Ron Howard's TV and film adaptation of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series is quickly becoming one of Hollywood's most wanted commodities.
Director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have already dropped some names as possibilities to star in the project including Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman and Jon Hamm, and now according to the NY Post, Javier Bardem has found himself on top of the list.
The paper reports that the Academy Award winning star of "No Country For Old Men" is the top choice for the film with Mortensen “a close second" for the lead role of Roland Deschain.
The project is an ambitious one, with Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman planning to turn the book series into a TV show and three movies, all using the same cast. According to the article the plan is to start with a movie, then continue the story into the TV series, and then follow with a second film and then a second TV series which will show the main character Deschain as a younger man. The third film will follow the character as he gets older and finish off the series.
The whole scope and plan for the adaptations is an ambitious undertaking for the crew, but if anyone can handle a project of this scale it's the team of Howard, Goldsman, and Brian Grazer. I can't remember a project that invested so much in the transition from film to television for a story, but the scope of King's stories is so big, it may be the best way to adapt the "Tower" series.
Although I think Bardem would make a fine leading man for this project, I really hope it turns out to be Mortensen who gets the role. If you take a look at a picture of Deschain, it's perfectly clear that Mortensen has the gruff look that would perfectly suit the character.
Either way, whoever gets the role this project is going to be a huge undertaking, but it think it will ultimately prove to be a success, mainly because King has created an amazing epic story and the filmmakers will find a perfect way to bring it to the screen.
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