Here's the First Look at Idris Elba as the Gunslinger in The Dark Tower

[baldguy]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3592955/He-s-real-phone-slinger-Idris-Elba-commits-anachronism-holds-trusty-device-cowboy-gear-film-new-Western-Dark-Tower.html

http://io9.gizmodo.com/heres-the-first-look-at-idris-elba-as-the-gunslinger-in-1776917207

[Glorfindel]

1. A worthy actor, and I'm sure he'll do a great job

I loved the books and the character. The only problem I can think of, and it's minor, is that Mr. Elba is too good-looking. King always described the Gunslinger as "ugly." After "The Stand," the Dark Tower books are my favorite Stephen King novels, and I pretty much loved them all except "Insomnia," which I still think is the most boring book ever written.

[Aristus]

2. Michael Whelan didn't get that piece of information.

Roland is not bad-looking in this painting:

[Glorfindel]

3. You're absolutely right. I think Phil Hale, did, though...

This version of the Gunslinger is quite homely, and scary, too:

[Aristus]

4. Problem is, Phil Hale made everyone ugly.

Odetta was described as being beautiful, and in the follow-up to The Drawing Of The Three, the artist made her that way.



But Phil Hale's Odetta was ugly.