"Dallas" movie overhauls cast

from zap2it

'Dallas' Drops Majority of Cast
The cheese stands alone, and John Travolta is the cheese.

Who shot J.R.? Well, nobody yet since the big-screen adapation of
"Dallas" has received a major setback.

Production, which was scheduled to begin in November, has been put on
hold because all the major castmembers, with the exception of John
Travolta, have been dropped from the film, reports Variety.

Travolta is still on board to play the central oil baron J.R. Ewing.
It's his assorted dysfunctional family members that are currently MIA.

Luke Wilson, Shirley MacLaine and Meg Ryan were supposed to play Bobby
Ewing, Miss Ellie and the perpetually inebriated Sue Ellen,
respectively, but are now out. Casting hasn't been an easy process
since the beginning. In August, Ryan had to step in when Jennifer
Lopez was dropped from the Sue Ellen role.

Director Gurinder Chadha ("Bend It Like Beckham") reportedly had
problems with the casting choices, and focus group research showed
that audiences only responded to the J.R. character. Chadha is still
currently attached to the New Regency project, but may or may not stay
once the new cast has been established.

Uniblab...

I predict that this thing will never get made. It's not like there's any
demand for it.

seapig...

The casting of it is far more interesting than the movie will ever be.
They should make a movie about that.

The script by "Steel Magnolias" writer Robert Harling may get some
tune-ups, but a major overhaul isn't planned.

"Dallas" the TV show ran from 1978-1991 and followed the backstabbing
adventures of Texas oil magnate J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) and his Lone
Star family. The best episodes usually climaxed with some sort of
fisticuffs landing the combatants in the swimming pool. At the time,
the "Who Shot J.R.?" episode was the highest-rated single episode of a
TV series.