# Who would you cast as Roland of Gilead? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 13, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965 "2006-12-13T15:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![moonstarssun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965/61 "2010-05-01T20:31:33Z")
Based on this [question of the day: Ron Howard’s Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’? No, seriously: What are these people thinking? - FlickFilosopher.com](http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2010/04/043010question_of_the_day_ron_howard.html), I’m gonna guess it’ll be everyone’s favorite uncle, Tom Hanks. And now I’m off to vomit in the corner. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965/62 "2010-05-02T01:07:30Z")
Someone mentioned Kurt Russell—how about [_Wyatt_ Russell?](http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/galleries/extremebeauty09/AY19470897_440x550.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965/63 "2010-05-02T01:47:24Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > Someone mentioned Kurt Russell—how about [_Wyatt_ Russell?](http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/galleries/extremebeauty09/AY19470897_440x550.jpg) Hmmmm. Having looked at all the linked photos, I’d have to still go with one of the two Hugh’s: Laurie or Jackman. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965/64 "2010-05-02T02:02:51Z")
Hugh Laurie for Roland for me too. Eddie in my head though… as weird and odd as it is… I picture This Guy: [Adam Richman](http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/03/49/0000060349_20090824101504.jpg) [He](http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springfield/imgs/hed/art6423widea.jpg)’s totally Eddie before he meets Roland in my mind. Eddie’s not a fighting sorta guy, but just an everyday sorta New Yorker, which is why I think Richman would be GREAT for the role. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965/65 "2010-05-02T12:24:06Z")
**ToeJam** , I think you’re forgetting that there’s an extended action sequence featuring Eddie buck naked. 😉 I think Garret Dillahunt would be great as the man in black! And Joshua Jackson would also be a good Eddie. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965/66 "2010-05-04T04:43:05Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Again, not for Roland, but he would be great as Roland’s friend who was always laughing and joking. I have to admit, I’ve only seen him in one thing, “Tin Man,” he was very intense in that. His eyes are definitely piercing, not to mention unusual. What else has he been in? I’d like to see him smiling and laughing, he’s such a good looking man. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965/67 "2010-05-04T05:30:26Z")
He’s been in a lot of stuff, looking at his imdb page, but I’ve only seen him in the occasional role. He just seems to have a very genial demeanour to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965.md?page=3)