Official Casting News

**Moderator** · January 27th, 2011

I have the official go-ahead to announce that Ron Howard/Universal has offered Javier Bardem the part of Roland. I do not know if he has accepted the offer but chances are they wouldn't make this announcement if he wasn't considering it. The announcement was made through Deadline Hollywood--here's the link for the full story.

**Roland de Gilead** · January 27th, 2011

I hope that Bardem does not agree, do not want that it interprets Roland

**Moderator** · January 27th, 2011

Steve is happy with the offer and thinks it is "a very good choice."

**Roland de Gilead** · January 27th, 2011

Ok, Ms. Mod.
Javier Barden is a good actor but I do not see it as Rland.
I hope to be mistaken and that it realizes an excellent interpretation.

Long days and Pleasant nights.....

**Roland de Gilead** · January 27th, 2011

If Steve I satisfy this one, I also.

Thanks a lot.

**Moderator** · January 27th, 2011

Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Viggo Mortensen had been in the running also but I don't know if he was offered the part and declined. A lot of people thought he would be a poor choice because they associated him with his portrayal of Aragorn from LOTR.

**Bev Vincent** · January 27th, 2011

I like Bardem a lot more than the other two people whose names were bandied about. He was fantastic in No Country for Old Men, and the salvation of Eat, Pray, Love. I think he's one of those guys who can become something completely different in each role, so I like this. I agree with the Mortensen issue. I was still holding out for Timothy Olyphant, who proved in Justified that he can wear a stetson and shoot a man down without blinking.