Warner Bros. Looking At THE DARK TOWER; Javier Bardem May Star

I like Him , Just not as Roland!

Finally haha been waiting for this. An outstanding read, should make for a fine film.

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Ever since Javier Bardem's performance in No Country for Old Men, I'll pretty much watch anything with him in it. But I just hope this actually gets off the this time.

Do the whole thing on HBO with Guy pierce !

Just because hes a good actor he should play every role?

Maybe we should have gotten him to play captain america too

BLAZINTEXAN

What makes him not right for the role?

@SAGEMODE Tell me why he would be perfect for the role?
Now Viggo is a good choice even though hes over 50.

With akiva writing we should not really be worried about casting anyways

I don't like Javier for it he is too soft. You need a young Clint Eastwood for this role that is who King created him after anyhow. Since Clint is to flipping old you need to pick a young unknown who is mean and rugged and is a good enough actor to act like Clint.
I also agree this should be a HBO series and not a freaking Hollywood production.

I don’t care if they do it with puppets. Just make this mother…...already! (please)

"He is VIGO!!"

@BLAZINTEXAN, what makes him not right is he doesn't match the description of the character at all. Roland is tall and lanky, with blue "bombardier" eyes. I believe he was physically modeled on Clint Eastwood's character in the Good The Bad And The Ugly. Basically, the character is white, a character who is just as much an Arthurian knight as he is gunslinger. Bardem just doesn't fit the role.

Please!!! Please!!! Please!!! I want it so bad! And I have been slow reading book 6. Come WB I [frick]ing hate your CBM's but I'm all for you spending the long green for this.

What about Jeffrey Dean Morgan?

Viggo would be my top choice before Javier. Also stick to just HBO or full length film. What a waste of money. Can't [frick]ing wait for this though! Been a fan of Stephen King since I was old enough to read and comprehend his work.

@ValarMorguhlis- Dean Morgan would actually be another awesome choice to play Roland. :)

Alright, I'll probably get crucified for this, but here goes my fancast for main characters in The Dark Tower:

Roland Deschain: Jeffrey Dean Morgan/Daniel Day Lewis/Viggo Mortensen. Since they're still juggling who's going to play him and I'd much rather Viggo than Bardem (even though he is an amazing actor).

Eddie Dean: Ben Foster/Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Jared Leto
This one is the hardest for me because I always imagined a younger Edward Norton while reading the books. Ryan Reynolds' ability to be a snarky, sarcastic asshole really makes me want to put him on this list, but I just don't think he'd be right for the role.

Sussanah Dean: Naomie Harris
She is exactly how I imagined Sussanah, so when I saw her there was no competition for me.

Jake Chambers: Chandler Riggs (kid from Walking Dead)
Casting kids is difficult, but from what I've seen of him on Walking Dead, I think he could pull it off. Again, while reading the books I imagined Haley Joel Osment a la "The Sixth Sense", but that ship has obviously sailed.

Randall Flagg: Aidan Gillen/Gary Oldman
Gillen's performance in HBO's GoT has me convinced he could easily be a manipulative and hateable villain. And of course Gary Oldman is just the master and it would be interesting to see him tackle a completely evil character after witnessing him as Drexl (True Romance).

So, that's what I've come up with as of now. Obviously there are tons of unknowns out there that may be a better fit and I hope the casting goes well and the right people get the right part and that it all comes together in the end. Such is Ka.