Official Casting News

**hossenpepper** · January 31st, 2011

Originally Posted by Moderator

I also don't have inside information as to whether any of the actors have read the series or are fans of Stephen's work. I don't think it was a factor in who has been considered, though.

SACRILEGE!!!! :-P

**Marie-Pierre Bonjour** · February 1st, 2011

Please Mister King, don't let that happen !!!! Javier Bardem can not be Roland !!! That would be non-sens!

**Moderator** · February 1st, 2011

Sorry, but he's quite happy with the choice. In fact, when I spoke with him this morning he told me when he thinks of Javier Bardem, he sees Roland.

**CCAL** · February 1st, 2011

YES!! This makes me very happy! I never saw NCFOM but I read the book while hubby had heart surgery,(it was that or lose my little pea-pickin mind). I googled Javier Bardem and thought his likeness was spot on. The blue eyes is not a problem.Ever book you read these days speaks of cold hearted blue eyed men, and drooling sweet warm hearted brown eyed men....I have known some cold hearted brown eyed men/people. Blue is just a color and a silly analogy anyway. maybe writers need a wakeup call on that one....hmmm

**Spideyman** · February 1st, 2011

Originally Posted by hossenpepper

SACRILEGE!!!! :-P

Mayhap not as a prerequisite to be chosen as an actor, but for understand, insight, feel for each character, the meaning of Ka-Tet and of Ka. More so for the script writers. One might suggest the audio books as Steve himself said in the Author's Afterword of Wolves of Calla:
"I listened to them- all sixty or so cassettes- while preparing to finish the gunslinger's story. Audio is the perfect medium for such exhaustive preparations, because audio insists you absorb everything: your hurrying eye ( or occasionally tired mind ) cannot skip so much as a single word."

**JohnDalglish** · February 1st, 2011

Originally Posted by Spideyman

Mayhap not as a prerequisite to be chosen as an actor, but for understand, insight, feel for each character, the meaning of Ka-Tet and of Ka. More so for the script writers. One might suggest the audio books as Steve himself said in the Author's Afterword of Wolves of Calla:
"I listened to them- all sixty or so cassettes- while preparing to finish the gunslinger's story. Audio is the perfect medium for such exhaustive preparations, because audio insists you absorb everything: your hurrying eye ( or occasionally tired mind ) cannot skip so much as a single word."

Hi,

Yes, it's fortunate that the audio version is so highly rated as many people in the movie business seem to have a problem actually reading 'books'.

Let's hope that everyone involved in the movie project at least istens to the audo.

Long days and pleasant nights

**CoolhandLocke** · February 1st, 2011

I agree.. i have tried a few audio books in the past but i mainly stick with actual books it's just not the same for me personally. I remember Ron Howard in an interview saying he was listening to the books over and over living with it, etc..but i can't remember if he said he had read them. I have seen interviews in the past with certain "method" actors and they would read the books then the script but i guess it varies from person to person. I guess if your a producer/director you may have so much going on that audio is much easier but i could see how some things would get lost in translation so to speak. I guess the whole audio vs book version is one of those "tomato/tomatoe" things lol...

I've also noticed alot of people & fans saying they haven't read the full series of books, they would stop reading after certain ones because they didn't like the story or for another reason. I did have that problem with a few of them but it was more from "reading fatigue"..wanting to get through a certain part because i was dying to see what would happen next. I've read the first original book about 8 times & the rest of the series books at least 2 times...except for the last book which was just once. I took me 2 years to make myself read it (and stay away from spoilers) because i just didn't want the story to end lol...

**~Ally~** · February 1st, 2011

Hmm, I read today that Bardem is apparently stalling in accepting the role of "Roland" as he has been offered the part of James Bonds nemesis in the next "007" movie.
Maybe there's hope for us "Viggo" lovers yet!

**Connie Reader** · February 2nd, 2011

I love Viggo, but I just don't like him for Roland. He's too...sweet somehow. Probably just his role as Aragorn coloring my opinion, but there it is.

**CoolhandLocke** · February 2nd, 2011

Originally Posted by ~Ally~

Hmm, I read today that Bardem is apparently stalling in accepting the role of "Roland" as he has been offered the part of James Bonds nemesis in the next "007" movie.
Maybe there's hope for us "Viggo" lovers yet!

I read the same thing, i'm betting Bardem won't be Roland. Think the article said he wanted to read the Bond script before making his mind up about that role and I haven't heard him make a peep in the news about anything Dark Tower related since he was offered the role. I'd be fine without him though, just like to get our Roland nailed down and see this thing get rolling. Would be bad if Bardem dragged his feet didn't take it then Viggo & Bale got tied up. If Bale was even actually in contention they need to nail him quick, i would say he is going to be getting alot more offers because of the awards he's getting for the fighter.