This timeline is a work in progress and will change with new (more) information as well as links to newspaper articles.

1973 - September short story by William Harris Roller Ball Murder which had first appeared in an issue of Esquire.

March 1974 - Norman Jewison buys the right for a movie to be released by United Artists - (Norman says he paid $2500 for the rights)

April 1974 - James Caan announed to be in Rollerball. Click Here

????? - 1974  Rollerball to start filiming in Munich in August (4th or 11th?) 2.5 months rental

June 25th 1974 - John Houseman siged to Rollerball.

July 1974 - Julie Harris announced as the costume designer for Rollerball -

July 1974 Sir Ralph Richardson signed for Rollerball

July 1974 - Maud Adams signed for Rollerball

Aug 1974 - James Caan arrives in Munich

Aug 1974 - Pamela Hensley signed for Rollerball (beat 10 others to get role)

Aug 1974 - 3500 extras show up for filiming of Rollerball. 1,000 were turned away.

Aug 1974 -  Leonards of London asked to be stylist on Rollerball

 Aug 1974 - Barbara Trentham (fashion model) signed for Rollerball

Aug 29th 1974 - First look at James Caan in his Houston uniform filming in Munich

Sept 1974 - First mention on John Beck and Moses Gunn

Sept 1974 - 3 stuntmen injured durning filming