Comments on: Russell Crowe Eyed To Take Over Role As Roland Deschain In ‘The Dark Tower’ As Warner Bros. Nears Decision

By: Britton

Britton — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

Please, anyone but Russell crowe. It's just that I think that old long and tall and ugly wouldn't be 5' 11" 200 lbs.

By: The Doors

The Doors — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

SAY NO TO CROW!!!!!!!! Roland is SO much more rugged and tough-looking than Crow will ever be (no offense…I do like the movies he's in, but this just isn't a good role for him). Javier Bardem needs to keep the part.

By: lines

lines — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

i always saw Roland as someone like Clint Eastwood in his early days. Tall and lean with a rugged but attractive face. Viggo could certainly do it too, as he is getting older and has the right kind of look. Russel Crowe also has my vote (being a fellow Aussie), but he really needs to trim down. Very exciting to see this finally coming to the big or small screen.

By: v

Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

I don't really care at this point, I want the movies! 😀
Sure, I like him, why not?

By: wingback

wingback — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

Here were my favorites to play Roland:
1. Viggo Mortensen
2. Thomas Haden Church
3. Josh Brolin
4. Daniel Day-Lewis
I'd never thought of Russell Crowe, but if he lost 30 lbs it could work out.

By: anen

anen — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

gee idk he's kinda stocky looking lately

By: caro

caro — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

it's really Russel Crowe's comeback at Hollywood

By: alison

alison — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

Russell Crowe doesn't have the box office draw he did 10 years ago. He is almost 50 and good looks have long since left him. Maybe 10 years ago it would have been a good fit but now? No way, go with someone else. And Howard is the wrong person for this project.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

I think that both Crowe and Bardem are too big for the role. When I read the books I was thinking in a skinnier guy, like Daniel Day-Lewis. And I still think that Ron Howard is a bad idea for the helm. Darren Aronofsky?

By: olli

olli — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

Well, as happy as I am with the fact that there is still life in this ambitious project, IÂ´m still not happy with Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman involved. They made a lot of successful films, some of them I found very entertaining, some not so. The problem with Howard is, that I canÂ´t imgine him as the right guy to do the loads of hard R stuff from the books. And Goldsman tends to dumb down things.
Everytime I read their names I remember the âDa Vinci Codeâ-Desaster and to a lesser degree itÂ´s follow up, where they turned a not very bright but kind of thrilling pageturner into a leaden, tedious und boring pompous mess.
If Howard is in âRansomâ-mode than this may work and if Goldsman is in âI am legendâ-mode (except for turning the mutated guys into those bad CGI-zombies) than this may also work, but given their track record IÂ´m pretty skeptical.
But Crowe, if he loses some weight, is a good choice.

By: Sean Young

Sean Young — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

I'll take Crowe over Bardem in this, but he NEEDS to lose some weight for the role. Now Michael Pitt for Eddie, please.

By: Juan Durfle

Juan Durfle — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

Meh. I'd rather Bardem over Crowe.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:51:51 +0000

i'd rather see Bardem in this.
i hope the reason they'd switch to Crowe wouldn't be box office draw because a) it's Russell Crowe and it's 2012, and b) we're in a post-box office draw era, studios. i hope that wouldn't be their reason.
but Bardem would be a really interesting choice for this.