Javier Bardem is going to be a busy, busy guy this decade. Deadline says the Biutiful star is about a signature away from taking the lead in Ron Howard‘s ambitious adaptation of Stephen King‘s The Dark Tower book series. While the pay day would be Javier’s fattest, so would the time suck—the Oscar winner would not only play post-apocalyptic cowboy Roland Deschain in three movies, but a prequel TV series to run between each part of the trilogy.
While were hoping King adaptation veteran Thomas Jane (The Mist, Dreamcatcher) had a crack at this thing, Bardem’s certainly a good choice for a brooding, remote gunslinger. After all, that basically describes the No Country For Old Men that nabbed him his Academy Award. But if The Dark Tower fails conquer both the box office and the TV ratings, Javier could forever be linked with a massive failure. It’s not like he’ll have much time for other roles, either: most TV stars do their movies between seasons, and he’ll have to do Dark Tower movies between Dark Tower seasons.
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