"I'm sorry Universal passed, but not really surprised," author Stephen King told EW in an email about the crumbling Dark Tower project. "As a rule, they've been about smaller and less risky pix; maybe they feel it would be better to stick with those fast and furious racing boys. I bear them no ill will, and trust Ron Howard to get Roland and his friends before the camera somewhere else. He's very committed to the project." Not for nothing, but isn't Universal spending $200 million on Battleship? If that's not risky, what is? [EW]
