Forge Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 'The Dark Tower' project gets scrapped"The Dark Tower" can't seem to catch a break.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Universal has pulled the plug on the planned Ron Howard-directed project which would have been a TV series and three-movie adaptation of the Stephen King fantasy Western.As the story notes, it's the second time the high profile deal has been scrapped, as JJ Abrams and his production company also made an attempt to bring it to the screen.THR reports that the Howard-helmed deal fell apart because the studio "had a July 15 deadline to commit to the movies or not. All the creatives have been told that the studio couldn't make the financials work."The Story @CNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I'm not entirely sure that The Dark Tower not being made now is a bad thing. I'm not sure that Ron Howard is the right person for the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Agreed and agreed. Ron Howard's ability as a director has waned lately. I found both of the Dan Brown adaptations he did semi-recently to be pretty uninspiring and by the numbers from a direction aspect (never mind the storied themselves, oy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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