For example, in the Norwegian mythology, Heimdallr is described as the "whitest of all the gods". But still, Marvel got the shameless ghetto resident Idris Elba to play the role.
Speaking of Idris Elba...Stephen King's character Roland of Gilead, aka The Gunslinger, is now going to be played by Elba...I started reading the series when The Gunslinger was first released in the early 80s and would be shaking my head if this wasn't Hollywood we were talking about. For years Clint Eastwood's name was always tossed-around as who would be cast as Roland, of course he is too old now, but Elba??? Seriously, wtf?! And that kook McConaughey will be starring in this crock, also:
Roland Deschain:
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After years of speculation surrounding the adaptation of his magnum opus, The Dark Tower, Stephen King has confirmed that Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey will play the lead roles after being strongly linked to the parts for months.
The author tweeted: Its official: The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed, referring to the two main protagonists and the line which starts the epic series, which has covered eight novels as well as comics and other iterations...
The author tweeted: Its official: The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed, referring to the two main protagonists and the line which starts the epic series, which has covered eight novels as well as comics and other iterations...
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/01/actors-stephen-king-the-dark-tower-film-project