Actress Julia Roberts and co-star James Franco were recently spotted filming a scene at Tompkins Park in New York for their upcoming film, “Eat, Pray, Love.”
Based on the popular memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, the story follows a woman who realizes she’s horribly unhappy in her marriage, so she takes off on a trip around the world to figure out what she wants in life.
It’s a tale of self-discovery that takes Gilbert (Roberts) to Italy, India and Indonesia, where as the title suggests, she eats, prays and loves.
Directed by Ryan Murphy, the movie also stars Javier Bardem, … [Read More]

Actress Julia Roberts is hard at work on the set of “Eat, Pray, Love,” shooting in downtown Manhattan. I finally listened to the audiobook of the Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what they do with the movie – even though it took me a few chapters to get past the whininess of the narration. That will probably make me unpopular with some.
The movie also stars Javier Bardem, and is scheduled for a 2011 release date.

After getting a pass from Paramount Pictures, I wasn’t sure what was going to happen with "Eat, Pray, Love," the movie adaptation from the best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Now Columbia Pictures is in negotiations to pick up the movie rights, with some major star-power attached to the project: Julia Roberts would play the author, a woman who divorces her husband and sets off to find herself in Italy (that’s the "eat" part), India ("pray"), and Indonesia ("love").
Ryan Murphy would write and direct, and Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner would produce via their Plan B shingle.
So it … [Read More]