The Dark Tower series by Stephen King are a collection of, in my opinion, his best work. It was rumoured that J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof from Lost would adapt this series, but they have since stepped down from that. As of April 2010 the series picked up Akiva Goldsman and director Ron Howard to work on the adaptation. The series will be three films and two television series that will run in between the films to bridge the gaps of the films. As of right now the first of The Dark Tower series should be coming out in 2012.
As of 2009 only Christian Bales name has been mentioned as a rumor to who’s going to play Roland. In my opinion Christian Bale is not the actor who should be playing Roland at all. I hope that they find the perfect actors to play Roland and the other characters of the series and I hope they do an amazing job transitioning the books onto the big and small screens.