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Tuesday 5th July 2005: Movie News: Dallas: Item Posted by: Loretta Francis: I guess today is the day for wild rumour's as John Travolta is supposed to have said in a UK TV interview that he will be playing J.R. in the big screen adaptation of Dallas.

28th March 2005: Movie News: Dallas: News Item Posted by: Gary Gray Rumours have Catherine Zeta Jones and Brad Pitt to star in the in development big screen version of Dallas. The script has recently been completed by Robert Harling with Robert Luketic attached to direct. Harling had this to say about the script "The story starts with Bobby and Pam meeting and getting married. It is reinventing the Ewing family as if they exist in 2006 when the movie comes out. We want to make a big, all-star, flashy, go-for-it version of the TV series." Click Here for all our information on Dallas

Thursday 14th October 2004: Dallas update:
Robert Luketic is in talks for a big screen version of TV series Dallas for Regency Enterprises. Michael Costigan and the TV series' creator David Jacobs are producing with Peter Cramer. Robert Harling pens the screenplay. The 1978-91 series centered on the Ewings, a wealty Texas family whose lives revolve around oil, family and power. The CBS drama featured such talent as Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing, Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing, Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing, Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing, and many more.

Thursday 30th October 2003: Dallas Update:
Larry Hagman, who played J.R. Ewing in the hit TV series Dallas, has been
talking about the possibility of an upcoming feature version and who would
play his old character. "They've been talking about Bruce Willis, which I
think would be a good idea," he said. "He's a wonderful actor. They were
talking about a whole bunch of people, but I don't envy whoever plays it.
It's a hard character to improve on!”

Friday 22nd August 2003: Dallas: The Movie Update:
Latest wild rumour has Colin Farrell being considered to star as Bobby Ewing in Dallas: The Movie.

Monday 7th July 2003: Dallas: The Movie Update:
The Sydney Morning Herald and UK newspaper The Guardian have been running
stories about possible casting for the Hollywood revival of TV series
Dallas. Apparently, Bruce Willis will take up the Stetson as the notorious
J.R. Ewing, Jessica Lang will take the role of Sue Ellen and Colin Farrell
is lined up to play Bobby. We'll believe it when we see it.

Thursday 3rd July 2003: Dallas: The Movie Update:
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, its full speed ahead on the recently announced “Dallas” silver screen remodel. But John Travolta’s not going to be billionaire J.R Ewing as previously rumoured.
Nope, instead Travota’s reportedly lost out on the role to Bruce Willis.Oddly enough Bruce's the chap who played his son ‘Mikey’ in the “Look Who’s Talking” flicks, in addition to popping him on the can in “Pulp Fiction”.
To boot, Willis’s “Harts War” co-star Colin Farrell is in talks for the role of Bobby Ewing, and Jessica Lange is practising her hard-drinking act for the role of Sue Ellen. Larry Hagman – the original J.R – is pencilled in for the requisite cameo.
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Tuesday 1st July 2003: Dallas: The Movie Update:
Just received the following casting rumour on Dallas "I read in the UK press (TV Times I think) that Tommy Lee Jones has been cast as JR. (Not to be confused with Tommy Lee....)" Thanks to Com Ed!

Friday 13th June 2003: Dallas Update:
Writer Robert Harling has been signed up to write the big screen adaptation of 80's greed centred TV soap Dallas. Harling has been quoted as wanting to "Set those characters in a post-Enron world, with J.R. the head of the most powerful energy company in the world, and there are endless opportunities for making deals with the devil." The movie is being produced by New Regency.

Saturday 16th November 2002: Dallas Update:
Rumours are circulating the net that John Travolta is being considered to play JR Ewing in the movie version of Dallas!

Saturday 12th October 2002: Dallas Update:
Regency Enterprises are planning on adapting Dallas for the big screen with the original producer of the show Dave Jacobs. Also producing are Michael Costigan. Jacobs had this to say "I like the idea of doing it for the 21st century, with a new cast. We've got a new take on it. It's a much bigger canvas today and it belongs up on the big screen. Before people would have been interested in who is screwing each other. Now it's the national crimes that are affecting everyone. The conflict is still about family conflicts, but the stakes are higher now. That's the thing that excites me about it."

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