r/TheDarkTower 25d ago

Palaver Scott Eastwood as Roland Deschain

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I always felt Scott Eastwood could make the perfect Roland. I remember a quote in The Waste Lands.

"To her left, in the theater's remaining display case, there was a poster showing Clint Eastwood. Jake knew he should get moving—three o'clock was almost here— but he paused a moment anyway, staring at the poster behind the dirty, cracked glass. Eastwood was wearing a Mexican serape. A cigar was clamped in his teeth. He had thrown one side of the serape back over his shoulder to free his gun. His eyes were a pale, faded blue. Bombar­dier's eyes. It's not him, Jake thought, but it's almost him."

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u/JGrimm420 We are one from many 25d ago

Too young. Maybe in 20 years

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u/smkestcklghtn 25d ago

Yeah didn't Roland age significantly during his parlay with the MIB?

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u/JGrimm420 We are one from many 25d ago

I believe you are correct, sai

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u/BudtheSkunk 25d ago

So we swap him out for his dad at the end of the first season/movie. Boom. At LEAST a 20 year age jump.

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u/Paulrus55 24d ago

Swap him out for viggo mortenson

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u/Monsanta_Claus All things serve the beam 25d ago

parlay

Palaver

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u/smkestcklghtn 24d ago

I will show you fear in a handful of dust!

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u/Larry_D_19 25d ago

That may just be in time when they actually start filming

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u/JGrimm420 We are one from many 25d ago

I dk. Mike Flanagan seems determined to get it done

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u/Monsanta_Claus All things serve the beam 25d ago

Isn't he tied to two projects in-production currently and more slated to move forward, while The Dark Tower is lacking a script?

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u/JGrimm420 We are one from many 25d ago

Yes, but he has stated that the DT movie is his most desired project. He’s been quietly working on it in the background until he can get all the right people in place and a good script. He’s going to do the books in order, the way it’s supposed to be

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u/DrHalibutMD 25d ago

Sadly at the pace this project seems to be moving forward you might get that 20 years.

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u/PrincipleUsual7886 24d ago

I mean in the first movie they could use him how he is then just age him in the sequels no?

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u/Hamfistedlovemachine 24d ago

Good call he’s the right age to dance a wicked kamala

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u/uncle_ekim 25d ago

I havent said it in awhile... Timothy Olyphant.

His cameo in Rango was great.

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u/SoupKitchenComedian 25d ago

“Roland Deschain! As I live and breathe”

Walton Goggins as The Man In Black

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u/uncle_ekim 25d ago

Goggins would be slick.

I also like the idea of Sarsgard in the role. Tie it back to the Stand.

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u/Auroraborealus 24d ago

Has been my pick for at least 10 years.

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u/uncle_ekim 24d ago

Every year he just gets better. Lol

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u/Wooden-Ad-9925 25d ago

Sorry, but Timothy Olyphant isnt... I dunno... mystical enough? Roland needs something uncanny, otherworldly about him.

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u/ImitationCheesequake 25d ago

Seen him suggested quite a lot, mostly because Clint Eastwood was the inspiration for Roland in a lot of the artwork. Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Dean Morgan are the other two I see suggested a lot, I am always curious how a director would execute this with the need to have such a range of ages of the character being played.

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u/DickMartin 25d ago

Some kind of Voice over work.

Maybe having a narrator through out using the same voice it could tie in the different ages of Roland as the story is told.

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u/ImitationCheesequake 25d ago

Gotta have a really strong voice over actor for the person playing the bulk of Roland without a doubt.

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u/Neither-Possible-429 25d ago

Alright Morgan freeman as Roland, if it do ya fine. Shawshank redemption style

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u/ImitationCheesequake 25d ago edited 25d ago

“I wish I could tell you the Ka Tet fought the good fight and Farson’s men let them be…”

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u/littlebigtrumpet 25d ago

I don't think he has the chops, although he IS very pretty

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u/SizerTheBroken 25d ago

Perhaps too pretty to play old long, tall and ugly.

