FinHead
Footballguy
Providing this is true and they don't #### it up, this could be awesome news!
Dark Horizon's blurb
Dark Horizon's blurb
Dark Tower Movie Blog
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Dark Tower Series - The Movie(s) / Series (1 Viewer)
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SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Holy crap! Was just talking about my wish for this to happen. PLEASE...............don't screw it up!!!!" 
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Pygmy Marmoset
Footballguy
That would be unbelievably cool.
That was my thought exactly.I think he is a bit old now for the part, though.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Probably. But I'm hopin. Had the same dread when Lord of the Rings was first coming about, and that turned out okay.
Homer J Simpson
I don't push
Agreed. Way too much internal conflict.I always thought it would make a great HBO series though.
Battersbox
Footballguy
I'm going to call b.s. on this--just doesn't feel true. How could this guy possibly be signed to "the biggest budgeted film series ever in Hollywood" and be willing to f' it up by posting to a blog?
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
I have always said they should only do it if Eastwood is Roland. I mean he is Roland. How could it be anybody else?
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
Clint Eastwood as Roland ? Are you guys insane ?? Clint is about 75 now. Roland's estimated age in the series is late 30s to early 40's.
Here is the perfect Roland IMO: Josh Holloway
Roland on the beach with the lobstrosities
Here is the perfect Roland IMO: Josh Holloway
Roland on the beach with the lobstrosities
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Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
If they've already started shooting, why do none of the mainstream sites have any information on actors, director, etc.? Smells like BS to me.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
Agreed ... Fun to talk about but I highly doubt anything is going on as of yet.
FFDumb
Footballguy
I have to agree. Plus, that will make getting my wife to go see this with me easier.
Psychopav
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Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I like this idea more than a series of feature films. What would it take - 5 or 6 films at least? Although I guess they could cut out a bunch of back story (a shame if you ask me) & just go "real time" with a small amount of exposition on the past.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
Nahh not for Josh. My man crush is on Clive Owen.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Interesting. Has that kid from "American Beauty" gotten any older looking? Always thought he had the dark-eyed mysterious creepiness requisite to being an effective Flagg.
Homer J Simpson
I don't push
Link?
flufhed
Footballguy
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
Roland is old.
bigbottom
Footballguy
The ending was awesome. Unless you're complaining about how Flagg and the Crimson King got punked. In that case, I can see your frustration.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
I would suggest reading the books since I do not believe there is any "link" that shows his age. However you can figure it out with in a few years by what King has written. In short Roland was 33 when he palavered with Walter, he aged about ten years as the centuries passed, and then he has spent approximately six months to a year with his new Ka-tet.Homer J Simpson said:
Redwes25
Footballguy
Pretty sure that Stephen King was influenced by Clint Eastwood in the Good the Bad and the Ugly. If that was his influence that puts Roland in his 40s or so.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Very
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Agreed. Those were my only big issues with DT7 (the CK less so than Flagg), not the ending itself which I thought entirely appropriate.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Also, is King going to play himself in Song of Susannah?
kupcho1
Footballguy
I think Clint was ~ 35 when the spaghetti westerns (e.g., Few Dollars, The Good ...) came out
NCCommish
Footballguy
Eastwood 30 years ago or so would be a no brainer. I like the Gary Cole suggestion.
I would worry about it translating well to the big screen but Lord of the Rings did it pretty well. Hopefully they coudl pull it off here as well. But that is a lot of movies. I woudl think minimum 5. Of course Harry Potter has proven that long movie series can work and be commercially viable.
I would worry about it translating well to the big screen but Lord of the Rings did it pretty well. Hopefully they coudl pull it off here as well. But that is a lot of movies. I woudl think minimum 5. Of course Harry Potter has proven that long movie series can work and be commercially viable.
Nate
Footballguy
The ending itself was really the only ending that would work, but the end of Flagg and the entire confrontation against CK were ridiculous. The original version of The Gunslinger has a bunch of references to the tower that are never realized, and there were some pretty big loose ends in the plotline, I thought.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
I enjoyed the ending as well. I also think King left enough open so that he can further tell tales of Roland Deschain.
FinHead
Footballguy
NCCommish
Footballguy
Didn't even realize that was the same guy. Nice call.
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peter griffin
Footballguy
I agree, Eastwood would have been perfect circa 40 or so years ago. I always got the impression Roland was between around 35 and 45, so I think the previous suggestion of Josh Holloway would work (obvious Lost connection if Lindelof and Cuse are in fact involved.) It's been a long time since I've read some of these books, I think another good choice for Randall Flagg would be Tim Roth. He isn't in a lot of movies these days for whatever reason, but in the movies I've seen him in he seems to be a pretty angry and badass type of guy. Either way, if these movies end up getting made I will be an extremely happy camper.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
It also says that time has slipped, and doesn't flow like our time does normally. Just sayin.
Well, he did plan on 9 books, and then along came a van that nearly took his life. I think he did the best he could.ETA - That, and the fact that he wrote parts of The Gunslinger back in the 70s, and that he worked parts into many of his later novels, is a mind-boggling feat. I scoff at your loose plotline cries.
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Shrek
Having a great season
I'm such a
I got goosebumps and a chub just reading this. Unfortunately it wouldn't really work, though, because of the age thing that others have mentioned. We should probably start a separate thread of "Who should play _______ in a Dark Tower movie series?"
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cstu
Footballguy
He also said that he plans to rewrite the entire series. Fans who have already read the series won't be happy but the series could be tightened up to make more sense with how it ends.SmoovySmoov said:It also says that time has slipped, and doesn't flow like our time does normally. Just sayin.Well, he did plan on 9 books, and then along came a van that nearly took his life. I think he did the best he could.ETA - That, and the fact that he wrote parts of The Gunslinger back in the 70s, and that he worked parts into many of his later novels, is a mind-boggling feat. I scoff at your loose plotline cries.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
However it clearly says Roland awakens after the long palaver, he has physically aged only 10 years, so no matter what "worlds time" we look at, Roland is in his late 30's to mid 40's. Granted he slept for over 100 years, but his physical age is the same.It also says that time has slipped, and doesn't flow like our time does normally. Just sayin.
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bigbottom
Footballguy
too oldHowever it clearly says Roland awakens after the long palaver, he has physically aged only 10 years, so no matter what "worlds time" we look at, Roland is in his late 30's to mid 40's. Granted he slept for over 100 years, but his physical age is the same.It also says that time has slipped, and doesn't flow like our time does normally. Just sayin.
NCCommish
Footballguy
Might make an interesting director choice though.too oldHowever it clearly says Roland awakens after the long palaver, he has physically aged only 10 years, so no matter what "worlds time" we look at, Roland is in his late 30's to mid 40's. Granted he slept for over 100 years, but his physical age is the same.It also says that time has slipped, and doesn't flow like our time does normally. Just sayin.
playin4beer
Footballguy
BIG fan of this series...I'd love to see the movie. :X
That being said, Eastwood was my first thought also...but then I realized I was picturing Pale Rider Clint and not old man Clint.
I went back about a year ago and read the whole series from beginning to end....might have to do that again before the movie comes out. I'm sure there will be some disapointments, but the shootout at Balazaar's would be awesome on the big screen.
That being said, Eastwood was my first thought also...but then I realized I was picturing Pale Rider Clint and not old man Clint.
I went back about a year ago and read the whole series from beginning to end....might have to do that again before the movie comes out. I'm sure there will be some disapointments, but the shootout at Balazaar's would be awesome on the big screen.
FinHead
Footballguy
Frostillicus
Footballguy
bummer.FinHead said:
