‘Beckham’ director to helm ‘Dallas’
From the Associated Press
Gurinder Chadha will direct John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez in a big-screen version of the prime-time soap opera “Dallas,” which aired on CBS from 1978 to 1991.
The British filmmaker, who directed 2002’s “Bend It Like Beckham,” said Friday she had signed a deal with 20th Century Fox. Travolta will star as the conniving Texas oil baron J.R. Ewing and Lopez will play his wife, Sue Ellen.
Filming is set to begin in October, with the movie slated for a late 2007 release.