And it's something she's disappointed about.
Parton tells The Associated Press that producers had asked her early on if she would revisit her TV role as Aunt Dolly in the film, and she told them she'd "love to." But Parton says she was never written into the script, and she wishes she had been.
The movie opens April 10, starring Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus.
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