Dallas Keeps On Coming

Just when I thought I got rid of my worst two nightmares: "Dallas" - the soap-opera that haunted my childhood as I watched it along with my parents because I did not comprehend the full stupidity of it back then - and my other bad dream, John Travolta, wannabe actor, mystic and evil overlord... they both keep coming back with a vengeance. Rumor has it that Travolta will star as the notorious oil magnate J.R. in the reincarnation for the big screen of the 1978 hit-series. You can't mess with this deadly combo and all I can say is that it's probably going to be the best horror movie of the century. It might only be topped by Britney's biography if it ever gets adapted for the wide screen.

The media hype surrounding this has already produced a few rumors about the cast, and there are some big names attached to the project, like Catherine Zeta-Jones, Brad Pitt, Jessica Simpson and Melanie Griffith. As the story goes, Brad Pitt has been contacted to play the role of J.R.'s younger, more idealistic brother, Bobby Ewing with Zeta-Jones as his wife, Pamela Ewing. Also Jennifer Lopez was contacted for the role of Sue Ellen, J.R.'s crazy wife, but it seems that she backed out. Too bad, she would have been perfect for a neurotic role...

I still wonder if it had been a better idea to cast someone older in the role of Bobby Ewing, let's say...King Tut, so that Catherine Zeta-Jones would feel more like home. As for Jessica Simpson, it is speculated that she'll play the role of Lucy Ewing, the stereotypical spoiled brat of the rich family. Miss Simpson would definitely be perfect for that role as she is "a Texas girl" herself and, in my humble opinion, as annoying as her character is.

In other news, due to this upcoming event, the cast from the old TV show has reunited for a charity auction in Paris to sell their clothes. No, not their own clothes, but those they wore in the series so many years ago, mainly I'm talking about moldy cowboy hats, torn leather jackets, J.R.'s ego and Bobby's pretty face. We can only wait now and see what happens, although I somehow doubt that serious actors would even consider such a movie. But if Brad Pitt quits, there's always a place for Tom Cruise on the set, as they desperately need a pretty face for the role.