One of my favorite book series of all time is Stephen King's The Dark Tower. A seven book series that took King over thirty years to complete, it runs the genre gamut from fantasy to western to horror to drama. It's so complex I didn't think anyone could ever get it made. Well despite the numerous false starts it looks like the film(s) and possible television tie-in series is finally gaining some traction.
"Ain't It Cool News" reports that Aaron Paul, who played Jesse Pinkman on the Emmy Award winning series BREAKING BAD, has had several sit downs regarding the film's development, most recently with Ron Howard. Howard, the man behind the project, apparently wants Paul to play junkie turned gunslinger Eddie Dean. The plan, according to Paul, is still to make three films with a television tie-in.
In other news, "Schmoes Know" reveals that Academy Award nominated actor and sexagenarian badass Liam Neeson is interested in a role in The Dark Tower film. While the source wouldn't confirm the role Neeson is up for, they did speculate that the role will be the main character Roland Deschain. Furthermore, "Schmoes Know" reports that Howard plans to make the film with MRC and Imagine for $60 million with a television series that will likely end up on Netflix.
I couldn't be happier with these news nuggets. Paul is a phenomenal actor and he has experience playing junkies. Eddie Dean is an extremely complex character and Paul could be perfect for the role. As for Neeson, the man's talent and body of work speaks for itself (Taken 2 not withstanding) and while he wouldn't be my first choice, I could see it. He'd make a great Dark Man as well.
At the very least I'm glad to see this project is making some headway.
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