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Actors round out the 'Valley'

By Adnan Tezer Jun 9, 2010, 20:50 GMT

Lorraine Nicholson, Lee Majors and Bruce Dern have been added to the cast of the feature version of the 1960s ABC series "The Big Valley."

The Western television series, which ran on ABC from 1965-69, revolved around the Barkley ranching family in the 1870s San Joaquin Valley.

Jessica Lange has been cast as Victoria Barkley, the matriarch of the Barkley family. Barbara Stanwyck originated the role on the TV show.

Stephen Moyer ("True Blood") was recently cast in the role of the eldest son Jarrod.

Jason Alan Smith and Travis Fimmel have also been cast.

Nicholson will play the role of daughter Audra while Dern portrays Judge Adams. Majors, who originally played the Heath Barkley character on the TV series, will play the Tom Barkley role in the film.

According to Variety, production starts July 26 in Baton Rouge, La.

Daniel Adams is writing and directing the film.

Straw Weisman and Steven Brandman are producing. Kate Edelman Johnson, whose late father Louis F. Edelman created the series along with A.I. Bezzerides, is executive producing.

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