Viggo Mortenson & Javier Bardem Are The Frontrunners For The Lead In The Dark Tower!

Viggo Mortenson & Javier Bardem Are The Frontrunners For The Lead In The Dark Tower!

It looks like The New York Post have casting information on the frontrunners for the Dark Tower franchise...

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By LEEE777 - Dec 30, 2010 02:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: Nypost.com



Oscar winner Ron Howard is adapting Stephen King's book The Dark Tower and the whole process is getting Hollywood in an uproar as stars vie for the coveted lead roles in what will be both a movie franchise and tv series. According to NYPost out in front for the main character of Roland Deschain, are Javier Bardem and Viggo Mortensen.

Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and Howard have a deal with Universal Pictures and..

The plan is to start with a epic feature length movie, then continue it with a TV season, then follow that by a second movie, then back again to a second television series as Deschain in his young days and adventures. Then in the third and last film rounds off the saga with Deschain as an older man.





LEEE777 - A television series plus 3 films, with all of them using the same cast. As far as I know has never been done before? Fingers crossed its a huge success, thoughts below.
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marvel72
marvel72 - 12/30/2010, 2:40 PM
@ leee777

good find,mate.

never read the comic is it any good ?

both are fantastic actors either would do for the lead role.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 2:48 PM
dp @ Cheers!



; )
andypand89
andypand89 - 12/30/2010, 2:49 PM
viggo for the win :)
lnTylerWeTrust
lnTylerWeTrust - 12/30/2010, 2:53 PM
anything based on something by Stephen King...count me in!!!...hell yea to Viggo and Javier!!!!!
joker22
joker22 - 12/30/2010, 3:02 PM
Read All Seven Books.
Own Almost All His Books.
This Is F'in EPIC!
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 12/30/2010, 3:08 PM
Finally, casting choices for a movie that I agree wholeheartedly with! :-)
rook187
rook187 - 12/30/2010, 3:11 PM
Wow, 3 movies and 2 tv seasons? That's crazy awesome. I had always wanted to see this as an animated series, but I'll take this too!
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 12/30/2010, 3:11 PM
Giddy up bitches! Sounds awesome!
UncleDrew
UncleDrew - 12/30/2010, 3:11 PM
VIGGO FOR ROLAND, FTW!!!
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MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/30/2010, 3:13 PM
Nice find there Lee but bit of copy n pasting goin on! You know that's a no no. Anyway, Viggo gets my vote
nuck82
nuck82 - 12/30/2010, 3:14 PM
well that already makes this a win in my eyes 2 great actors and a great director

SOAL!
Deschain
Deschain - 12/30/2010, 3:18 PM
Viggo is great but I'm not entirely sold...
2 tv serials and 3 movies... epic is the word all right.
AskaniSon
AskaniSon - 12/30/2010, 3:27 PM
Viggo!
Dusk
Dusk - 12/30/2010, 3:30 PM
I know that Im probably gonna catch some flak for this, but Ive got 3 words for Viggo. Oh. Ver. Rated.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 3:35 PM
Lol @ Ror, article came out a bit sooner than I thought it would have, hadn't actually finished, thanx for the edit! ; )

I'd prefer VIGGO as LEX LUTHOR but then again he'd own in this too, but so would BARDEM!

Hope WARNER BROS is watching... this is what they should do with Green Lantern/Batman etc and connect the DC series too!

Maybe even a Guy Gardner TV show! ; D

MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/30/2010, 3:37 PM
Ah right, sorry!

Twilight, Viggo is underatted if anything. Care to name a bad performance?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/30/2010, 3:37 PM
Ah right, sorry!

Twilight, Viggo is underatted if anything. Care to name a bad performance?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 3:37 PM
Witty @ The first movies the beginning and the third one the last as the ending?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 3:38 PM
Ror @ I don't think Viggo has had a bad performance?

Everything I've seen him in owns... still gotta watch THE ROAD though, yeah I'm bad, I know everyone rates that movie!

My fav movie of his is History of Violence.
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 12/30/2010, 3:51 PM
Twilight@ Vigo overrated? Huh? What? You gotta be kidding me.
RolandOfGilead
RolandOfGilead - 12/30/2010, 3:59 PM
@lee777- good find. Been waiting for more good news on this.

Viggo is my first choice, but Bardem is a worthy actor
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 4:12 PM
Cheers @ Roland, me too and heck why can't we have both of them in it?
Dusk
Dusk - 12/30/2010, 4:12 PM
Dont get me wrong. I think hes a great actor. It just amazes me how everyone casts him for everything! Bad performance? Dunno. Bad movie? HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. It was a B-movie if I ever saw one.
Sto0pidpenguinpro
Sto0pidpenguinpro - 12/30/2010, 4:20 PM
No it's gotta be Viggo. Javier DOES NOT look the part, and he's been in too many cbm's anyway
Muaddib13
Muaddib13 - 12/30/2010, 4:20 PM
Viggo is great in everything...Even played a great Satan in The Prophecy.(anyone remember that)
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 12/30/2010, 4:21 PM
Great find LEEE. Either one of these guys would own the part but I have to say I am a big Viggo fan. Loved him in Eastern Promises.
whytry2hard
whytry2hard - 12/30/2010, 4:28 PM
I know I've only read the first couple of trades of the comic but...isn't Roland a teenager?
lc
lc - 12/30/2010, 4:33 PM

lee well done darling x x x ♥
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 4:35 PM
Twilight @ HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is one of the best cbm's ever put on film WTF lol?!?

djmyth13 @ Damn I love The Prophecy man, an I didn't know that, now I gotta rewatch it! : p

Cheers @ Hawks!! Yeah I saw Easterm Promises, wicked film, really bloody in places tho lol.

CKAL @ Cool I'll deff have to watch that pretty soon, been meaning to for a while, thanx!

whytry2hard @ Its Hollywood lol, or these two may be up for the older part of the character?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 4:38 PM
Thanx @ Lcxx, hey if I could do the heart you'd get one bk lol! ; P

Don't think this would be your kinda movie though, its on the epic scale of Lord of the Rings and I know how much you luv them lolz.
lc
lc - 12/30/2010, 4:51 PM
ah i show you how to do them hun the next time your
on chat kk? xxx oh noooooooo not that sh!te lol
comicguy
comicguy - 12/30/2010, 5:01 PM
if Clint Eastwood were about fifty years younger I'd say he's the perfect choice for Roland but since he's not I think Viggo's a good choice.

I just hope that they cast this right and don't just go with the 'it' guy/girl to fill out the rest of the roles.

AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 12/30/2010, 5:22 PM
Viggo is the man, but i prefer James Purefoy or Thomas Jane in this role! James Caviezel would be great too!
andypand89
andypand89 - 12/30/2010, 5:26 PM
christian bale would be good
Dusk
Dusk - 12/30/2010, 5:44 PM
@LEEE- Sorry man. I watched HOV without any pre-expectations and still thought the acting was cheesy. Cool story. Bad directing maybe? Cheesy gangster portrayal by Viggo too.
ManicCynic
ManicCynic - 12/30/2010, 5:57 PM
@AlexDeLarge666
completely agree.
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