It's going to star Idris Elba as Roland and Matthew McConaughey as the Man in Black.
Not sure how okay I am with this casting. Racism is a big part of the plot revolving around Detta and defines her character in a lot of ways.
This isn't like making James Bond black or the gender swap in Ghostbusters. Neither of those has a plot relevant reason for the main characters to be a particular race or gender. The race swap in the Dark Tower affects the plot and characters in a big way.
I wasn't expecting a completely faithful adaption by any means, but this is something that is a major plot point. Detta's relationship with Roland is completely changed by this, racism is a profound part of her character and basically shaped who she is both by how it impacted her psyche and how she relates to others.
Not sure I'll give much of a shit about this movie when it releases. I get that Hollywood needs to be more diverse, but this is a race swap that actually impacts the story in a negative way due to the nature of the role and how he interacts with another major character. I don't have anything against Mr. Elba and I've enjoyed some of his films, but this is one of the few instances where changing the race of a character makes no sense at all and has huge ramifications on the story that is being adapted.
This is really an inappropriate place to make a change like this just because the race dynamic is such a huge and important part of the source material. It makes zero sense.
Not sure how okay I am with this casting. Racism is a big part of the plot revolving around Detta and defines her character in a lot of ways.
This isn't like making James Bond black or the gender swap in Ghostbusters. Neither of those has a plot relevant reason for the main characters to be a particular race or gender. The race swap in the Dark Tower affects the plot and characters in a big way.
I wasn't expecting a completely faithful adaption by any means, but this is something that is a major plot point. Detta's relationship with Roland is completely changed by this, racism is a profound part of her character and basically shaped who she is both by how it impacted her psyche and how she relates to others.
Not sure I'll give much of a shit about this movie when it releases. I get that Hollywood needs to be more diverse, but this is a race swap that actually impacts the story in a negative way due to the nature of the role and how he interacts with another major character. I don't have anything against Mr. Elba and I've enjoyed some of his films, but this is one of the few instances where changing the race of a character makes no sense at all and has huge ramifications on the story that is being adapted.
This is really an inappropriate place to make a change like this just because the race dynamic is such a huge and important part of the source material. It makes zero sense.