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...and there were dozens of failed films of LOTR before the success of Peter Jackson's ones. The Dark Tower might be the same.[/QUOTE]

Dozens?

I think there were three - and I'm counting the...

Some version of that could work, you're right.

If I removed "The Dark Tower" from that story I would not want to see that movie.

As much as I wish I could argue this point, you're not wrong.

It's not that movies in Jan-Feb are stiffs but you're right that they avoid the biggest competition that way...which is not a sign of...

That's how the Oscars work - that's why Scorcese wins for "Departed," which was a moderately entertaining remake of a moderately original Hong Kong action movie and featured moderately interesting...

Idris Elba is not a superstar actor. I'd say he has a good chance of being one but he's not a marquee name by a long shot -- he's appeared in some big films but usually in supporting roles.
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Or they'll accommodate the budget to match expectations. I.E. 'The Mist' only had a budget of 20 million. Looking at the Wikipedia article it appears that the DT movie has had similar concerns with...

We actually agree on Idris Elba so I feel sort of bad doing this to you.

Phantom Menace made $431 million to Matrix $171 million. Menace has made a billion dollars.

Matrix came out on March 31,...

Ian McKellan was nominated for LOTR for Best Supporting Actor, so point, set, match as far as that argument goes. ANY movie can pull off the shock Oscar nomination (not win, nomination) when things...

Idris Elba does not need a pity nomination. His performance in Beasts of No Nation received critical acclaim and demonstrated that he's more than capable of receiving Academy recognition based on his...

If they can release it somewhere in December, that gets Elba possible consideration for a pity nomination to make up for this year's screwjob...so it actually wouldn't shock me. Surprise me? Yes....

I basically agree with that...I don't think the movie will be successful enough to change people's minds.

On the other hand, if I told 100 random people "Roland is black, and Idris Elba is playing...

And in the books, their illustrations and the ongoing comic series from Marvel...[/QUOTE]

All very niche.

I don't care either way - I'm just explaining reality. Film trumps books. I didn't...

Once the movie comes out, Roland will be forever associated with Idris Elba - so there won't be any difference between the two.

You can say "Roland's white!" and he will be - in YOUR imagination,...

I used to think so, but I don't think the two audiences -movie viewers and collectors - really overlap. There was a slight skew for comic books, for example, but it wasn't dramatic. So I don't think...

"White privilege" would apply in any case where your default assumption is the character looks like "you," with "you" being a white reader.

THAT is privilege - as in you are privileged to go...

This is nostaligia - there's no reason why the next 50 years have to be the same as the last 50 years. When people say "It's a change for change's sake!" that's no different than saying "Don't change...

Haha - I don't know, I'm just being a jerk. But I didn't like the ending, that's for sure!

I'm glad I got my defense of the Elba casting out of my system before it was officially annouced, because with the way the story's being set up, I really could care less.

Just to wade in and piss...

While I appreciate your nostaliga for a character who appeared in written words, the film audiences of the next 50 years should not be bound by something that was written nearly 40 years ago. We had...