Oh boy. So many things wrong here, but I'll try to address as many as I can.
So true, you had Roland which was a stone cold Clint Eastwood type character and we read all about him and now they just blackwash him for what? To appease black people!?
Well, 1) though some may disagree, as long as Roland remains the doggedly determined, literal, stoic, peacemaker/diplomat/knight errant who's extremely talented with a gun, the color of his skin doesn't really matter to me. 2) "Blackwashing" is not a thing. 3) The filmmakers' initial choices for Roland, Javier Bardem and Russell Crowe, weren't being considered for the role to appease Spanish people or New Zealanders. Why do you assume that Idris Elba was cast as Roland "to appease black people"?
Haha talk to any black person who's a fan of the black tower books/comics and they're just as annoyed at this *beep*
Black people are not a monolith. *Dark Tower fans - black or otherwise - are not a monolith. Individuals within a racial group and/or fandom do not all think alike. Sure, I bet there are some black Dark Tower fans who are unhappy with the casting of Roland, but there are also many who are excited about seeing Elba in the role.
I hope this tanks bad, I won't watch it and am discouraging people I know to do the same.
I hope I'm wrong about this, but am I correct in assuming that you hope the movie tanks solely because of the concentration of the lead actor's melanin content?
*beep* the director and his *beep* attitude cause he's the reason for the casting and he said if people don't like who he's picked well "tough luck" haha what a prick
The director, Nikolaj Arcel, never said any such thing. I'm pretty sure you're talking about the comments of the executive producer, Akiva Goldsman, who basically said "the racists can go *beep* themselves." As far as I know, he was talking about those who have made overtly racist comments about Elba's casting, not about all those opposed to the casting in general.
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Captain_Wesker
8 years ago
The director, Nikolaj Arcel, never said any such thing. I'm pretty sure you're talking about the comments of the executive producer, Akiva Goldsman, who basically said "the racists can go *beep* themselves." As far as I know, he was talking about those who have made overtly racist comments about Elba's casting, not about all those opposed to the casting in general.
Indeed.
(To those of you who don't care, don't worry: you don't have to let facts get in the way of your feelings. Keep gnashing them teeth .)
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jerryhammond38
8 years ago
I made a list off the top of my head 0f actors (including Elba) that could pull off Roland.
Here they are ranked:
1. Viggo Mortenson. I think he has every quality that you would want based off his Aragon.
2. Daniel Day Lewis. He can play anything.
3. Hugh Jackman. I think he could do this well if he didn't play it as Wolverine.
4. Denzel Washington. He commands the screen.
5. Idris Elba. His pros and cons have already been discussed.
6. Daniel Craig. He seems too short or something.
7. Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner. They play western characters well, but I don't like their voices for this.
9. Javier Bardem. For some reason a spanish Roland works less for me than a black one.
10. Russell Crowe. I can't put my finger on why he doesn't work for me.
That puts Elba in the middle, with a chance to pull it off. I am sure I am forgetting someone who could be the perfect Roland, but I am rooting for you Idris.
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Captain_Wesker
8 years ago
One reason I would put Elba over Washington is because the former actor is not nearly as exposed as the latter. Denzel has the acting skill, no doubt, but his image has become so ubiquitous in the realm of Hollywood. Furthermore, I find it increasingly difficult to keep the character he is playing and the man's "one size fits all" cultivated persona separate from one another.
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jerryhammond38
8 years ago
That is true, though he still tends to disappear into a character for me better than say a Tom Cruise.
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harvey-cc
8 years ago
No Christian Bale?
I actually heard he was in the running for awhile. Him with a beard maybe?
- Currently watch classic Cinema like Gods of Egypt
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Spider198
8 years ago
And yet more excuses for Goldsman playing the racist card. He called anyone opposed the sh*tty casting racist, you are just pretending otherwise because it proves they are out to make a point with the casting (and that point isn't casting Roland right).
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Captain_Wesker
8 years ago
There's the literal way to read it (in which he specifically is referring to a-holes that are racist) and the alternative interpretation ("anyone who is disappointed with this decision is an a-hole that is also racist)".
Funny how your mind goes to the alternative immediately and just sits there .
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Spider198
8 years ago
No my mind went to exactly what he meant. You being a lying fool, you went immediately to making excuses for Goldsman idiocy. Most likely because that proves that the casting was just a publicity stunt.
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