GAME OF THRONES Alum Pilou Asbæk To Play The Sinister Richard Straker In New Line's SALEM'S LOT

GAME OF THRONES Alum Pilou Asbæk To Play The Sinister Richard Straker In New Line's SALEM'S LOT

Pilou Asbæk, who played the despicable Euron Greyjoy on HBO's Game of Thrones, is set to bring another literary villain to life in New Line's adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 24, 2021 04:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror

New Line's upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot has found one half of its villainous duo.

THR reports that Pilou Asbæk has landed the role of Richard Straker, a mysterious gentleman who comes to the town of Salem's Lot under the guise of opening an antique store, but actually has a far more sinister agenda.

Asbæk played the despicable Euron Greyjoy in the last few seasons of Game of Thrones, and is set to appear in Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom in an undisclosed role. The Danish actor joins an ensemble cast that includes Lewis Pullman, Alfre Woodard, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp and Spencer Treat Clark.

In King's novel, Straker is an older man who is introduced as the servant/familiar of head vampire Kurt Barlow. In the '70s TV movie, the character was played by the legendary James Mason and depicted as a near-invulnerable supernatural being.

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Recent IT adaptation writer Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) has signed on to direct, and he will also pen the screenplay. Aquaman director James Wan will produce this big-screen take on the novel, along with Roy Lee and Mark Wolper.

The book tells the story of a writer named Ben Mears who returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot only to find himself drawn to an old house that traumatized him as a child. The Marsten House is an evil place, and an evil place attracts evil men. Unfortunately for Ben and the rest of the town, this time the evil men in question are powerful vampire Kurt Barlow and his devious familiar Richard Straker.

Salem's Lot was previously adapted as a 1979 miniseries from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Tobe Hooper, featuring a scene with child-vampire scratching at the window which terrified an entire generation. There was also a far less successful 2004 version starring Rob Lowe.

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slyjason
slyjason - 9/24/2021, 5:13 PM
So true about the kid scratching at the window...I would have been 4. Still burned in my memory. I had my eyes on that bedroom window of mine all night waiting for vampire David Sartorio from down the street to come raking nails...
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 9/24/2021, 5:16 PM
@slyjason -
AzorAhai
AzorAhai - 9/24/2021, 5:23 PM
I'm my times you didn't need leather trousers and a crude assortment of penis japes to gain some respect when proclaiming yourself king.
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 9/24/2021, 5:25 PM
I'm rereading the book right now for Halloween. I kinda pictured Lance Reddick in the role in my head, but this guy should do good. I'm looking forward to them casting Father Callahan and Barlow.

Interestingly I'm in the middle of watching Midnight Mass on Netflix and after the 3rd episode it's pretty obvious that Salems Lot was a big influence on Mike Flanagan, it really makes me wish he was directing this.
EnergyVamp
EnergyVamp - 9/24/2021, 10:20 PM
SPOILERS FOR NEW NETFLIX SHOW..............





MIDNIGHT MASS ON NETFLIX...MIKE FLANAGAN JUST DID THE BEST ADAPTATION OF SALEM'S LOT THAT ANYONE COULD HOPE FOR.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 9/25/2021, 2:20 AM
Surprised they are only adapting at again now. It's one of King's more welk known books, so I kinda expected there to be more adaptations
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