Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Still Hoping for The Dark Tower

· Universal may have knocked down Ron Howard's planned adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower, but that doesn't mean all hope is lost. Howard's Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer apparently told Page Six that the men are still looking for outside financing for the ambitious project, which would then be distributed through a major studio. Great! Just don't expect this to come together anytime soon. "[T]he soonest we could do it would be June next year," Grazer said. Mark that on your calendar in pencil, then stick around for more Buzz Break.

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· The Help writer and director Tate Taylor is in talks to take on another literary adaptation, Peace Like a River. The film would follow an 11-year-old boy and his "eccentric" family in Minnesota. [THR]

· Now that Jennifer Lopez has gotten her movie career back on track, she's free to return to American Idol. She'll judge next season with Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson, while Ryan Seacrest will return as host. [TVLine]

· Vulture reports Jonah Hill may co-star in Neighborhood Watch opposite Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, but that he "wants to get paid considerably more than his usual quote" because the trailer for Moneyball has tested better than any in the history of Columbia Pictures. OK, then. [Vulture]

· Here are four reasons why The Carrie Diaries -- the Sex and the City prequel -- works better as a television series than a feature film. [BuzzSugar]