Javier Bardem Offered Part Of Roland In The Dark Tower

just curious can he even speak perfect English, because in every movie he has an accent.

@charbelelnasr
I don't know but I think the accent adds to his character.

@charbelelnasr With English is his second language, naturally he'll have an accent. Like in real life, if your first language isn't English, it's very hard to get rid of the accent. (unless you were raised young or born in an English speaking country)

But like what Dynamo said, his Spanish accent can only add to his character.

Also, Javier has been a powerhouse in past films (English and Spanish); he was great in Biutiful, Before Night Falls, Collateral, and of course, NO Country for Old Men. He has the gravitas the natural charisma to carry a movie.

Booooo this sucks! Roland is supposed to be a reflection of the American cowboy ie Clint Eastwood, not some dude with a Spanish accent. I love this book series, but if Javier Bardem gets the part, I'll have already given up on the adaptation.

i've only seen him in "no country for old men" & he was excellent in that.

NOOOOOOOO

We want Viggo
We want Viggo
We want VIIIIIIGOOOOOOO

@DannyRand

This is the rare situation where the artist (in this case Stephen King) divulges to his readers exactlyt what his character is supposed to be and his inspiration behind that character. King has gone on record plenty of times saying that Clint Eastwood in his Leoni films was his direct inspiration for Roland Deschain, not some conquistador.

i dont have a comment on him playing the part over "Bail"- Bale,... because i dont know the book. You sunsofbitches are forcing me to research on my book pad!

Viggo Mortenson looks likely to sign on for Snow White and the Hunstman opposite Charlize Theron, Variety reports.


http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=73532#ixzz1CCjORqDk

@SHHH
he can still do dark tower,because Snow White and the Hunstman starts filming in July 2011 for a Christmas 2012 release and dark tower comes out in May 2013, meaning they will film dark tower in 2012 and filming of Snow White and the Hunstman will be finished in 2011.

@timoty8
not true christian bale will most likely win an oscar next month for best supporting actor in the fighter,javier bardem won for best supporting actor in NCfOM.

@charbelelnasr

Then it IS true, Bardem has won an oscar and Bale hasn't, but "might".

I prefer Chris Bale, though Bardem could do well in it
Still man, u got the chance check out my Spider-Man Fan Cast

No. Hope he declines it. Only reason he got offered the part before Viggo is because he was nominated for an oscar. He doesn't look like Roland, doesn't sound like Roland. Nothing wrong with a spanish accent but it doesn't fit the character (and i'm saying this cause i'm portuguese, quarter spanish and have an accent myself, so i'm not being racist or whatever). Roland is a cowboy but also from the line of Eld which mirrors the arthurian legends somewhat. I could probably accept a british accent but american would fit the character in terms of the way i envisioned him (even the coloquialisms like "sai", "thankee" sound like something derived from english in terms of etimology and would sound terrible with a latin accent). He's a good actor but don't think he's right for the part. And some things are lost in translation tbh. Take for example Penelope Cruz. Great actress but really doesn't cut it in english compared to her work in spanish. In "Vanilla Sky" she was terrible. In the original called "Abre los ojos" ( which is a much superior movie to the Vanilla Sky disaster) the woman is a goddess. Same with basically anything she starred in under the direction of Almodovar.

Think the same is true in regards to Bardem. Respect for his work but not the right role for him.

Ok first off Bardem, can act without an accent, any actor worth his salt can and im sure he will work with a language coach to clean it up more so, look at all the british actors and actresses that have heavey accents, that can act with out the accents, THEY ARE ACTORS THATS WHAT THEY DO. So relax,would have i liked Viggo, sure i think he would have been perfect for the part , but he isnt it so we move on.

King wrote roland with Clint Eastwood in mind i.e. his movements, talking, actions. Javier Bardem doesnt strike me as a Eastwood Cowboy. Eastwood would have been perfect for the role 30years ago. I was hoping for Viggo he is more an all around fit for the character. Dont get me wrong Javier is an amazing actor and I love his work. I have to agree he just isnt right for this particular role. If he accepts. I truely hope he does his homework and does this justice. This is Kings life long work and imo his best writing. I love The Dark Tower series. Also Javier wont have to sign on for the TV series because they will more than likely go to a young young actor because it will be when Roland was a teenager learning to become a gunslinger. They will write out a 3 movie picture contract for all actors to complete this trilogy.

I thought Viggo was a great choice. Then (just last week) I watched No Country For Old Men, and I realised that Javier Bardem was a far better fit for Roland. He's tall enough (unlike Viggo), he's untainted by baggage (unlike 'Aragorn' Viggo), he's got a deep/authorative voice (unlike Viggo), he sort of resembles Stephen King (unlike Viggo), he's not a pretty boy (unlike Viggo, who is one), he's scary, intimidating and imposing (unlike Viggo). Overall, Javier is just a better choice. I hope he accepts the offer.

Now get Naomie Harris as Susannah, Jared Leto as Eddie, and, most importantly of all, Nathan Gamble as Jake – no one on the planet is a better choice for the role than him. He's a genuinely talented and thoroughly likeable child actor who is the correct age for the part and looks exactly how Jake is described.

Now, Ron Howard's a capable director, and he can definitely handle The Gunslinger film and The Drawing of the Three miniseries. Hopefully he'll get Hans Zimmer to score them, too. But the later books need true visionaries to bring them to life. Get GUILLERMO DEL TORO for THE WASTE LANDS film, FRANK DARABONT for the WIZARD AND GLASS television series (and its comic-book-based continuations), and DARREN ARONOFSKY for THE DARK TOWER VII. Del Toro is a genius of set and creature design – he'd make us a fantastic City of Lud and Blaine the Mono, and probably get Ron Perlman as the Tick-Tock Man! He's also great with themes of childhood and loss of innocence, so Jake's journey would be a perfect fit for him. Darabont is hands-down the best Stephen King adapter ever – his films (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist) are all far superior to the King novels they're based on, and I'd love to see what he can do with The Dark Tower. He's already broken into the television industry with The Walking Dead – get him to supervise and executive-produce the entire 'young Roland' TV series, and maybe even write and direct a few episodes here and there himself. Make sure to incorporate all the comic-book sequels, all the way up to The Battle of Jericho Hill. Darren Aronofsky is great with violent, surreal, dark, drug-filled, sexy, scary films, and he's already made a fantastic film about a cosmic quest spanning millennia. He would be an amazing fit, plus he'd probably get Clint Mansell (who composed 'Lux Aeterna', one of the most famous pieces of music ever) to score the film.

And THAT is how you turn The Dark Tower into one of the best screen franchises of all time.

Yeah Christian Bale should be in the Westworld remake!