Julia Roberts attached to In The Neighbourhood
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Julia Roberts and her production company have nabbed the rights to Peter Lovenheim's nonfiction book In The Neighbourhood. The odd concept got its start when the writer realised that there was a real lack of community in his little suburban nook and, intending to get to know his neighbours, visits them to ask if he can come in for sleepovers. Apparently it went better than expected (i.e. he's still alive) and he managed to get a book out of the experience. Now Red Om Films has grabbed up the rights to the tome, which will hit shelves in April and will assign a writer to turn it into a star vehicle for ...
Julia Roberts Moves “In The Neighborhood”
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All has been quiet on the Julia Roberts front for quite some time now, which is unusual. In fact, her brother Eric Roberts is the one who has resurfaced and is coming back into the limelight with films like Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables, largely due to his great role in The Dark Knight.
But now, Julia is making headlines again: her production company Red Om Films has picked up the rights to the nonfiction novel In the Neighborhood by Peter Lovenheim. The novel sounds like a pretty simple idea with a workable premise for a film. The plot description according to Variety:
“[The ...
Julia Roberts Ruins The "Neighborhood"
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Red Om Films has acquired screen rights to Peter Lovenheim's non-fiction tome "In the Neighborhood" reports Variety.
The story starts with Lovenheim's realization of a lack of community in his suburban hometown. In an effort to get to know his neighbors better, he asks if he can come to their homes for sleepovers.
His goal: to facilitate something more than the feeling of strangers living with strangers in modern suburbia.
Julia Roberts is expected to produce in some capacity.



