My Optimistic List (Haters Need Not Apply)

I really think Idris will kill it as Roland. I think he will outshine Matthew. I'm curious how the snobby critcs and snobby internet who haven't read the books will react to the story. I'm hoping Idris will become synonymous with the Character of Roland. Like Jackman is with Logan:)

Ditto for me for items 1 - 5!  To be a little more specific...

1. I can't wait to see Roland and the Man in Black face off on screen. Elba and McConaughey both have the ability to be very intense, so I think they'll do very well.

2. Very interested to see how they'll go about telling the story for film, and eager to see what Easter eggs (and foreshadowing for future films) they'll include for us fans.

3. Excited about the prospect of official Dark Tower merchandise: posters, figurines, shirts, etc.

4. I'm really interested to hear Junkie XL's score.

And for future productions...

5. Eddie, O/Detta/Susannah, and Oy. :)

6. The Wizard and Glass TV show, where we'll get to see Roland and his original ka-tet, Susan, and of course, Gilead in its heyday.

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A movie with a good desert really touches my inner child still questing for a fantasy. So, I am hoping that The Dark Tower adequately represents the Mohaine.

What really intrigues me are the many possibilities for the ending. How different will Jake Chambers' fate be? Is a trans-dimensional doorway leading to an airplane going to make an appearance before the screen cuts to black?

(Now, assuming that my keister stays put around these parts until the tail end of July, I will attempt to rope fellow cousins into also making the trip to the movie theater.)

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It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing .

At first I hated the mere idea of a Dark Tower movie, but now I'm kind of hopeful. I'm starting to like the way they are... doing stuff, if that makes sense. For example: the casting of Idris Elba as Roland. Since Clint Eastwood is too old for the part, whoever they casted would seem like a caricature, they accepted that trying to be completely faithful to the book wouldn't work, so they did something else. I'd much rather have a good actor as Roland then some Clint Eastwood lookalike that couldn't act, which would end up ruining the character really bad. Also, now I'm excited by the fact that it's a new story, not written in any book yet. This way we get more into the DT world, and if it's bad it won't be so offensive, it won't "ruin" any book.

Positivity is a wonderful thing.

I am most excited about the casting of both Roland and the Man in Black. The idea of Idris and McC going head-to-head over the length of this series is perfect. F the haters because Elba is an awesome actor and in the shots we've seen looks amazing as our gunslinger.

I love the idea of this being a sequel to the series and that Roland may possess the Horn of Eld in the upcoming movie. That just breathes so much life into the book series and concept that I can't help but appreciate. Ka is a wheel.

Oy and the gang all together on screen will be super fun. I'm wondering if they will do any crazy moves like getting actors from tie-in movies like Anthony Hopkins from Hearts in Atlantis to cameo.

Party sounds awesome. Definitely gotta have a Nozz-A-La cocktail/soda.


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Because this deserves a bump. :)