Back in January, I posted a poll titled Which Actor Should Play Roland Deschain?
Well, turns out Ron Howard has found his Roland Deschain. And that actor is Javier Bardem!
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With last week’s announcement that Stephen King would once again walk through the door of Roland Deschain’s world and write another Dark Tower novel, I thought I would do a bit of research and pull up what else was new.
Here is what I found!
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I just have to get this off my chest.
If I don’t, I might explode—or keel over dead.
One of my favorite characters of all time is being drastically changed in an adaptation of one of my favorite series.
And not for the better.
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Roland Deschain is one of the most complex characters in literature. He is the protagonist in Stephen King’s Dark Tower, the author’s amazing epic fantasy opus.
Within a week, Ron Howard will announce who will be playing Roland. But who do you think should play him?
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There are some really cool geeky items out there and this is the season I begin thinking, “Wouldn’t it be neat if I had X or X?”
For the month of December I’ll post some of my own personal picks for holiday gifts, some of which I’m sure will also excite some of you, maybe to the point you add them to your gift lists!
Day 20: Dark Tower: Battle of Jericho Hill
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Yesterday Simon & Schuster announced that bestselling horror author Stephen King will be participating in an online chat on December 8th in support of his new short story collection, Full Dark, No Stars!
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Rand Al’ThorThe Dragon Reborn
Age:
20s
Race:
Human
Weapons / Artifacts:
Callandor
Special Attack:
Channeling world destructive amounts of the One Power
Roland DeschainThe Gunslinger
Age:
Unknown
Race:
Human
Weapons / Artifacts:
Twin six-shooters
Special Attack:
The fastest gun in the Mid-World
Advantages
Trained to the hilt in swordsmanship–is an unofficial blademaster
Can channel enough One Power to end all life
Has an indestructible sword [...]
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Image courtesy of Michael Whelan
GandalfServant of the Secret Fire, Wielder of the Flame of Arnor
Age:
Immortal (or near-enough)
Race:
Istari
Weapons / Artifacts:
Glamdring, “The Shattering of Foes”; staff
Special Attack:
Flash of Light
Roland DeschainThe Gunslinger
Age:
Unknown
Race:
Human
Weapons / Artifacts:
Twin six-shooters
Special Attack:
The fastest gun in Mid-World
Advantages
Vast amounts of knowledge of the peoples, places, and legends of Middle-Earth
Many [...]
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Image courtesy of John Picacio
Roland DeschainThe Gunslinger
Age:
Unknown
Race:
Human
Weapons / Artifacts:
Twin six-shooters
Special Attack:
The fastest gun in Mid-World
Elric428th Emperor of Melniboné
Age:
Unknown
Race:
Melnibonéan
Weapons / Artifacts:
Stormbringer
Special Attack:
His sword devours souls!
Advantages
Perfect marksmanship and deadly accuracy
Possessed of grim determination and an iron will
Has that terrifying Clint Eastwood thousand-yard stare
Advantages
The sentient hellblade, Stormbringer, devours souls
Stormbringer also [...]
Yesterday I posted that Stephen King would be returning to the Dark Tower, writing a novel or a collection of interwoven short stories that take place between the events of Wizard & Glass and Wolves of the Calla.
This is big news. Dark Tower fans are a cult I am proudly a part of.
It was [...]
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