| Re: Hugh Jackman as Roland?
If we ever see a DT film , it will be mutilated almost beyond recognition - NO WAY are we going to see a series of 7 films - at best we might get a 6 hour made for tv adaptation of the whole lot. Imho a.lot of the books were really quite drawn out , and were a vehicle used by King to resurrect characters he had dispensed with in previous novels - I half expected the group to end up spending a night in the Overllok hotel , or encountering a mad dog (then again we do see a rabid bear in the woods - perhaps a substitute for Cujo?). I guess that most of this would go staright over most viewer's heads
I think perhaps the book most workable as a film - and in my opinion by FAR the most enjoyable of the series - is The Drawing Of The Three . Maybe they should start with that one and see how they go?
As far as characters go , I always pictured Roland as a Clint Eastwood lookalike - as it appears did many others. Also my version of Susannah looked like Whoopi Goldberg.
Choosing the correct Roland would be the most important choice , as he will be the one that viewers wll be required to feel an affinity for. Josh Holloway aka Sawyer from Lost might be a suitable choice. Firstly he's fairly well known , secondly he's a 'likeable' person.
The fact that he is younger than the character described by King is unimportant - let's face it , Roland is old to the point of almost being ageless. A weather-beaten face (easily produced by any make-up artist) and , more importantly , distinctive eyes , are all that are required to distinguish the gun-slinger
An older alternative would be Kevin Costner , in my opinion a great actor , and one who ticks all the right boxes for The Gunslinger |