Russell Crowe is poised to give the troubled Dark Tower movie adaptation a boost by signing on to play gunslinging lead Roland Deschain.
The Dark Tower has had one heck of a troubled pre-production, with director Ron Howard still attempting to convince Warner Bros that the cost of making the Tower movies would be worth it.
If Crowe signs on, his blockbuster heft should convince the studio to finally give the project a greenlight - something that Javier Bardem, who was previously attached to the role, wasn't able to do.
Should that happen, Howard will direct the first in at least three Dark Tower movies (all adapted from Stephen King's books for the screen by writer Akiva Goldman), with two TV series plugging the gaps between movies.
The last we heard about The Dark Tower, Warner Bros was considering resurrecting the project after numerous delays.
Just before that, in October 2011, producer Brian Grazer revealed that they had to find a way to slice $45m off the film’s budget.
Though Crowe wouldn’t exactly be our first choice for the role of Deschain - the wandering gunslinger on a quest to find the Dark Tower - he could be just the big name Howard needs to finally bring The Dark Tower to the big screen.
Source: Deadline
Is Crowe right for Deschain? Tell us below...
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ladymindful
Aug 3rd 2012, 8:09
First of all it's ROLAND, not Ronald. Second, Russell Crowe is too old.
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MattMaytum
Aug 3rd 2012, 8:21
^ Rogue typo amended!
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georgeWW
Aug 3rd 2012, 9:19
I cal live with Roland being played by Russell, but if I had a choice I would rather Viggo Mortensen or even the first choice Javier Bardem
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alexandershutti
Aug 3rd 2012, 10:35
I'm actually starting to hope it stays a tv show... If Game of thrones has taught me anything, it's that HBO know how to adapt books.
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MillerCrosses
Aug 3rd 2012, 10:38
Too bad it's not remotely filmable.
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ThrashGordon
Aug 3rd 2012, 10:42
Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! You can get someone more suited, if you're going to do this thing after all these delays/etc do it properly!
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SiMan
Aug 3rd 2012, 12:08
Viggo Mortensen is a good shout for the role, but i'd prefer Russel Crowe over Javier Bardem. Could never see him as Roland when it was first announced he was linked to the film. I hope they can do the story justice. THe books are brilliant and if done right i think would make an excellent series of films.
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SteveMcc
Aug 3rd 2012, 18:27
I agree with the shouts for Mortensen, but I would love to see Nathan Fillion given a chance wth this. If they are going with big names, Tom Hardy for me. Think he could bring an audience the studio would love to capatalise on with The Dark Knight Rises winning him alot of fans and if Mad Max is a hit
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Ali1748
Aug 3rd 2012, 22:25
This should be an HBO tv series only !
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423Lucky
Aug 4th 2012, 2:53
I like Russell Crowe in a lot of things he's done but for this Viggo Mortensen is hard to beat. Viggo has managed to melt my butter in everything I've saw him in. God has blessed him well.....
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Ali1748
Aug 4th 2012, 12:04
erm ok lol.
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