Murphy, Roberts to 'Eat, Sleep, Pray'

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Julia Roberts has boarded her next star vehicle, signing on to play the lead in Paramount Pictures’ production of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir, Eat, Prey, Love. Ryan Murphy will adapt and direct the film, with production from Dede Gardner and Roberts’ fellow Oceaneer Brad Pitt’s company Plan B.

The memoir deals with Gilbert’s travels in Italy, Indonesia, and India following a vicious divorce. She travels abroad from her New York suburbs and the result is, to quote Amazon.com, a “sprawling yet methodical travelogue of soul-searching and self-discovery.” Sounds like perfect fodder for a Julia Roberts picture.

As for the director Murphy, well he’s been on a winning streak since he created a show called “Nip/Tuck.” He adapted and directed the much-anticipated big screen version of Augusten Burroughs’ memoir Running With Scissors. He also has two more films in pre-prod, Need, and Dirty Tricks, a Watergate drama starring many of Murphy’s Running with Scissors stars.

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