LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Television icon Larry Hagman says he has agreed to reprise his role of oil baron J.R. Ewing in TNT's planned new version of "Dallas."
The nighttime soap originally ran from 1978 through 1991.
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Patrick Duffy (L) and Larry Hagman, cast members in the television series "Dallas" appear backstage after the show was honored with the Pop Culture award at the fourth annual TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, California on March 19, 2006.The awards show, which honors classic television performers and their shows, will be telecast on the TV Land cable channel on March 22. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo
"I haven't signed any contract but I gave them my commitment verbally," Hagman, 79, told TVGuide.com about his plans to appear on the new "Dallas." "I just told them I'd do it and my word's good!"
The television industry news Web site said Monday the pilot for the reboot of the series shows Hagman's character confined to a mental asylum in a near catatonic state.
"Whatever they want is OK with me," the actor said. "Oh, I'll get out and cause more trouble! That's for sure!"
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