Ron Howard has been quietly adapting Stephen King’s classic series The Dark Tower. Its barely off the ground at all, but as unconventional as the series is, how he hopes to deliver the series will be unique as well.
Howard intends to create the series as a bridging of a film trilogy and a tie in TV series. Exactly how it will be broken up is still in question, but it seems that isn’t stopping them from exploring the leading role. And rumour has it that Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman, and Jon Hamm are all being considered.
Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman, and Jon Hamm. All of these actors are stars, they’d all give the role a nice weight, and – perhaps most importantly – they’d attract the kind of budget required to pull off what Howard and producer-writer Akiva Goldsman have in mind.
Out of that list I would like to see either Viggo Mortensen or Daniel Craig get the role.
In the dark and surreal novels, the Gunslinger Roland Deschain is a very cold and harsh man, and I think Mortensen and Craig have what it takes to carry that presence.
That being said, this is going to be one hell of an audience to try and please. The books are hard to get through for the harsh content and very unconventional fantasy worlds let alone doing that right so that they entertain on screen.
I have a hard time thinking of these books as Film adaptations, but I am very eager to see what they do with it.
Daniel Craig would be the perfect Roland, I think anyway, Roland is suppose to look older than he seems, and I think Daniel would fit the role so perfectly
Roland should be in his 50s: Kurt Russell or Willem Dafoe or Chris Waltz?
Garrett Hedlund (Tron Legacy) or Johnny Lewis (Sons of Anarchy) as Eddie Dean.
Rosario Dawson (Death Proof) as Odette/Susannah.
??? as Jake
to me the casting of Jake will be one of the most important aspects and I wonder how they will shoot this project since Jake ages but a year or two.
Easy…you go young (8/9) with Jake. Easy to make him look a bit older at first than to take a 12/13 year old & see him go thru puberty & be 6 feet tall at the end. Check out Preston Bailey, Riley Thomas Stewart, Ty Simpkins…all proven strong actors with lead film credits. Young up & comers!
the perfect solution for the role of Jake is 10 year old Dakota Goyo.
He will star in real Steel, this year.
He’s also in Thor as young Thor, and is starring in rise of the guardians.
There are not too manynkids with the experience and acting ability needed for this role.
That’s my vote!
Bruce Boxleitner as Roland!!!!
i think they would do better as a miniseries, something like “The Stand”, and i remmember that the stand had a very good casting too… with all the movie stars that do tv this days, it shouldn’t be a problem…
ah such a great book series for me but up near the end it kind starts drifting away. Hope they can do the first 5 books justice. Vigo would be perfect. Craig would need some hair work but his bond would be great for this role too.
Here’s how I see it.
Book 1: Movie
Book 2 & 3: TV Seasons
Book 4: Movie
Book 5 & 6: TV Seasons
Book 7: Movie