J.Lo, John Travolta confirmed for Dallas

Gurinder Chadha will direct John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez in a big-screen version of the prime-time soap opera 'Dallas'. The British filmmaker, who directed 2002's Bend it Like Beckham, said she had signed a deal with 20th Century Fox. Travolta will star as the conniving Texas oil baron JR 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. Dallas aired from 1978 to 1991. In 1980, an estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to find out who shot JR, played by Larry Hagman, who had been blasted within an inch of his life in the previous season's cliffhanger finale. [NDTV]