Stephen King's Epic "The Dark Tower" - Part 1

[Rocketman]

Don't fall for this trap again, people.

Dark Tower, The Stand, and It are three King projects that'll never happen anytime soon.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Will Poulter for Roland, lol.

 

[Sawyer]

Don't fall for this trap again, people.

Dark Tower, The Stand, and It are three King projects that'll never happen anytime soon.

 

[thegameq]

Yeah, there's something about Flagg that just makes him feel like a perfect fit. Maybe it's because he was already rumored to be playing the role in The Stand (which I hope still happens; I see no reason why it couldn't, especially if TDT is a success).

As for Roland... I'm still torn on the best choice here. My number one pick will always be Hugh Jackman; I don't care what anyone says. The guy is a great actor and he looks EXACTLY like I always pictured Roland, though I'd expect him to lose some of the bulk if he was cast. David Morrissey would also be good, though I expect them to go for a bigger name or someone who is a bit younger.

Only an Eastwood can play the Gunslinger. Roland Deschain is "the man with no name".

That said, the closest thing to Eastwood IMO is Hugh Jackman.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Only an Eastwood can play the Gunslinger. Roland Deschain is "the man with no name".

That said, the closest thing to Eastwood IMO is Hugh Jackman.

Bingo. I remember when I saw Australia, I was like, "Sh**. He IS Roland."

 

[green]

Only an Eastwood can play the Gunslinger. Roland Deschain is "the man with no name".

That said, the closest thing to Eastwood IMO is Hugh Jackman.

Wouldn't Scott Eastwood be the closest thing.

 

[Rowsdower!]

No. Scott Eastwood is WAY too young to play Roland.

 

[green]

Well anyone will look young for 300 years old.

 

[Sawyer]

Scott Eastwood's too green.

 

[Rowsdower!]

LOL, well when the story begins, he's about 40-45.

 

[green]

Scott Eastwood's too green.

Yeah he is...

 

[Rowsdower!]

And besides, he's already Jason Todd.

 

[KnowhereMan]

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[Sawyer]

And besides, he's already Jason Todd.

You fool! Scott Eastwood isn't Jared Leto!

 

[green]

Jackman is ideally the best for Roland. That's why it'll never happen.

 

[Napoleon]

Jackman for Roland, McConaughey for Flagg.

 

[king666]

If the first film is only based on The Gunslinger, it wouldn't need a huge budget. Most of that story is just Roland and Jake walking through the desert. What concerns me though is that The Gunslinger (IMO) is kind of a terrible way to introduce the series on film. It's very slow, very strange and not a whole lot happens. It's probably the most "western" of the books (other than Wizard and Glass), and westerns haven't exactly been kicking ass at the box office lately. And while you could argue that doesn't matter, I would say it does if you want to see this series completed on the big screen. I feel like The Drawing of the Three is the most engaging of the stories because it introduces Eddie and Susannah and because it takes place in both worlds. I don't know. Maybe they could kind of combine The Gunslinger and TDOTT?

Yeah, agreed.

Here's what I've been saying for quite a long time: this whole series is a roller coaster ride. If they wanna do it right, they should adapt this to TV. The Gunslinger could work as a 1-hour pilot. The Drawing of the Three could work as the first season. All the flashbacks (Susan, Gilead, Battle of Jericho Hill) could be scattered thoughout the whole thing.

 

[Roose Bolton]

I imagine if they DID start off with The Gunslinger then they'd probably play up the post-apocalyptic setting more so than the slow-paced Sergio Leone elements. At least in terms of how they market the thing.

 

[Victarion]

"Howdy, pard. Shake the hand that shook the world?"

I hope that one makes it into the films. Aside, they could introduce Roland by having him chased by some harriers still loyal to Farson or something like that. Then he ends up in Tull and the story rolls on from there. Tull really needs to be in the movie. It touches on everything people expect or associate with King: a religious fanatic with a dollop of horror (Walter resurrecting Nort, Sylvia rallying the townsfolk against Roland by calling him the Anti-Christ, references to the Crimson King).

And please...get the Jim Henson shop for the taheen when we get to Thunderclap.

 

[DeGenerate10]

I really hope they beef up the role of the Crimson King in the movies. I was very disappointed in how little of a role he really had in the last book.

 

[Roose Bolton]

If they utilise him the way he appeared in Insomnia it would be pretty damned frightening.

 

[Victarion]

I remember being fairly hyped for the Crimson King after finishing Black House. Remind me of his role in Insomnia. I remember how he had the guy ranting about centurions, dead babies, and the attack on the women's clinic.

 

[Roose Bolton]

I remember being fairly hyped for the Crimson King after finishing Black House. Remind me of his role in Insomnia. I remember how he had the guy ranting about centurions, dead babies, and the attack on the women's clinic.

Basically he possessed Ed Deepneau and drove the guy to go from being a really decent man into a raving lunatic who abused his wife and daughter horribly, and manipulated him into trying to destroy an abortion clinic by driving a plane into it. All to kill Patrick Danville, whom was destined to go on and destroy the Crimson King. When the protagonist confronted Big Red, he did the whole Pennywise thing and appeared as several nightmarish forms from the guy's past.

Now that you mention Black House (amazing novel), I'd love it if Mr Munchen got a cameo in this somewhere.

 

[DeGenerate10]

To really experience the Crimson King I should read Black House and Insomnia then?

 

[Roose Bolton]

Yeah, Insomnia is technically the first time he appears within the novels that King wrote and he plays a more direct hand within that story than he does in the Dark Tower series, and it builds up that final showdown amongst the roses in the seventh novel by providing a little more context on the Crimson King and Patrick.

Black House is great because it's a side story going on during Roland's whole saga, showing the Crimson King's efforts in other worlds to try and destroy the Tower and the various acolytes serving him. Both the novels do a good job showing the depth and extent of the character's goals.