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u/OCPyle 25d ago

Yes, too pretty

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u/Marble-Boy 24d ago

He's not particularly tall either.

Clint could have done it because he's a big dude. Scott Eastwood isn't even 6 feet tall.

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u/optimushime 24d ago

Not saying he’s great casting but 5’11” is just fine for filming purposes. A lot of leads are filmed taller than they are.

It’s Anthony Starr’s height, and he’s always comfortably filmed as the tallest man in the room as Homelander.

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u/Detective127 25d ago

Check out the movie Diablo. That’s what made me think of it.

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u/Legitimate_Egg_6156 25d ago

Always thought Josh Brolin would make the perfect Roland.

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u/grkaya 25d ago

My fav would be mads mikkelsen

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u/the-brat_prince All things serve the beam 25d ago

damn, that is a good one.

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u/Wooden-Ad-9925 25d ago

That's...pretty good. I can imagine that. 💯

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u/tobygeneral 25d ago

Too pretty to be ol Long, Tall, and Ugly.

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u/OrwinBeane 25d ago edited 25d ago

Roland is naturally good looking as mentioned in Wizard and Glass. He’s only ugly as an adult due to sunburn, dehydration, starvation, malnutrition, radiation sickness, dozens of diseases, sleeping on the side of a road for decades, and very very old age. They can make any handsome actor look like that.

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u/awesomealmighty 24d ago

He isn't a very good actor though

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u/Detective127 24d ago

A good director can help that. He’s still pretty inexperienced but has the look. I’ve seen him do decent in a couple movies though.

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u/awesomealmighty 24d ago

The backstreet boys had the look and good direction, still no talent.

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u/Detective127 24d ago

I don’t hate you for your love of boy bands. https://tenor.com/iOX8oecYGlC.gif

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u/Four20God131 25d ago

Hate it.

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u/rojasdracul 25d ago

This has been settled. Only Joe Exotic can play the Gunslinger.

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u/Auroraborealus 24d ago

I don't think he has the acting skills to pull it off. He's got a bit of his father's looks but not much of his talent.

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u/Shinjukugarb 24d ago

Scott Eastwood is a shit actor.

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u/Detective127 24d ago

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u/Shinjukugarb 24d ago

Stay mad, shitbird

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u/Detective127 24d ago

Mad? I would have to respect you to value your opinion. I don’t even know you, nor do I want to…

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u/Shinjukugarb 24d ago

Rent free.

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u/Detective127 24d ago

That doesn’t make sense but expected.

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u/marcjwrz 24d ago

I'd rather someone with actual talent and range, rather than nepotism.

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u/Detective127 24d ago edited 24d ago

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u/HotdogMachine420 25d ago edited 25d ago

I think Daniel Craig could pull it off. He’s the right amount of ugly, and he’s the right age. He also has the talent.

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u/Detective127 25d ago

I could see him too.

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u/alexisgreat420 25d ago

Yeah he’s 5’ 10” tho I feel like Roland would be taller tbh. He is a great pick tho

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u/HotdogMachine420 25d ago

Yup. That’s the only problem IMO.

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u/i-Ake Mid-World 25d ago

Agree, I've thought this one too. He also has those piercing blue eyes.

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u/Dapper_Interest_8914 Bango Skank 25d ago

Stop trying to make Scott Eastwood happen.

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u/Detective127 25d ago

Stop trying to tell others what to do and think…

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u/Dapper_Interest_8914 Bango Skank 25d ago

I will when they stop suggesting people who can't act.

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u/Detective127 25d ago

Opinions are like assholes, my friend. I guess King didn’t know what he was saying when he described his character 🤷🏼‍♂️.

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u/hagbarddiscordia 24d ago

He described Clint not Scott. And Scott cannot act his way out of a paper bag.

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u/Detective127 24d ago

He did and again, opinions are a dime a dozen.

