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First Set Pics of Idris Elba for The Dark Tower
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Doctor Bat
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I've heard the Goldsman script is incomprehensible, even to fans, so I'm savouring these photos.
Simo
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Well it's the Gunslinger alright! I think it's funny that Kathyrn Winnick keeps posting like non-spoilerish stuff on social media like her trailer or a packet with her name on it and then Sony keeps making her take it down and then boom! Set pics of Elba in full costume. lol
I still have no idea when this takes place compared to the books timeline. lol
I still have no idea when this takes place compared to the books timeline. lol
Aztechnology
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Dope
Discotheque
Banned
1/2 maybe. McConaughey is perfect casting for the man in black.
Pretty disappointed they're skipping the first book and not expecting much out of this but still i'm curious about it.
Fallout-NL
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Why would they skip the first book?
brianjones
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probably.. The books are really stupid
ok I read them all but only in a Lost-like fascination
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Looks good but I still don't expect a great movie. I'm hopefull though, the casting is already better than expected. I expected like Steven Seagal or something.
obin_gam
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Not starting at the first book does not mean they are skipping it.
I'm guessing flashbacks will be a huge part of the narrative.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Relating to what?
……forgetit
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So Elba is the main character in this? How did I miss that shit storm? Anyone have a link so I can drink some racist nerd tears?
Messofanego
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Idris looking cool.
hosannainexcelsis
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Yep, that's Idris Elba unbuttoning his shirt.
its not like there's a sizeable contingent of bigoted dark tower fans
For some reason, when I read the books I always pictured Roland as black. Not sure where that came from.
Frozenprince
Banned
Yet another perfectly cast movie that I'm sure will be complete dog crap.
Shame.
Shame.
Discotheque
Banned
this isn't a comic book. the outrage over the race-swap didn't make much of a splash.
YesNOnoNOYes
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love him
hope this will be good \o/
hope this will be good \o/
CassidyIzABeast
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Yep.That's Idris alright.
Simo
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There wasn't one, at least here. We were all pretty happy Elba got the role. lol I think the only other reaction was like "I pictured Eastwood when reading the book but he's too old for this shit", well that was mine anyway and I think the cast looks great.
John Kowalski
Banned
He looks really really tall in those photos.
Stuck to the end of a bumped thread so not really old. It's old to you if you checked out the new posts in that thread though.
plasmawave
Banned
That costume can probably also work as a Star Wars costume.
Don't know, just something that popped in my head first seeing those pics.
Don't know, just something that popped in my head first seeing those pics.
And judging by his facial expression in all those photos I don't think Idris is either.
lucebuce12
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Well, he is around 6ft 2in.
ThoseDeafMutes
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I'm listening to the audiobook of the first book currently and imagining Idris in the lead role as I go.
I don't know why people recommended this to me though, it's kinda bleh so far and I'm over halfway.
I don't know why people recommended this to me though, it's kinda bleh so far and I'm over halfway.
DKehoe
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I realise it's maybe a lot to ask but the series changes quite a bit in the second book. If you are interested to find out why people like it I'd say try and stick with it up to that point and then see what you think.
The first one is a weird book imo but you will be absolutely hooked with the second one. I guarantee it.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
He wrote much of that book at a very early age. It's not that good.
Yeah, what everyone else is saying ThoseDeafMutes. That first book is more of a setup than anything and King wrote it very, very early in his career. It reads a lot like a college kid's attempt at fan fiction.
I read this whole series for the first time about 3 years ago and absolutely wanted to quit after the first book but was really glad I stuck it out. The second book is much more entertaining. No idea how it is on Audiobook but I imagine it taking longer to get through kind of stinks. The best part of reading the first book was that I was able speed-read it and blow through it really quickly.
I read this whole series for the first time about 3 years ago and absolutely wanted to quit after the first book but was really glad I stuck it out. The second book is much more entertaining. No idea how it is on Audiobook but I imagine it taking longer to get through kind of stinks. The best part of reading the first book was that I was able speed-read it and blow through it really quickly.
Messofanego
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My only point of contact with The Dark Tower is the gorgeous graphic novel (Jae Lee).
No way am I reading 8 books (4250 pages) lol.
No way am I reading 8 books (4250 pages) lol.
It's effortless for him...
ThoseDeafMutes
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I think McConaughey would have been better as Eddie.
The audiobooks are pretty great, especially because of the performance of person they had do the second half of the series, after the first guy got into an accident.
DKehoe
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That's really sad to hear. I had wondered why they changed narrator part way through the series. I just read more about it after reading this, sounds incredibly tragic.
……forgetit
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Well I'm actually pleasantly surprised at that. Good to see dark tower fans are less terrible than most
I'll repost this from the other thread where the pics were posted:
I've got this feeling that the first few movies in this run could be really good but the final ones are going to be an absolute train wreck. The rights issues alone could be problematic but I think the biggest issue is that the books themselves were just a giant clusterfuck of ideas and were so damn dense and convoluted I will be amazed if the movies pull them off. The first books are fairly simple and straight foward in the characters, ideas and story but man do they really go off the rails in epic fashion by the last couple. In fact I'm willing to bet they go an entirely different route for the last couple of movies that just follows the most basic plot points of the books
I've got this feeling that the first few movies in this run could be really good but the final ones are going to be an absolute train wreck. The rights issues alone could be problematic but I think the biggest issue is that the books themselves were just a giant clusterfuck of ideas and were so damn dense and convoluted I will be amazed if the movies pull them off. The first books are fairly simple and straight foward in the characters, ideas and story but man do they really go off the rails in epic fashion by the last couple. In fact I'm willing to bet they go an entirely different route for the last couple of movies that just follows the most basic plot points of the books
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