but Roland doesn't look that...clean. I know that make-up can be employed.If there's an actor that looks more like Roland than Jon Hamm, I'd love to see him...
Agreed. There isn't a way to pull off this series on film. I'm happy with my mind movies (I envision Roland dancing the commala, and no one will ever measure up).Let's let Roland live between the pages of Mr. King's books. Everyone has their own image of Roland and the other DT characters in their mind. My idea and mental images of Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake, Oy, mid-world, Gilead, The Dark Tower itself.....goes back to 1982. No amount of thought that goes into the casting of this movie is going to match up to that. The same problem existed for the LOTR series. The movies were ok, but so much was left out of the books that they became snapshot shells of what the books actually contained. The Dark Tower series is so rich, spanning across so many landscapes and time, that I just don't believe anyone or any medium other than Mr. King's words will ever be able to do The Dark Tower justice. Not everything needs to be converted to visual image even in this day and age...jmho
Check out my post in the Self-Promotion forum for my vision on Roland (and others).If there's an actor that looks more like Roland than Jon Hamm, I'd love to see him...
Check out [original text edited by moderator] for my vision on Roland (and others).
Check out my post in the Self-Promotion forum for my vision on Roland (and others).
Wouldn't this belong in self promotion?
Thanks. I do have a thread there as well, but as this was specifically about showing Mugwomp someone who looked more like Roland, I figured I'd mention it here too.I've edited the original post (quoted in Sunny's).
I understand and it was in context with the thread but better to mention it without the link and let people find their way there if they want just so that we can keep the Self-Promotion area for what it was intended. What I could do if you like is put a link to your thread in Self-Promotion rather than directly to the blog.Thanks. I do have a thread there as well, but as this was specifically about showing Mugwomp someone who looked more like Roland, I figured I'd mention it here too.
Alright, I'll do that if this sorta thing comes up again.I understand and it was in context with the thread but better to mention it without the link and let people find their way there if they want just so that we can keep the Self-Promotion area for what it was intended. What I could do if you like is put a link to your thread in Self-Promotion rather than directly to the blog.