Ron Howard's adaptation of The Dark Tower hasn't received the green light yet, but after reading his interview with Deadline, it sounds like the project is still moving forward:
"DEADLINE: Still, there were rumors last month that Universal might let The Dark Tower go. That hasn’t happened but they did push the start date to early next year. Why has it been so hard to get underway?
HOWARD: The first version represented a bold attempt to fast track, because of weather concerns. It was a little more dramatic to people on the outside than to us. We’d have liked to move forward on that fast track, but it was always Phase One. There was an understanding that if we couldn’t answer all the questions in a way that made sense to all the partners involved, then we would operate on a slightly more traditional timetable. Even if we go in March, that’s still moving quickly for something of this scale."
Ron Howard also mentions that Javier Bardem is still very interested in playing the lead role, but is not officially signed on. According to previous reports, Universal has to decide on the fate of the film by the end of July or the rights revert back to Stephen King and Ron Howard. We'll report back as soon as we hear something official.
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