Director Gurinder Chadha is in talks to helm Regency Enterprises/20th Century Fox's big-screen version of the '80s primetime soap
Dallas, says the Hollywood Reporter.
'Dallas' followed the exploits of wealthy Texas oil millionaires and their shady business dealings and dysfunctional families. The series centered on the Ewing family, led by patriarch Jack Ewing, who started family corporation Ewing Oil.
Robert Luketic had been previous reading the project for a November 10th release date, but dropped out to helm Columbia Pictures'
21.