The development & adaptation of Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower series have stalled. A big-screen trilogy plus tie-in television series with the same cast was announced in the spring but now Deadline reports that Universal have dropped the project. Director Ron Howard was previously attached to the project with Javier Bardem practically learning his lines as the lead role of 'Roland Deschain' from Akiva Goldsman & Mark Verheiden's script. The project could still potentially shift to another studios with Deadline suggesting that Warner might be a good destination.
