Dolly Parton Not Involved in 'Hannah Montana: The Movie'

Fri, 20 February 2009 04:30:25 ET

Dolly Parton Not Involved in 'Hannah Montana: The Movie'
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has stated that she won't get involved in the upcoming "". "I'm not in the movie," the country legend said, adding, "I wish I had been."

Parton mentioned that producers had asked her if she would 're-play' her recurring role as Aunt Dolly on the film, which will be released in U.S. theaters on April 10, along with . "I said I would love to! I assumed that they were gonna be writing me a part," she mentioned in a recent interview. But her character eventually wasn't included in the script.

The 63-year-old singer stated that acting on the TV show was "probably the best move she's ever made". Parton further said that little kids still came to her all the time, saying, "Hi, Aunt Dolly!".

This year Parton is gonna promote the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this year and she has written a musical at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., entitled "Sha-Kon-O-Hey!" which means "Land of Blue Smoke" in the Cherokee.


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