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Yes - I had the same fears with TLOTR trilogy. I LOVE thos books/that book and could not imagine anyone pulling it off. Well, Peter Jackson did.Originally Posted by Lenny
I have no idea if PJ is a DT fan, but if so, he should be in charge! (like Biomieg suggested).
sk
yes, it is
we share it; we've already had an experience of sharing movies in the Castle theater, so now it comes really easy
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
----All I know is this place is going to be FLOODED with people when those movies come out.
I own the Internets largest unofficial website for these books so the buzz is really picking up over there too.
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I'm HIGHLY critical of shrinking it to three movies
I could see it shrunk to six or possibly even five films
but three?
no way will that work
if the worlds gonna end then let's get it over with, i got shit to do
Well, it said there would be 3 movies and a TV series made out of it. Perhaps the TV series will cover most of the narrative heavy bits, while the movies are set up for the more action oriented segments ?
Oh dear god. A TV series?
I refer to my previous facepalm post. And some tears.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
I do not believe this will end well. I can't see a trilogy. Not enough time to do it justice. They should have at least done 7 movies, IMHO.
Color me disappointed.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Something more fast acting, I hope.I'm just hoping that everyone involved this contracts syphillis or something.
Christian Bale as Roland
Whoopi Goldberg as Susannah
Mickey Rourke as The Man in Black
Dane Cook as Eddie
Unknown actor as Jake
Very soon.
About the only one of your picks I like is Mickey Rouke, RF.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
As long as he doesn't use his shitty Batman voice.Christian Bale as Roland
He's too young, IMHO.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Dane Cook could be cool as Eddie.
Yar, and Whoopi is too old.He's too young, IMHO.
I'm gonna go with "Cautiously Optomistic" on this one. personally, I thought Howard did a great job with the Dan Brown novels. he may be a closet DT Junkie for all we know. He is certainly a director to be reckoned with.
P.S. Christopher Walken for Randall Flagg!!!! Ed Norton for "Eddie" and I'm sure Hugh Laurie can do an american accent quite nicely!!!
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
TV series? Will probably be almost as good as Kingdom Hospital. lol
I get the impression (based on the profile pictures) that EVERYONE would have been happier if the LOST creators accepted the challenge (myself included), but I am happy to see that a film will come out nonetheless.
So here's the question - who is going to play Roland?
If Viggo does it, then it'll be good, for sure.
Secondly, if King is really writing another book (and the rumor is that it will be placed somewhere in the middle of the series timeline), how will this be incorporated into the film? Eight books in a trilogy!?! I don't think so.
From what I've gathered about the 8th book, it'll be set in the Dark Tower mythos but not specifically about the quest itself, so it might be another book where Roland tells them a part of his past. Perhaps Jericho Hill, perhaps something else during his quest. While it'll be canon it will probably not be about the quest of Roland's final ka-tet
you know, i don't know HOW i feel about this. I'm scared for sure. Not everyone is going to look at source material with the love that the LOTR filmmakers did. JJ Abrhams did a great job with Star Trek but it wasn't 'super faithful' (to qoute a trekkie friend) to the material and while Ron Howard is a serious filmmaker does he love the material? Has he ever even read it?
Questionable
No, I wouldn't have been happier with anyone. I just don't see it going well at all.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
Whether PJ pulled off LotR is a highly debatable point.Yes - I had the same fears with TLOTR trilogy. I LOVE thos books/that book and could not imagine anyone pulling it off. Well, Peter Jackson did.
I have no idea if PJ is a DT fan, but if so, he should be in charge! (like Biomieg suggested).
sk
I actually prefer slow and painful...something like untreated leprosy and syphillis at the same time maybe.Something more fast acting, I hope.I'm just hoping that everyone involved this contracts syphillis or something.
'Dark Tower' by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Akiva Goldsman (exclusive)
By Borys Kit and Ace Fernandez
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot shingle, which has long sought to crack Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” book series as a television series, no longer has the rights to one of the author’s biggest properties.
Bad Robot has returned the rights back to the best-selling author. Now Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Akiva Goldsman are teaming up to tackle the fantasy Western.
The three are in discussions on a scenario that would see an adaptation begin as a movie, to be written by Goldsman and directed by Howard, that would lead to a TV series produced by Imagine’s small-screen division.
“Tower” is not set up, nor has any option deal been made, but insiders say Universal, home to Imagine, would be the studio that will release the movie.
That would be a contrast to the vision drawn up by Bad Robot, which had been eyeing their potential series as a reunion with “Lost” exec producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Because of the comprehensive nature of the project, the creators wanted to wait until “Lost” was over to give it their attention. When they realized they wouldn't be able to do an adaptation justice, they gave the rights back to King.
King’s magnum opus, “Tower” encompasses not just a narrative about the Man in Black and Roland, the Gunslinger, that spans seven lengthy books (and one short story), but also the entire universe of King’s fiction. Characters from his other novels flit in and out of “Tower” in minor and major ways.
Envisioned when King was still in his teens as his own take on spaghetti Westerns and the world of Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings,” “Tower” has also spawned a series of graphic novels from Marvel Comics, with the latest issue hitting shelves May 19. The property’s expansive nature and direct connection to King’s other works make it one of the biggest, ripest franchise possibilities in entertainment.
Because I think any adaptation of the series will be a fail.Why? Premium cable has always made the most sense to me. If there ever WILL be an adaptation, a series on a channel such as HBO would be ideal, since it won't be restricted for time, content or budget.
Thanks, Bev.
The part I left is one of the reasons I don't think it'll be done justice: it's viewed as a giant cow with a hell of a lot of milk and not as a work of art composed of many smaller pieces of art, flawed though some may be.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
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