I think you are talking in future tense if you say "Things 'will' never happen", but if you say "Things never happen" then you are talking in present tense

Yes, "things will never take place". [You would probably say "these things" and it's more common to say "...will never happen".] We will never be together. My country will never win the World Cup. You will never hear me talk like that.

Because English didn't have future tense, and certain verbs (will and shall) started to be used to signify the future tense, it's a bit like the village bicycle of English. It has very few rules and boundaries; you can kinda use it however you want (as long as you respect the boundaries of other parts of speech).

It's fine. That will never happen.