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  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    might have already commented on this, but i think wizard and glass is my favorite out of the series. i think the ending really did it for me, it was like a one-two combo and explained so much about who roland is, and why.

    This thread is really making me want to read Wizard and Glass again!
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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    rrivers wrote:
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    might have already commented on this, but i think wizard and glass is my favorite out of the series. i think the ending really did it for me, it was like a one-two combo and explained so much about who roland is, and why.

    This thread is really making me want to read Wizard and Glass again!

    I've said it before, but its my favorite too. The backstory on Roland and his gang was perfect. And it was the first book to really give you a sense of what was going on in that world King created.
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  • Brock Samson
    Brock Samson Posts: 328
    not to get off the subject of the dark tower series, but i just got this in an email and figured i'd share it with you guys.

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  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    well there is definitely a role for him in the dark tower series haha
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Ron Howard to direct three Dark Tower films. Two television seasons in between the films. The three films will be the backbone, while the TV series will go into other stuff. Both will be connected. Sounds interesting!

    I can't freaking wait!!!

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    I'm interested to see how they'll lay this out. Maybe the first and second books make up the first movie, third book the second movie? Wizard and Glass part of the TV series?...
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    rrivers wrote:
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    might have already commented on this, but i think wizard and glass is my favorite out of the series. i think the ending really did it for me, it was like a one-two combo and explained so much about who roland is, and why.

    This thread is really making me want to read Wizard and Glass again!
    I just finished it and I did like it better the second time!.. It gets so dark at the end. You really feel Roland's world beginning to unravel.. I totally forgot about Roland's visions in the glass and how they distracted him, shaping the rest of his life.. I really liked the part when Roland, Culbert and Alain ambush Jonas in the dessert. I totally visualized a bad ass scene of them closing in behind the gang in the desert storm, picking three or four riders off before they even knew they were being trailed.. Good reading!
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Please do it right. Please do it right. Please do it right.
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Flagg wrote:
    Please do it right. Please do it right. Please do it right.
    There's some respectable people behind it.. I wonder who will get casted?
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    Flagg wrote:
    Please do it right. Please do it right. Please do it right.

    I agree. I'm not too excited about who's doing it, but I'm reserving judgement. I thought Heath Ledger would be horrible as The Joker too and that worked out. I do like that they are giving the material time to really be developed.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,441
    I'll have to go back and reread Wizard & Glass - I wasn't crazy about it.

    I think my favorite was Wolves of Calla, although it was just barely related to the overall story. :?
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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Yeah, I have been back and forth on this since the news broke a few weeks ago. I've decided to hold judgement until it gets rolling. Ron Howard is obviously a quality filmmaker, but I didn't like the Da Vinci Code movie, or the other one at all. Indiana Jones lite.

    I hope they respect the source material. Surely Howard will realize how important these books are to the fans.
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  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    I hope they cut out the "Stephen King" being in it. I don't think that will play well on the screen and will turn a lot of people off.
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  • Dark Star
    Dark Star Posts: 496
    I'm predicting that the first movie will cover the first two books. The first TV series will be about Wizard & Glass. The second movie will cover the Waste Lands and maybe more. Then the second TV series will be the 5th book (Wolves of Calla). Lastly, the final movie will cover the last two novels.

    This is how I see it being panned out, either way I can't wait!
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    i heard it was down to Viggo Mortenson or Javier Bardem. i always kind of pictured Guy Peirce.
  • Dark Star
    Dark Star Posts: 496
    How old is Clint Eastwood? I still say they go with Clint for these movies. Roland always had that feel of someone ancient and old, so put a little dye in Clint's hair, and let's start filming!

    I'm not gonna speculate who should play what part, but Clint HAS to do this....

    :)
  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    they could make clint look younger just like they did with jeff bridges in tron.

    i wonder if little sisters of eluria will get tied in too. i havent read that yet but its suppose to take place before the gunslinger so maybe they will start the movie there....
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    I just picked up the first four books on amazon. I've always wanted to read this series.
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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Dark Star wrote:
    How old is Clint Eastwood? I still say they go with Clint for these movies. Roland always had that feel of someone ancient and old, so put a little dye in Clint's hair, and let's start filming!

    I'm not gonna speculate who should play what part, but Clint HAS to do this....

    :)

    He is over 80. He can't do it. And he said he is done acting. Would have been nice though.

    Rumor has it Viggo Mortenson and Javier Bardem are the leading candidates.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Flagg wrote:
    Dark Star wrote:
    How old is Clint Eastwood? I still say they go with Clint for these movies. Roland always had that feel of someone ancient and old, so put a little dye in Clint's hair, and let's start filming!

    I'm not gonna speculate who should play what part, but Clint HAS to do this....

    :)

    He is over 80. He can't do it. And he said he is done acting. Would have been nice though.

    Rumor has it Viggo Mortenson and Javier Bardem are the leading candidates.
    Viggo would be good although his stock dropped after I had to watch his wang fly across my TV during a fight scene in Eastern Promises. One of the most disturbing and unprepared scenes I've witnessed since Kathy Bates went topless in What About Schmidt (that was my all-time worst movie experience ever).

    Why Aragorn, why??? :shock: :o:|
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  • Dark Star
    Dark Star Posts: 496
    what do you guys think about Javier getting the offer to play Roland? I don't think he has decided yet.

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