The Dark Tower series filmed adaptation

**Seneschal** · 10-01-2010 12:18 PM

we have all long had fantasies about this series coming to the big screen. now that it's actually going to happen im simultaneously thrilled, terrified, and downright annoyed.

thrilled: it will be cool to see the characters come to life

terrified: they will screw it up and get so many things just flat WRONG

annoyed: you know, i kinda like that the Dark Tower is sort of a cult club. I like that i will say to someone "everything's gone 19" and they will either be extremely excited to meet a fellow journeyman along the path of the beam, or they will have no idea what the hell i am talking about. i feel like actually reading this series and knowing its ins and outs and discussing it intelligently is a rite of passage. the movie will take a lot of that away. in a lot of ways, it has the potential to ruin the experience for both potential readers and veterans alike. i don't know...now that it's here, i'd rather they just left it alone.

why do we have to sell everything out?

**Jean** · 10-01-2010 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Seneschal

in a lot of ways, it has the potential to ruin the experience for both potential readers and veterans alike.

Yes.

**jonjacobs1976** · 10-08-2010 05:20 AM

Hi everyone. Since I started watching True Blood (started watching late on download) I have been saying that Stephen Moyer (vampire Bill Compton) has all the qualities to play Roland in the upcoming adaptation. Then out of curiosity I typed in 'Stephen Moyer Roland' into Google and got a tonne of results.

Ka in action. I thought it was just my notion. So following through on this Ka I have started a Facebook site 'Stephen Moyer to play Roland!':

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=155559167811210

Please join if you can see the value in this , show your support and help this happen :-)

**Randall Flagg** · 10-08-2010 05:36 AM

He's way too short.

**jonjacobs1976** · 10-08-2010 06:37 AM

Too short, how do you figure? He's 5'10. I think Roland could easily be played at 6 foot and it's easy to make an actor look a couple inches taller.

**Randall Flagg** · 10-08-2010 11:08 AM

He's listed as 5'10.
Roland (and there are images in the books) is Tall. I don't equate 5'10 as tall.
Roland is certainly no less than 6'3. I know in movies they can use a "manmaker' to make the actor seem taller, but I think he's a no go.

**herbertwest** · 10-08-2010 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by jonjacobs1976

Hi everyone. Since I started watching True Blood (started watching late on download) I have been saying that Stephen Moyer (vampire Bill Compton) has all the qualities to play Roland in the upcoming adaptation. Then out of curiosity I typed in 'Stephen Moyer Roland' into Google and got a tonne of results.

Ka in action. I thought it was just my notion. So following through on this Ka I have started a Facebook site 'Stephen Moyer to play Roland!':

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=155559167811210

Please join if you can see the value in this , show your support and help this happen :-)

So you just register to posts for that?
Personally, no i dont even imagine him as Roland.. nice try.

**jonjacobs1976** · 10-08-2010 11:55 AM

Randall who would you like to see play Roland ?
@ herbertwest - Lots of people are imagining him as Roland, just do a google check ;-) And yes you're right I did register just to make that post, but I think I'll stick around as The Dark Tower are my favourite books :-) Might even be replacing Lotr for me...

BTW What do you all think of Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood's Eric Northman) to play The Tick-Tock man?

**jhanic** · 10-08-2010 12:02 PM

I'd like to respectfully suggest this entire thread be moved to The Oracle. It seems more appropriate there.

John

**pathoftheturtle** · 10-08-2010 12:06 PM

You mean to say merged with the DT film thread already running in The Oracle?
I thought that the goal here was for every single forum to have one of their own.

**biomieg** · 10-08-2010 12:07 PM

I agree with John.

**BROWNINGS CHILDE** · 10-08-2010 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by flaggwalkstheline

Originally Posted by Mr. Rabbit Trick

Originally Posted by Kidd Ikarus

Number one : please cast an actor that can perform a proper brooklyn accent for eddie.

Too late. They already cast Mel Gibson.

Kidding.

given the mad max movies I think Gibson would be an interesting actor to see in the dark tower movies

as flagg

so not kidding either

That can't happen....because Christopher Walken IS Flagg.

**jonjacobs1976** · 10-08-2010 01:45 PM

Hi everyone. Since I started watching True Blood (started watching late on download) I have been saying that Stephen Moyer (vampire Bill Compton) has all the qualities to play Roland in the upcoming adaptation. Then out of curiosity I typed in 'Stephen Moyer Roland' into Google and got a tonne of results.

Ka in action. I thought it was just my notion. So following through on this Ka I have started a Facebook site 'Stephen Moyer to play Roland!':

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=155559167811210

Please join if you can see the value in this , show your support and help this happen :-)

* BTW Some people think Stephen Moyer is too short at 5'10 to play Roland, I think they can overcome that on screen (especially for those that believe Roland is only a little over 6 foot). Easy to fake 2-3 inches. Look at what they've been doing for Tom Cruise his whole life! ;-)

**jonjacobs1976** · 10-08-2010 02:02 PM

Lol just found out everyone's favourite to play the part Viggo Mortensen is only 5'11!

**jonjacobs1976** · 10-08-2010 02:03 PM

Lol just found out everyone's favourite to play the part Viggo Mortensen is only 5'11! Go Stephen!

**Mr. Rabbit Trick** · 10-08-2010 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by jonjacobs1976

Lol just found out everyone's favourite to play the part Viggo Mortensen is only 5'11!

IMO. The only person to play Roland should be Daniel Day Lewis. (He's also tall, but that is incidental)

**Brice** · 10-09-2010 04:54 AM

My favorite to play Roland:

Spoiler:

**Randall Flagg** · 10-09-2010 07:19 AM

Conan O'brien as Roland.

I like your choice for The Tick Tock Man.

**Jean** · 10-09-2010 07:22 AM

What Brice said.

**Brainslinger** · 10-09-2010 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by BROWNINGS CHILDE

That can't happen....because Christopher Walken IS Flagg.

Christopher Walken does good freaky guys, so I can see why you'd chose him. He has the acting chops but I actually think he looks a little too strange for Walter. Walter's normal face that is, i.e. the one he shows at the end of The Gunslinger. And Marten's face isn't much how I imagine Walken's either although he is probably closest. (Actually Flagg from Eyes of the dragon wouldn't be far off from Walken!)

As for the Stand version of Flagg, I thought the guy who played him in the mini-series looked pretty good. I imagine that incarnation more wolfish and volatile.

**candy** · 10-10-2010 04:19 AM

Ladies and gentleman i give you eddie dean

imo anyways

**Brainslinger** · 10-10-2010 04:38 AM

If that actor can do a jokey humorous character, maybe. Actually I think the guy who plays his brother in Supernatural would be a better fit, but I think they're both too pretty.

**candy** · 10-10-2010 06:20 AM

agree that the other brother is too pretty for the part of eddie. But i was watching supernatural last night and it just struck me how much like eddie he was in my own mind.

I am only on series 2, so unsure how much he has aged/changed (dont want to start looking in case i come across spoilers)

**19eye-rosecrow-gun** · 10-16-2010 07:41 PM

Not to be a total basher, but some of you had better not try becoming casting advisors. In any case, I don't think it will be as good as the books, but maybe it will give Harry Potter a run for its money. It will be cool to see Flagg take voldemort's place. I really hope they do a good job casting people.

**ICry4Oy** · 10-16-2010 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Brainslinger

If that actor can do a jokey humorous character, maybe. Actually I think the guy who plays his brother in Supernatural would be a better fit, but I think they're both too pretty.

Either one of 'em in a nekkid gunfight is FINE by me!

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