Universal Won't Make Ron Howard's Adaptation of The Dark Tower

Apparently, it just wasn't meant to be -- for now. Per Deadline, Universal has decided not to go forward with the crazy-ambitious adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower that director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and screenwriter/producer Akiva Goldsman had planned over three films and two companion television series. Howard is now free to shop the project to other studios, though whether one bites remains to be seen. This is the second major geek property that Universal has passed on this year, following Guillermo del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness. [Deadline]