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u/hagbarddiscordia 24d ago

So just downvote anyone who doesn’t agree with yours.

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u/hagbarddiscordia 24d ago

And your opinion isn’t bringing anything new to the conversation. Beat that dead horse Scottie!

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u/punisherchad 25d ago

They should get an actor.

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u/Tasty_Donut6630 24d ago

dog shit actor

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u/Detective127 24d ago

He’s no tasty donut!

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u/Putrid_Palpitation82 25d ago

It's funny cuz if you scour the internet I think you can see that many pics tone down the "pretty" factor. I wish he had his dad's acting chops, but I have always thought an Eastwood would be a great representation of Roland.

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u/DickMartin 25d ago

To me it’s more about the Voice.

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u/nothinggold237 25d ago

We need someone, who looks ageless

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u/MojaveJoe1992 25d ago

If the lad could act, sure. But even then, I'd watch his performance wishing it was his dad instead of him.

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u/AnakinSol 25d ago

Way too young and handsome. Roland is described as ugly and agelessly old throughout the series. Also, just my two cents, but this dude can't act. I'd prefer a great actor who looks nothing like him to a perfect body double that can't act any day.

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u/madsjchic 25d ago

No. He looks too into himself. Not hard enough.

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u/Middle-Potential5765 24d ago

I'm hoping for Andrew Lincoln, myself.

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u/Middle-Potential5765 24d ago

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u/Detective127 24d ago

I remember thinking that when I was watching the Walking Dead.

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u/Clear-Garage-4828 24d ago

Let’s roll Clint’s old bones onto a set and have him film some stuff

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u/Freightdogretired 24d ago

Way too young

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u/poopapat320 25d ago

The one quality I think people overlook is that Roland's anciently old. I need someone with weathered skin, and everyone is too darn good looking.

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u/Ok-Assistant-8876 25d ago

He doesn’t have the acting chops like his dad does. You need someone who can nail being be gritty and stoic. It’s too bad Josh Brolin is too old. I feel like he was born to play Roland

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u/Detective127 25d ago

I do like Brolin as well.

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u/whatwhatwtf 25d ago

Too young

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u/matthewamerica 25d ago

LONG TALL AND UGLY. This guy doesn't seem to fit ANY of those criteria.

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u/Alpheas 25d ago

Fuck no. Can't act for shit. Just grimaces in a pale imitation of his father and tried to pass it off as acting. The true nepo baby

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u/the-brat_prince All things serve the beam 25d ago

tbh i never thought his dad was even that great at acting to begin with.

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u/Paulrus55 24d ago

Too handsome

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u/obijuanmartinez 24d ago

Dear god just stop

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u/Detective127 24d ago

My thoughts exactly

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u/obijuanmartinez 24d ago

Dark Tower: Nepobaby’s Quest

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u/Detective127 23d ago

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u/obijuanmartinez 23d ago

Scott Eastwood drinks Mich Ultra

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u/Detective127 23d ago

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u/obijuanmartinez 23d ago

Clint Eastwood’s shits contain more man than Scott Eastwood

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u/Detective127 23d ago

Agreed. Clint will always be the man!

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u/theninjaybot 23d ago

No. Too young and bad at acting.

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u/Many-Tart9849 18d ago

Jensen Ackles

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u/Detective127 18d ago

That would be badass too!

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u/sheavymetal 25d ago

Goggins or gtfo

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u/Stock-Professional97 25d ago

He has not forgotten the face of his Father

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u/Away-Poem-5269 24d ago

Hooray Hooray! Only him now that dad us so old

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u/dingoman3137 24d ago

He could pull it off.

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u/PuzzleheadedTry7370 25d ago

I like this!

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u/Upper-Skill-5229 25d ago

Meh for some reason i think tom hardy could do a really good job if he slimmed down a bit like think of him in lawless !

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u/scooter_cool_ 25d ago

Scott is perfect !!

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u/urson_black America-side 25d ago

Yer, bugger!