Tuesday, July 21, 2009

VIOLA DAVIS IN TALKS TO STAR IN "EAT, PRAY, LOVE"


Oscar nominee Viola Davis is negotiating to take a role in Columbia's "Eat, Pray, Love" opposite Julia Roberts and Richard Jenkins. Her scheduling is being worked out.

Ryan Murphy has written the adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir and will direct the film about a woman (Roberts) who sets out on an international journey of self-discovery after enduring a terrible divorce. Plan B and Red Om Films are producing.

Davis, who was nominated this year for best supporting actress for her role in "Doubt," would play the woman's best friend, Delia.

Davis will next appear on the big screen in the Overture/Film Department thriller "Law Abiding Citizen," which hits theaters in March.
SIGH...still waiting on the day when actresses like Davis get to be the star of the movie and not just the 'best friend'...