It's been a while since there's been any news surrounding the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. There is no news of a production schedule at this time, nevertheless director Ron Howard has expressed his desire to keep the project alive.
We previously reported back in May that a number of studios, including Warner Bros. and Universal, had passed on The Dark Tower movie and potential TV series tie-in. Ron Howard is still attached to the project, however, and he sat down with Empire to discuss current setbacks:
"It’s a fascinating, powerful possibility and even Stephen King acknowledges it’s a tricky adaptation, but to be honest, from a financing side, it’s not a straightforward, four-quadrant, sunny superhero story – it’s dark, it’s horror. That edge is what appeals to me, the complexities of those characters is what appeals to all of us. And I think Stephen King really respects that, with [regular screenwriting collaborator] Akiva Goldsman and myself, that that’s what we love about it, and that’s what we want to try to get to the screen.
So my answer is: it got delayed, it’s never gone away. We’re working on it, and Stephen is very patient with us, and Akiva’s just gone off and directed a movie [an adaptation of Mark Helprin’s novel, Winter’s Tale, starring Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly and Will Smith], I’m continuing to work, but the Dark Tower dreams – fever dreams, rather – are still there, but we’re not going to give it a timetable."
Whilst there is no definite confirmation at the time, The Dark Tower fans can at least be reassured there is still some promise of a film and/or TV adaptation. *This story was submitted by Jemma George.
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