The Dark Tower still on?

It would seem that Stephen King‘s The Dark Tower series may never see the big screen. With the on-again, off-again plans to make it into a trilogy of films and/or made for T.V. mini-series, and now this, we may never know if plans to make a movie are ever going to get fulfilled until we see the first trailer for the movie. Until that day comes, I’m not going to hold my breath. As much of a Dark Tower fan that I am, and as much of a Russell Crowe fan that I am, I’m not sure him playing the lead role is a very good idea. I think  Javier Bardem, who was original slated to play the lead role, was a better choice.