Ron Howard

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There's been a lot of sunshine and roses type of news coming out lately for the adaptation of the classic Stephen King saga The Dark Tower, and now director Ron Howard has come forward to do a bit of talking himself. Read on!

And the beat goes on for those of us looking out for updates on the Ron Howard/Brian Grazer adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower with the pace picking up quite a bit thanks to the latest news from Grazer. Apparently now HBO will be handling the TV portion of the duo's vision for the series, which encompasses multiple films and television seasons.

It's time for Dark Tower fans to start breathing some sighs of sweet relief, as producer Brian Grazer has a lot of good news for you folks out there looking forward to the film adaptation of the Stephen King western-supernatural saga.

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Never say die, Dark Tower fans! Today some more chatter about the project's film and TV adaptations is coming in from producer Brian Grazer, and it's pretty encouraging.

We're still bummed about Universal pulling the plug on Ron Howard's really ambitious take on adapting the much beloved Stephen King saga The Dark Tower. Are we surprised though? Not really. Another person who saw this coming was King himself. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, King offered the following comments on the film's demise:

With all the Comic-Con news filling up our home page, you'd think there's nothing else going on in the world of genre filmmaking, but of course there is, and we're doing our best to bring you all the news that's out there -- even if it's as depressing as this latest story.

With Ron Howard's herculean Dark Tower project on hold for now, fans can't help but lose faith in what should be an epic adaptation of one of Stephen King's greatest works. Good thing for us Ron Howard and producing partner Brian Grazer are ready with updates when we need them the most.

It should come as no surprise to Ron Howard that no matter what he's trying to talk about, all anyone else wants to discuss is the status of his film/TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. Such was the case when he got on the phone with EW.com recently. Read on for what the director had to say about the project's current status.

Well now. This is good news. A few days ago it was reported that Universal was on shaky ground in terms of getting the multiple TV and theatrical adaptations of Stephen King's The Dark Tower built the way it was envisioned by director Ron Howard. Today their tune has changed. A bit.

The challenge of bringing Stephen King's epic tale of gunslinger Roland Deschain in The Dark Tower is nothing short of a monumental task. Herculean even. With movies and TV shows promised, Universal is feeling some of the heat. As per Variety:

After what has felt like years of planning and months of negotiations Ron Howard's big and small screen adaptations of Stephen King's The Dark Tower saga officially have their gunslinger Roland Deschain. Let the games begin!

The herculean task of bringing Stephen King's epic tale of The Gunslinger in The Dark Tower is well under way, and some news has just surfaced regarding the television aspect of the endeavor. Dig it!

It looks as if the character of the gunslinger, Roland Deschain, is very close to having a real life counterpart in Ron Howard's big screen adaptation of the much beloved Stephen King series The Dark Tower.