Hollywood has seen success with reviving popular films and TV shows rather than inventing new ideas. One 1960s TV Western ripe for a reboot, The Big Valley, was set to be remade as a feature-length film. Some parts had already been cast, including A-list actors. However, the director landed in hot water over previous indiscretions, and the movie never began shooting. Here’s what happened to the failed Big Valley reboot.
‘The Big Valley’ reboot had big names lined up ‘The Big Valley’ TV show cast portrait | Bettmann via Getty Images
A theatrical reboot of The Big Valley was proposed in 2010. Susan Sarandon was first considered for the lead role. Jessica Lange was also considered for the part. Other actors slated for the cast were Ryan Phillippe, Richard Dreyfuss, and Bruce Dern. It was to be remade as an indie feature by filmmakers Daniel Adams and Kate Edelman Johnson, MeTV reported.
‘The Big Valley’ reboot had big names lined up ‘The Big Valley’ TV show cast portrait | Bettmann via Getty Images
A theatrical reboot of The Big Valley was proposed in 2010. Susan Sarandon was first considered for the lead role. Jessica Lange was also considered for the part. Other actors slated for the cast were Ryan Phillippe, Richard Dreyfuss, and Bruce Dern. It was to be remade as an indie feature by filmmakers Daniel Adams and Kate Edelman Johnson, MeTV reported.
- 4/18/2023
- by Angela Ward
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Hollywood favourite Susan Sarandon is in talks to star in a re-make of the 1960's classic series, The Big Valley. The show will be turned into a film, with Sarandon acting as the matriarichal head of a grown family, the Barkleys.
The Big Valley is a Western, set in 1870's San Joaquin Valley. Sarandon's character, Victoria Barkley, oversees her family as they are plagued with various dramas, including thieves, revolutionaries, and the occasional insular problem. While no further casting has been confirmed, we will be waiting to see who receives the four desirable slots of her grown brood.
The film is being produced by Kate Edelman Johnson , who just so happens to be the daughter of the old producer for the show, Louis F. Edelmen. Daniel Adams has penned the script and will be directing when the film moves to location in May in New Mexico. The set, which will...
The Big Valley is a Western, set in 1870's San Joaquin Valley. Sarandon's character, Victoria Barkley, oversees her family as they are plagued with various dramas, including thieves, revolutionaries, and the occasional insular problem. While no further casting has been confirmed, we will be waiting to see who receives the four desirable slots of her grown brood.
The film is being produced by Kate Edelman Johnson , who just so happens to be the daughter of the old producer for the show, Louis F. Edelmen. Daniel Adams has penned the script and will be directing when the film moves to location in May in New Mexico. The set, which will...
- 2/11/2010
- Screenrush
Susan Sarandon is in talks to join a film version of classic late 60's Western TV series "The Big Valley" for Panther Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.
Sarandon will take over the role of Victoria Barkley, played by Barbara Stanwyck in the original. Stanwyck starred as the matriarch of a San Joaquin Valley ranching family in the 1870's.
Daniel Adams ("The Lightkeepers") penned the screenplay and will direct while Kate Edelman Johnson, daughter of the show's creator Louis F. Edelman, will produce. Filming kicks off in May in Michigan and New Mexico.
Sarandon will take over the role of Victoria Barkley, played by Barbara Stanwyck in the original. Stanwyck starred as the matriarch of a San Joaquin Valley ranching family in the 1870's.
Daniel Adams ("The Lightkeepers") penned the screenplay and will direct while Kate Edelman Johnson, daughter of the show's creator Louis F. Edelman, will produce. Filming kicks off in May in Michigan and New Mexico.
- 2/11/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Susan Sarandon is in talks to become the matriarch of the Barkley clan.
Kate Edelman Johnson is producing a feature film version of "The Big Valley," based on the TV show created by her late father, producer Louis F. Edelman, and writer A.I. Bezzerides. The Western series, which ran on ABC from 1965-69, starred Barbara Stanwyck as the matriarch of a ranching family in the 1870s San Joaquin Valley.
Sarandon would take on the part of Victoria Barkley, originated by Stanwyck.
Edelman Johnson's producing partner, Daniel Adams ("The Lightkeepers"), has written the feature screenplay and will direct. Johnson and Adams' Panther Entertainment will produce, with a May start date planned for principal photography in Michigan and New Mexico.
"I am so thrilled to be filming this project, not only to honor my father and Miss Stanwyck but to bring a great woman's part to the screen as head of this historical family saga,...
Kate Edelman Johnson is producing a feature film version of "The Big Valley," based on the TV show created by her late father, producer Louis F. Edelman, and writer A.I. Bezzerides. The Western series, which ran on ABC from 1965-69, starred Barbara Stanwyck as the matriarch of a ranching family in the 1870s San Joaquin Valley.
Sarandon would take on the part of Victoria Barkley, originated by Stanwyck.
Edelman Johnson's producing partner, Daniel Adams ("The Lightkeepers"), has written the feature screenplay and will direct. Johnson and Adams' Panther Entertainment will produce, with a May start date planned for principal photography in Michigan and New Mexico.
"I am so thrilled to be filming this project, not only to honor my father and Miss Stanwyck but to bring a great woman's part to the screen as head of this historical family saga,...
- 2/10/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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