Julia Roberts to star in 80s-set HIV drama
The 80s-set drama, chronicles the rise of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York in the 1980s.
Julia Roberts has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy’s upcoming adaptation of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart alongside Alec Baldwin and Mark Ruffalo.
The 80s-set drama, chronicles the rise of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York in the 1980s.
Mark Ruffalo was already signed up to take the role of Ned Weeks in the movie, which Julia will play wheel-chair bound doctor Emma Brookner, a role for which Ellen Barkin won a Tony Award, reports Contactmusic.
Alec Baldwin will portray Mark’s character’s brother, a lawyer who is struggling to deal with his sibling’s sexuality.
It will be the second time Ryan and Julia have worked together following the success of Eat Pray Love.