Big Boy #4018

I realize this is not a narrow gauge subject, but n.g. and s.g. overlap enough that there's probably someone out there who knows something about this.
In 1998, the Big Boy at the Age of Steam Museum in Dallas, TX (former Union Pacific #4018) underwent a rolling evaluation prior to plans for restoration. Gary Bensman of Diversified Rail Services was overseeing the project, and the engine was to be restored for use in an independent movie entitled "Big Boy" (what else?), produced by Danny Bishop for Highball Films. I've heard figures all over the map, with $20 million for the movie and anywhere between $2 million and $7 million to restore #4018 to operating condition.
The movie was scheduled to be filmed in early 1999 and released in late 1999, but I haven't heard a word about it since the 1998 evaluation, and most of the links from the Diversified Rail Services homepage relating to #4018 don't work. Does anyone know if the project went through and I just haven't heard about it, if it was set back but still going ahead, or if it fell through altogether?
Thanks for any information.