Eat.Pray.Love.Movie

I remembered today (not sure why) that there is a film version of 'Eat Pray Love' in the works. A book I love and have re-read more times that I can count. So, yes, I AM looking forward to the film version. I am also dreading the film version becaused like so many readers, I have my own personal vision of what it all looked like as Liz's story unfolded. Including the people involved in her life, so the film casting may come under some scrutiny from yours truly.


I Googled the book and author Elizabeth Gilbert and found http://eat-pray-love-fans.blogspot.com/. I also found a link to a film info site. There, I discovered that an actor named Richard will play the part of.....Richard From Texas. (Because although his real name is Richard Vogt, we don't know him by anything other than Liz's 'Richard from Texas' reference.)

I'm ok with this bit of casting, especially with the whole name thing: Richard as Richard. Like that! I do think that there is another actor who could do this role - I don't know his name, but he played Jodie Foster's dad in the film 'Contact' He also played the mean cop who tormented House a few seasons back. With a beard, I think he'd look like the real Richard from Texas. And I'm only going on looks here.

As reported months ago, Julia Roberts is the actress playing the role of Elizabeth Gilbert...

You know, I love Julia and all, but I just don't see it. Not in the way she looks or in her mannerisms. In my mind's eye and my version, here's how it would play out: They'd cast an actress who looks exactly like Elizabeth Gilbert to play the character of Liz. The fact that the actress I would choose is named Elizabeth (Mitchell, from "Lost") is purely coincidental, and totally cool.

Come on, you can see it, right?! Unfortunately, it's too late. Tho I don't know when the film will release, it's already been shot. With Julia.

So now we wait to see how it all works and who in the heck will play Felipe. And David. And the Italian twin brothers, and Ketut and.... ok, obviously I'm invested in this. I do hope that the message at the heart of Liz's memoir remains untouched and 'unglammed' by Hollywood. It is the reason the book came to life for readers, after all.