And yet you keep coming back.Dang, man, this thread's still going, and me completely out of tomatoes!
Yes
No
And yet you keep coming back.Dang, man, this thread's still going, and me completely out of tomatoes!
After much debate over who should play Roland, with many decent suggestions made, mulled over, and ultimately shot down, I have finally made an executive decision on the matter. I have determined who should play Roland, and there should be no further discussion.
Spoiler:
Sloth Love Chunk
Yes! Yes! Oh god, a billion times yes!!!
Chuck Norris, holy shit, make it happen!
All hail the King;
He of the Crimson Eye,
The Lord of Spiders.
Hail Discordia.
lol
I don't know... they might do well to go with a computer generated movie. I don't know of too many actor that can capture the essence of his characters. Or even ... I know... I know... It may sound cheesy... but an Avatar-esk movie might be good. I have been waiting and waiting for this .... and now I think I will be afraid to see what they come up with. I hope the writers and directors are as much a fan of this series as we are and not someone that just heard of the books and that haven't read and fell in love with the characters like we have. All I know is they better not mess this up... there will be a lot of very angry SK fans! We have been waiting for this one for a VERY long time! I ... for one... am cautiously optimistic! Good luck SK!!
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Clint Eastwood can play Callahan...
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I can see him as Cort. Either Eastwood or Brendan Gleeson, the actor that played Mad Eye Moody in the Harry Potter series. I know some of you might not be fans of Potter... but his character is close to what I pictured Cort to look and act like and I think he could play the part well.
Brendan Gleeson in Troy
Brendan Gleeson in Harry Potter
Brendan Gleeson in Harry Potter
Brendan Gleeson
BTW.... James Cromwell played the TV version of Father Callahan in Salem's lot, maybe he should reprise the role?! The original actor James Gallery,that played the character in the movie version, died in Feb 2001. (no pics)
James Cromwell in Salem's Lot (TV)
Another, great actor that could play the part of Eddie is NATHAN FILLION of Firefly/Serenity, Buffy, and Castle fame.
NATHAN FILLION
NATHAN FILLION in Firefly:Serenity
I would say Viggo Mortensen as Roland... But there is something about the eyes that turn me off... they aren't pained enough! Clint has the eyes but he is way too old for the part!
Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings
Viggo Mortensen
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If a movie must be done they should get that guy who owns Bettsbooks to play Callahan.
Yeah. That guy would probably make a good one...
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I dunno about Stephen King playing himself...
yea thats a damn good list...cool
they could find somebody for KING
i have never seen his son do they look the same?....just maybe he could do it
just googled ...his son joe could pass
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Well, sure. What you think, I'm gonna turn my back while Jeremy is stealing my jokes?
I mean, I am interested in the subject of a TDT film, but it's hard enough to try to keep straight all of these:
The Dark Tower film....ALIVE!
A Dark Tower movie- *Abrams and Lindelof give an update*
Do you want a Dark Tower filmed adaptation?
Don't understand the debate: should there be a movie or no?
DT Casting Chat - who would you cast / who would YOU be in the movie?
Cast the WORST DT Movie Of All Time...
How would you like to see it done? The Official DT Movie Thread
Oh, and look, lol...
Movie!
Joe Hill, yes. Owen, not so much.
Well I guess the joke was good enough to be independently generated two times.
Sloth Love Chunk
Right, a likely story.Spoiler:
daniel day lewis. that guy can fucking have the role of a cardboard box and be oscar worthy
I have many leather bound books.
I'm kind of a big deal.
Changing the plans that I’ve been setting on, I’m scared by the way that my life is getting gone
You all probably are already well aware of this...but I can't over it, I'm so excited. Check out this link and tell me what you think about it!
http://www.filmofilia.com/2010/05/02...ie-adaptation/
Frankly, I don't know how they are going to do it... The series is so large, and not even one 2-hour movie per book could do it proper justice, but still, I'm pretty psyched!
I fear for this movie in the hands of Avika Goldsman. I can only hope for the best.
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Dark Tower Gets Massive Movie and TV Adaptation
The Stephen King story gets an unprecedented treatment.
September 8, 2010
by Eric Goldman
The Dark Tower is a huge and epic series of books – so perhaps it's appropriate that it is getting a huge and epic adaptation.
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures and NBC Universal Television Entertainment have closed the deal to adapt the famous Stephen King series – as both a movie trilogy and a TV series, which will be developed and produced together.
As reported back in April, the team behind A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code -- Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman and Brian Grazer -- are behind the adaptation, but it is only now being 100% confirmed that the rumored TV series is part of the deal.
The feature films will begin first, with the first TV season being used to bridge the first and second movies. Deadline notes this means that the cast of the film trilogy – including a yet to be cast big name star as the main character, Roland Deschain – will be committing to appear in the TV series as well, which is, obviously, a very unusual scenario. After the second film is released, the second season of the TV series would then focus on the younger Deschain, before the third and final film picks up with the older Deschain and finishes his story. The storylines will also be influenced the Dark Tower prequel comic book series that King helped plot.
As Deadline notes, the same sets, cast and crew could be used for the films and TV series, which will help contain costs – though this is obviously going to be a very expensive undertaking.
Goldsman has committed to writing the film and the first season of the TV series. Goldsman has recently been working in TV on Fringe, where he has been a consulting producer and written and directed several episodes. Deadline says Howard will direct the first Dark Tower film and also the first season of the series – it's unclear if that means he will direct every single episode (a rare feat in TV, especially dramas) or direct the majority of episodes.
Howard spoke to Deadline and when asked to compare what he's hoping to accomplish with Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings series, said, "What Peter did was a feat, cinematic history. The approach we're taking also stands on its own, but it's driven by the material. I love both, and like what's going on in TV. With this story, if you dedicated to one medium or another, there's the horrible risk of cheating material. The scope and scale call for a big screen budget. But if you committed only to films, you'd deny the audience the intimacy and nuance of some of these characters and a lot of cool twists and turns that make for jaw-dropping, compelling television. We've put some real time and deep thought into this, and a lot of conversations and analysis from a business standpoint, to get people to believe in this and take this leap with us. I hope audiences respond to it in a way that compels us to keep going after the first year or two of work. It's fresh territory for me, as a filmmaker."
No schedule has been announced yet for The Dark Tower but based on the plan the producers have, it seems likely it will be released over three consecutive summers, with the TV series seasons airing in-between.
Also not made 100% clear is the network the TV show will air on. NBC Universal Television Entertainment is producing, but besides the NBC network, they also have USA and Syfy as sister companies.
Source.
Holy shit.
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http://tv.ign.com/articles/111/1119037p1.html
"Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures and NBC Universal Television Entertainment have closed the deal to adapt the famous Stephen King series – as both a movie trilogy and a TV series, which will be developed and produced together."
Ditto, Tempus. Ditto.
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