'Eat, Pray, Love': Delicious Details About the Movie

By Amber James Posted Mar 23rd 2010 04:10PM

Elizabeth Gilbert's blockbuster memoir 'Eat, Pray, Love' is headed to the big screen and the trailer has arrived months before its August 13 release date. In the trailer, Gilbert (Julia Roberts) leaves her husband (Billy Crudup) and sets out on a year-long journey of self-discovery to Italy, India and Bali, where she, of course, eats, prays and finds love. 'Eat' also stars Javier Bardem, James Franco and Billy Crudup. Watch the 'Eat, Pray, Love' trailer and find out everything you need to know about the movie. >>

The trailer suggests that the movie will offer a lot more backstory than the book, where Gilbert's ex-husband and former lover are discussed only in flashback. The film was also shot in exotic locals, so the gorgeous scenery will definitely set the movie apart from the book.

Roberts admits the role "was quite a huge undertaking. It was a little bit daunting, dragging three little kids around the world, but well worth it." (via Women's Wear Daily.)

"I think that [Gilbert] just showed so much courage and humor. I just felt an incredible sense of need to accomplish the task on a great level. Ryan Murphy, who adapted the screenplay and was our director, was incredible."

"It was really like the acting Olympics. It's been a long time since I've had a full-time acting job. I am really glad that I made the decision to go off and do that movie. I hope that Liz [Gilbert] really likes it more than anything. She's a really interesting woman. I'm pretty fascinated by her, and I think a lot of people relate to her. So that's the greatest challenge [with] a book that's so well-known: You want people to see the movie and have that same sense of interest and comfort that they got from reading the book," Roberts continued.

Gilbert gushed about the new film on her Web site. "There is something surreal about the whole experience, but then again, there has been something surreal about 'Eat, Pray, Love' from the beginning. I have never entirely understood the rocket-like trajectory of that book, and so -- with the movie as with all of it -- I stand back, amazed, watching it all unfold and wondering at this strange turn of destiny."

Of course, readers may already know the big spoiler. In the book, Gilbert falls for an older Brazilian man, Felipe (Javier Bardem). The story ends there, but their love lives on. We can expect a sequel.

'Nip/Tuck' creator Ryan Murphy adapted the book and directs the film. Actor Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner of Plan B, Pitt's production company, are producers on the project.

Tags: Eat Pray Love, James Franco, julia roberts

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Tuesday 23 March

By Kate

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Julia has never looked better. Just love her. She can do anything. Good actress.

By Monica

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Julia Roberts isn't right for this role. Also, she's the same character in every movie she does. Well, at least they didn't pick Jennifer Anniston! Also Javier Bardem isn't right for the older man role. Helloooo!?? He doesn't fit the description in the book at all. Why don't these movies get cast correctly??

Wednesday 24 March

By Ruby

Totally agree! Another book-film that will be disappointing, Julia Roberts is no talent, too old and horsy faced, should have been someone prettier like Renee Z, Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman or Sandra Bullock.

By jamesnpost

Julia Roberts is a much more talented actress than she is usually cast to be. Same for Bardem, whose Oscar deserving work in Goya's Ghosts was brilliant, and they gave him the thing for that dreadful one-dimensional cartoon in the bad wig. I don't know the book, but I would expect some real depth-of-character chemistry between those two, if the director has the sense to let them go there and not just play up to the pretty-older-people-still-holding-hands stuff...

Thursday 25 March

By YanksBabe

oh Gawwwwd Monica, I agree w/you so much to the point my stomach hurts!! I LOVED this book and am so disappointed Julia Roberts was cast (WRONG!!! SHE'S ALL WRONG!!!) ...........

Ugh.

By Bing

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Julia needs to retire. Her heyday is over. I used to enjoy her movies, but now I'm sick of her. Same for Jennifer Aniston, except I never enjoyed her movies.

By Nikki

Oh no. That cackling rude woman is in a new movie? Ugh. I never liked Pretty Woman and I never liked Julia Roberts.

By Jennifer

Nikki, are you a bit jealous? LOL, I think so.

By yannaro

How can the movie have any value when the book by the same name is the 21st century equivalent of that other great literary fraud of the 20th century "Jonathan Livingston Seagull'. The dumbing down of literary and artistic America goes on.

By debbie

Thank you. So great that someone on here is mature enough to get the Jonathan Livingston Seagul reference! It's so on-the-mark. People with too much time and money on their hands desperate for meaning....look to a silly book and movie to do it for them. Maybe a year spent serving others who have nothing...and no time or money to hang around contemplating their purpose...would be a great way to find "meaning".

By john

geeze they need better movie selections, no wonder i have not been to a theater in a few years

By Sabrina

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Geez! What negative garbage on most of these postings. Lighten up!

By New Yawk New Yawk

Hey John you mean to say in YEARS there have not ANY good movies????? YOU sir must be use to the OLD Silent screen movies then..It would be easy to guess that YOU are not a fan of movies period. Hard to believe YOU can make a statement like that..With records being broken EVERY year for movies, someone must be going to see them...I would venture to say, the only reason YOU haven't been to the movies in years is, YOU don't wanna reach in your pocket and pay the price to see GOOD movies..Im betting YOU even have a black & white tv with rabbit ears on it...

By flwrskmbrly88

Looks like it will be a great movie-can't wait to watch!

By Anna

I happen to love Julia Roberts, just not this book. How many women can afford to take off a year to go to faraway place because they have questions regarding their lives being fulfilled? I mean really! I read about the book, and figured it wasn't for me.

By angelspalmsc

Javier Bardem??? lucky Julia.. I am sooooooo envious!!!

By Angela

Julia Roberts is a very good actress and does very well in movies. I give her a lot of credit.

Another bullsh** women's book. It should be called 'Eat,Pray,Spend'. To have the time and money to step out of one's job for a year and travel the world finding yourself is nothing more than an immature fantasy. And let's face it....if a 40-something man did this, women would think he was a selfish jerk...whereas a woman can do this and it's considered "gutsy". Don't get me wrong...taking time to travel like this and engage in this heady multi-sensory adventure is wonderful...but let's not forget those obvious little realities of cost and career. Only a woman whose husband or ex-husband is footing the bills in her life could indulge this kind of adolescent fantasy.

By Babs

She used the money she got from the proceeds of the book to do the traveling.

By Learned One

Wow, all of you are self-absorbed, miserable and nasty. Say something NICE for once in your lives.

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