So much that can go wrong with this. And I really don't like the Goldsman & Pinkner part. (Watched the amazing spider-man 2 yesterday and was far from impressed with the writing...)
But I still hope...
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So much that can go wrong with this. And I really don't like the Goldsman & Pinkner part. (Watched the amazing spider-man 2 yesterday and was far from impressed with the writing...)
But I still hope...
From Ron Howards twitter:
"Ron Howard @RealRonHoward
Spent day today in a story session on...Dark Tower :-) Terrific meeting w/ Akiva Goldsman & Erica Huggins No timetables but very positive"
Reedus is waaay to old. If he plays Eddie, Clint Eastwood might as well play Roland :)
Reedus is 42 years old... Eddie was 21 (half his age!) when hi was drawn...
I agree that they should keep the Calla part, but I think they should shorten it, for example Callahans story.
I think Bardem will be great, hope they find good actors for the rest of the tet too.
This is how I think they will/should do it:
1st movie: Books 1, 2 and 3 until the drawing of Jake.
1st TV-series: The rest of book 3, 4 without prequel and book 4,5 (wind through the keyhole).
2nd...
To have a white Susannah would be like having a Roland without his guns and his obsession of the dark tower, or a Eddie without his jokes, or like making Oy a bird or something instead of a...
http://movies.ign.com/articles/114/1146345p1.html
Seems as if Viggo is out of the question. Which makes Bardem the best choice to me.
I think that's a nice way to do it. As people has said earlier, nobody can complain if the movies doesn't follow the books by word and the ending (and other parts) can be adapted to fit TV/movies...
Maybe Bob Munden could make a good Roland, sure does know how to sling a gun :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsU5AMxvlKg