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Would you like to see the dark tower made into a movie?
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Apr 14, 2010 11:33AM
Sean Bean as Roland: http://www.sharpe-books.co.uk/sean-be...
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Amna wrote: "I keep wishing that someone would make a 7 parts dark tower epic that makes the Lord of the Rings trilogy look bad, but then I remember all the things they will have to be cut out of the book and h..."Abrams cancelled plans, too bad, but I would love to see a DT series of films, or even a kick-ass TV series.
i think Gerald Butler would make a great Roland
Angel wrote: "i think Gerald Butler would make a great Roland"I think his voice would ruin it for me. Butler's voice is great for period pieces, like Phantom, or 300, but I never buy him in modern roles.
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http://scifiwire.com/2010/04/kings-da...
I think Ron Howard's version will be more emotional, and I'm all for that:)
Kandice wrote: "I think Ron Howard's version will be more emotional, and I'm all for that:)"well i think he really failed Suess with his film adaptation so it makes me apprehensive. I think the last film of his i knew i liked was Willow.
Personally, Howard movies I really loved after Willow were Ransom, Apollo 13, Far and Away, Backdraft,and Parenthood (and I'm not usually a comedy fan). Before Willow he did Splash, Cocoon and Night Shift, another comedy I really liked. I think he'd do okay.
So far i've got for the Darktower Roland -- Clive Owen / Hugh Jackman / Viggo Mortensen
Flagg -- Alan Rickman / Tommy Lee Jones
Eddie -- Joshua Jackson / Giovanni Ribisi
Susannah -- Gabrielle Union / Regina King
Witch/Rhea of the Coos -- Helena Bonham Carter
Jake -- Joseph Castanon / Ryan Malgarini
That's all I got so far. Still have to cast a young Roland, Alan, Cuthbert, Jamie, and Susan.
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I liked it. I thought he did a good job of getting the mystery across in an understandable way. Books about those grail theories are dense and tend to get boring in places because so much has to be explained. The movie got most if the "lore" across. I didn't think it was worthy of any awards, but I thought he did a pretty good job.
I just watched Angels & Demons and thought it was very good. I think Ron Howard can do a good job of this. And if he's on board it tells me that they are not planning to skimp.
Howard did those? Yep my trust he can pull it off just lost two notches.
I would love--love, love, love--to see The Dark Tower adapted to the big screen. However, I'm skeptical about how well Ron Howard and company can pull that off effectively. I don't want to sound too cynical, but watching Angels & Demons doesn't exactly win me over.
Amanda wrote: "Howard did those? Yep my trust he can pull it off just lost two notches."Haha yeah I'm not confident in Ron Howard either...hopefully he won't turn it into some family movie ****.
What about Guy Pierce as Roland? He was pretty Roland-esque in The Proposition.
NO, no, and no! He isn't any where close to Roland, at least not my idea of Roland.
