Rutger Hauer’s version of Kurt Barlow in the 2004 adaptation sticks closer to what Stephen King describes in the book, but the far more iconic version is the blue-skinned creature portrayed by Reggie Nalder in the 1979 TV movie. Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot describes Kurt Barlow as being in the former camp, but that has famously been changed in previous adaptations, leaving the approach to not be an obvious one for Gary Dauberman’s upcoming movie. Sometimes they look like normal humans, but with massive fangs and strange eyes – and other times they appear as hideous, demon-like monsters.
In depicting vampires in live-action, there are two directions in which filmmakers typically go. Television) How Will Kurt Barlow Be Presented? Given his extensive history in Stephen King movies – having starred in The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist – it would be totally appropriate, but there is still no official confirmation. Right now, the smart money says that Barlow will be played by William Sadler, as he was the only actor revealed as part of the Salem’s Lot cast who wasn’t specifically identified with a role when his involvement with the production was announced (though admittedly he revealed the news himself instead of it coming out via the trades). What’s particularly curious, however, is that while we know who is playing just about all of the principal roles in the film, we don’t yet know who is starring as the central villain: the head vampire, Kurt Barlow. Each of the actor announcements came with the news of who they were playing in the adaptation, so we all got to immediately start imagining Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears, Bill Camp as Matthew Burke, and Pilou Asbæk as Richard Straker. When casting got underway for Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot in fall 2021, it was an exciting time to be a Stephen King fan.
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