A homecoming of sorts
Julia Roberts returns to courtroom in ‘Train Man’
Roberts will be playing the lawyer of criminal Darius McCollum. PHOTO: FILE
About 16 years after Julia Roberts’s astounding performance in Erin Brockovich — a project that earned her an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award — the actor is all set to make a comeback to yet another courtroom drama in Train Man.
According to Variety.com, Roberts will be playing the role of a lawyer defending Darius McCollum, a criminal charged for impersonating public transit authorities in order to drive away subway trains and buses. McCollum will be a patient of Asperger’s syndrome who has been arrested over 25 times previously for similar crimes. Roberts’ character would be his most recent lawyer.
The script for Train Man has been written by Simon Stephenson, while the position of the director remains vacant as of now. The film is reportedly being produced by Gotham Group, with Roberts potentially serving as a co-producer as well. “It is a meaty role for Roberts, along the lines of her Oscar-winning portrait in 2000’s Erin Brockovich,” said a source. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is packaging the project and handling US sales and FilmNation will be managing the international sales.
Chandler Bing owes Julia Roberts a phone call
Aside from Train Man, Roberts has two other films releasing in 2016. This includes Jodie Foster’s directorial Money Monster and Mother’s Day — a Garry Marshall venture.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 16th, 2016.
According to Variety.com, Roberts will be playing the role of a lawyer defending Darius McCollum, a criminal charged for impersonating public transit authorities in order to drive away subway trains and buses. McCollum will be a patient of Asperger’s syndrome who has been arrested over 25 times previously for similar crimes. Roberts’ character would be his most recent lawyer.
The script for Train Man has been written by Simon Stephenson, while the position of the director remains vacant as of now. The film is reportedly being produced by Gotham Group, with Roberts potentially serving as a co-producer as well. “It is a meaty role for Roberts, along the lines of her Oscar-winning portrait in 2000’s Erin Brockovich,” said a source. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is packaging the project and handling US sales and FilmNation will be managing the international sales.
Chandler Bing owes Julia Roberts a phone call
Aside from Train Man, Roberts has two other films releasing in 2016. This includes Jodie Foster’s directorial Money Monster and Mother’s Day — a Garry Marshall venture.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 16th, 2016.