Julia Roberts of 'Pretty Woman' fame to star in her first TV series

Julia Roberts will appear in a TV adaptation of Maria Semple's novel Today Will Be Different - the novel was published in September. It is the story of a woman named Eleanor Flood who draws up plans to have the best day of her life, but wakes up to discover a strange new future unfolding.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 16 December 2016.

Maria Semple, the author, will write the mini-series herself and Julia Roberts's own company Red Om Films will produce it. It may be recalled that Roberts has earlier appeared as a guest star in TV shows like Friends and Law & Order. However, Today Will Be Different will be her first lead role in a series.
It has not yet been confirmed which network will broadcast the show.
Julia Roberts had won an Oscar for best actress in 2001 for her role in Erin Brockovich and has been star of films that include Notting Hill, Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride.


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'Money Monster' starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts will be screened at Cannes Film Festival 2016. The film is directed by Jodie Foster and is a thriller about a financial talk show host held hostage by an irate viewer. This would mean that at least one major Hollywood studio, Sony, will have a presence at this year’s festival that will run May 11-22.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 16 March 2016.

It seems the lineup has been kept a closely guarded secret and under tight wraps as the festival director Thierry Fremaux and his team finish watching films and mull their options. However, "Money Monster” may not be the opening-night film on May 11. Rather, it could be screened the next day since it hits theaters in North America on May 13.
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