It’s taken John Travolta a year to follow in the footsteps of the rest of the original cast for the big screen DALLAS adaptation (though he was kicked out, rather than left voluntarily) and now you would think it was just a matter of time until 20th Century Fox pull the plug on this long gestured feature.

Travolta’s casting as J.R. Ewing in 2005 was seen as the main focus point of this new adaptation, with the rest of the crew coming together to fit in around him but when problems hit production last year, the film was delayed indefinitely but no doubt because of the big potential pay day down the road, Travolta stayed on board.

Now comes word that he has been dropped and Page Six are speculating that Ben Stiller of all people has been brought in as his replacement.

The last we heard on the film was that it was still a go, this time under the direction of I SPY and JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE director Betty Thomas. Stiller would certainly fit closer to the profile of the type of actor this director usually goes for, so maybe there is some truth to his casting.

No start date is being discussed, hell they haven’t even got a full cast together for this thing yet. I can’t help but feel there must be easier ways for Fox to make some million than this project which hasn’t being going anywhere for such a long time.

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