Call me crazy, but I just think I found the guy who would make a perfect Roland Deschain - what do you think - discuss.Your Dream Cast For The Dark Tower Movies
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Call me crazy, but I just think I found the guy who would make a perfect Roland Deschain - what do you think - discuss.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Guess he'll have to lose that wedding ring?
...and the tie
Why? Do you see anything wrong with the casting?
Guess he'll have to lose that wedding ring?
...and the tie
Why? Do you see anything wrong with the casting?
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Fishing for compliments
Don't worry - I won't argue with you - I am a
Ha- no neesyo, I have swore an oath to get 100% behind this project to keep me sane. After all,I really do want to see how the last time around is interpreted. I have my own theory, so it's going to be great seeing somebody else's. It's actually quite a clever move by SK when you think about it. He gets to see actors play out the final tale in front of him- actually in front of him. How wierd must it feel to see the characters that have haunted you for decades in your head finally come out and break the fourth wall.
The real test will be serio leoni or Jean Michael Jarre for a soundtrack -
The real test will be serio leoni or Jean Michael Jarre for a soundtrack -
He met a couple of them in the pages of Song of Susannah.
So, I've been thinking: The Dark Tower is coming out next year, but this is who I would have cast in a world where time doesn't really matter: These are the players in my mind's eye.....am I off base? is my aim true?
Roland: Scott Eastwood
Man in Black: Christopher Walken
Steven Deschain: Clint Eastwood
Gabrielle Deschain: Cherie Lunghi
Hax: Scatman Crothers
Cort: R. Lee Ermey
Brown: Carrot Top
Sheb:Anthony James
Allie: Frances Fisher
Sylvia Pittston: Kathy Bates
Jake Chambers: Anton Yelchin
Eddie Dean: Terrence Hill
Susannah: Halle Berry
Jack Mort: Michael Emerson
Aunt Talitha: Betty White
Gasher: Johnny Depp
Tick Tock Man: Matt Frewer
Blaine The Mono: James Earl Jones
Sheemie: Steve Carrell
Susan Delgado: Candace Bergen
Eldred Jonas: Lee Van Cleef
Roy Depape: Gene Hackman
Clay Reynolds: Lou Diamond Phillips
Rhea: Maggie Smith
Father Callahan: Morgan Freeman
Roland: Scott Eastwood
Man in Black: Christopher Walken
Steven Deschain: Clint Eastwood
Gabrielle Deschain: Cherie Lunghi
Hax: Scatman Crothers
Cort: R. Lee Ermey
Brown: Carrot Top
Sheb:Anthony James
Allie: Frances Fisher
Sylvia Pittston: Kathy Bates
Jake Chambers: Anton Yelchin
Eddie Dean: Terrence Hill
Susannah: Halle Berry
Jack Mort: Michael Emerson
Aunt Talitha: Betty White
Gasher: Johnny Depp
Tick Tock Man: Matt Frewer
Blaine The Mono: James Earl Jones
Sheemie: Steve Carrell
Susan Delgado: Candace Bergen
Eldred Jonas: Lee Van Cleef
Roy Depape: Gene Hackman
Clay Reynolds: Lou Diamond Phillips
Rhea: Maggie Smith
Father Callahan: Morgan Freeman
Oh my God. Look at him. It is really nothing about just being black. His face... I know Roland has no mimics in his face when he is shooting. His eyes like thinking something else. Just his hands... do their jobs... move like a thunder...
But no... this guy is never Roland.
They could have least
given him some contacts and removed a few of his fingers. Oh wait, not for real.. mayhap they will digitally remove them.
I don't see that much facial expression when I picture Roland. In my mind, he is cold as steel, expressionless.
That is exactly what I am trying to say.
Do you remember in the Drawing of the three, a police officer who met Roland, said years later when he is watching the movie 'Terminator'; "that is him, that is him".
So as you said he is just cold as steel. Like the terminator. Ne expressions.
But look at Idris Elba. He has too many expressions on his face on this 3 pictures. He is far away from what Roland really is.
...except for those remorseless blue eyes....
what do you think about Jim Caviezel from Person of Interest? I recently finished that series. The character is not too far from Roland.
yes, his eyes are as cold as steel. Focused. Not a flicker of emotion.
I've always thought that Idris was too good looking to play this role. Someone more rugged....like a Clint Eastwood or Josh Brolin would have been better.
This is our gunslinger??? What's with the pseudo bondage steampunk costume? Of course we all know that neck to ankle black leather is the perfect attire for an obsessed man on a long quest through the hot desert. And Idris Elba....."gag me with a spoon" as the valley girls used to say. Stephen King did a wonderful job of painting the image of the gunslinger in our heads and this just ain't it. It is in total contradiction to not only the books but also 30+ years of art work. It's like casting Tom Hanks in the role of the Marvel Superhero The Black Panther. It's just wrong.
This is just making the majority of the people who love the Dark Tower series angry or at least very disappointed. Additionally, by starting the story in the middle, they are going to confuse those who have not read the books. To me this seems like a perfect recipe for box office disaster. I truly hope this is a career ender for Akiva Goldsman. Especially since he accused all of us who simply want an accurate rendering of the story and characters as written as a bunch of snaggle tooth racist hillbillies. Just go to cinemablend and read his comments. He is a real charmer. This is not about race. It is about transferring the perfection of the story to the big screen intact.
The honest truth is that all this just hurts my heart. I truly love this story. I have a huge amount of respect for Mr. King and his talent. I don't understand how he could allow his master work to be treated in this fashion? I am sure he has his reasons but I can't image what they might be.
Sorry for the venom and sarcasm constant readers. I just had to get it out of my system. Now I plan to relax With a 12 pack of extremely cheap beer and chant over and over "I still have the books", "I still have the books", " I still have the books" while burning all images of Idris Elba from my mind. Then lots of exercise and eating right so that I might live long enough to see a proper remake.
Welcome! I hear you. I'm trying very hard to keep an open mind. But, I don't like being called a racist snaggled tooth hillbilly. That is quite unfair.
This is our gunslinger??? What's with the pseudo bondage steampunk costume? Of course we all know that neck to ankle black leather is the perfect attire for an obsessed man on a long quest through the hot desert. And Idris Elba....."gag me with a spoon" as the valley girls used to say. Stephen King did a wonderful job of painting the image of the gunslinger in our heads and this just ain't it. It is in total contradiction to not only the books but also 30+ years of art work. It's like casting Tom Hanks in the role of the Marvel Superhero The Black Panther. It's just wrong.
This is just making the majority of the people who love the Dark Tower series angry or at least very disappointed. Additionally, by starting the story in the middle, they are going to confuse those who have not read the books. To me this seems like a perfect recipe for box office disaster. I truly hope this is a career ender for Akiva Goldsman. Especially since he accused all of us who simply want an accurate rendering of the story and characters as written as a bunch of snaggle tooth racist hillbillies. Just go to cinemablend and read his comments. He is a real charmer. This is not about race. It is about transferring the perfection of the story to the big screen intact.
The honest truth is that all this just hurts my heart. I truly love this story. I have a huge amount of respect for Mr. King and his talent. I don't understand how he could allow his master work to be treated in this fashion? I am sure he has his reasons but I can't image what they might be.
Sorry for the venom and sarcasm constant readers. I just had to get it out of my system. Now I plan to relax With a 12 pack of extremely cheap beer and chant over and over "I still have the books", "I still have the books", " I still have the books" while burning all images of Idris Elba from my mind. Then lots of exercise and eating right so that I might live long enough to see a proper remake.
...now calm down sweetheart....we KNOW you're a dirty pirate hooker......