There has been very little news lately about the TV Show remake into a big screen movie based on Dallas. Dallas was the primetime soap of the 80’s. The cast was huge, and a lot of actors were digging for spots on the remake’s roster. Well there might be some good news for them.
The movie will still be directed by Gurinder Chadha, but will no longer feature Luke Wilson, Katie Cassidy, Shirley MacLaine, Jennifer Lopez or any of the other previously confirmed stars. Luke Wilson must be laughing all the way to the bank today however, as his contract stated he would get paid whether or not he even got round to making the final film!
There is no word on when the movie will now shoot, but I guess it will now be delayed by at least a few months if not longer.
So now they will be casting the roles to actors who list “I dont have a job lined up for the next 4-8 months” at the top of their resume. Good job guys! This only spells good things for the movie!
I think they should hire an entire cast of child actors from the 80s who are now about the age of the original adult Dallas cast. And hey, they are likely available! Who else are you going to get on short notice??
Now this may just turn into a publicity stunt, or a wild rumour that we will laugh about later, but I have to wonder what the reasoning behind this huge cut is? Are studios less willing to put some money behind a remake? The win/loss ratio has been rather dicey lately.
I guess we will have to wait another 4 months for Dallas rumours. Perhaps Jessica Simpson will go on a publicity tour promoting the movie and try to Hasselhoff her way into a role!
