Two more well known actors have joined TNT’s Dallas pilot, as revealed by Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva..
Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives, Smallville) will be playing Bobby and Pam’s adopted son, Christopher, a role played by Joshua Harris in the original series and Chris Demetral in the 1997 TV-movie “J.R. Returns.” The more environmentally conscious of the Ewing cousins is about to marry his longtime fiancee, Rebecca Sutter, in the pilot.
The character of Rebecca (no relation to Christopher’s love interest, Pamela Rebecca Cooper, in “J.R. Returns”) will be played by Julie Gonzalo of Veronica Mars fame.
Recent speculation has hinted that Dallas may not even film in the city it was named for…. though many, including J.R. himself, Larry Hagman, hope that things will work out for a Texas shoot. A good portion of the pilot takes place at the Southfork Ranch, and while a lookalike can be created, there’s really only one Southfork.
