When Universal Pictures declined to green light three feature films and two limited-run TV series from Stephen King’s mammoth post-apocalyptic Western The Dark Tower, the partners in the film all pledged they were going to find a way to get a movie made.
Deadline reports that another studio, Warner Bros is now very close to a deal that will give Ron Howard the chance to direct at least the first feature, potentially with Javier Bardem starring as gunslinger Roland Deschain.
Read more HERE and let’s cross our fingers that this epic feature finally begins production.
Not sure how I feel about this. The Dark Tower books are probably my all-time favorite books ever, so the movie/tv thing could ruin it for me. Ron Howard? OK.