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Reynolds in Hogg Heaven with 'Dukes of Hazzard' Film
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Burt Reynolds and Willie Nelson are in final negotiations to join Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott and Jessica Simpson (news) in the big-screen version of "The Dukes of Hazzard."
Reynolds, most recently in theaters with the hit comedy "Without a Paddle," would play the evil Boss Hogg, a role played in the original 1979-1985 CBS show by the late Sorrell Booke.
Nelson would play Uncle Jesse, stepping in the shoes of the late Denver Pyle. Knoxville and Scott will play his good ol' boy nephews, Luke and Bo Duke, respectively, with Simpson on board as their sexy cousin, Daisy Duke.
Jay Chandrasekhar is directing the Warner Bros. project.
Reynolds' upcoming film include "The Longest Yard," "Cloud Nine" and "Instant Karma." Nelson, better known as a country music legend, has appeared in such films as "Wag the Dog" and "Red-Headed Stranger."
I do think that Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse is a damn cool idea. Kinda thin. But who best to identify with as a southern yokel scrub?