When director-producer Taylor Sheridan went looking for places to film “Lioness,” starring Nicole Kidman, he chose several Near Southside locations in Fort Worth, including my own Ryan Place. I thought that was as close a brush with filmdom as I was likely to get. Well, apparently not.
While in New York last weekend, my dog sitter was flagged down by a casting wrangler asking whether my Borzoi named Yuri was available for casting. Now I am aware that every dog owner is silly about their beloved pooches, but one look at Yuri is enough to recognize true star power.
Jason Owen of This or That Livestock Company explained he needed my dog (formerly known as the Russian Wolfhound) for Sheridan’s newest production starring Samuel L. Jackson, “Frisco King,” a spinoff of the successful “Tulsa King” with Sylvester Stallone. Originally titled Nola King, the series underwent a creative overhaul with Sheridan taking over writing and production was moved to North Texas.
Our call was for 8 a.m. I went to the vast 450,000-square-foot CGS campus near Alliance Airport and was redirected to the shoot location in Haslet, about 20 minutes north of Downtown Fort Worth…