Willie Nelson joins 'Blonde Ambition' cast

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Jessica Simpson and Willie Nelson will be reunited in the Hollywood feature "Blonde Ambition," it was reported Wednesday.

The Hollywood Reporter said the country music legend would play Simpson's grandfather in what is described as a "loose remake" of the 1988 film "Working Girl."

The pair had previously shared the screen in "The Dukes of Hazzard."

Joining the two singers will be Larry Miller, Luke Wilson, Andy Dick and Rachel Leigh Cook.

"Blonde Ambition" is shooting in New York and Shreveport, La., under the direction of Scott Marshall.