Close X
Saturday, December 14, 2024
ADVT 
Bollywood

Julia Roberts to play mother in 'Wonder'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 May, 2016 11:46 AM
  • Julia Roberts to play mother in 'Wonder'
Actress Julia Roberts has signed on to play the role of a mother in upcoming film “Wonder”, an adaptation of R.J. Palacio's novel of the same name.
 
Jacob Tremblay, who had a breakout performance as the young star of "Room" opposite Brie Larson, will star in the film as Auggie Pullman, a young boy who was born with a facial deformity. For the first time, Auggie is going to a mainstream school, starting the fifth grade at Beecher Prep. 
 
Roberts will play the boy's mother, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
 
The film will be directed by Stephen Chbosky. 
 
The novel was released in February 2012 via Knopf Books for Young Readers and two million copies have been sold since its publication. 

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

Kabir-Salman's Next To Have Larger Than Life Political Backdrop

Kabir-Salman's Next To Have Larger Than Life Political Backdrop
Kabir will start shooting for the film from July. 

Kabir-Salman's Next To Have Larger Than Life Political Backdrop

Manoj Bajpayee To Turn Traffic Cop For A Day

Manoj Bajpayee To Turn Traffic Cop For A Day
The actor worked hard to get into the skin of the character. He paid special attention to understanding how traffic cops communicate and closely observed their body language as well.

Manoj Bajpayee To Turn Traffic Cop For A Day

Randeep Hooda Chained Himself For 'Sarbjit'

"Sarbjit" is based on the life of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian farmer who was convicted of charges of terrorism and spying in Pakistan and was sentenced to death. 

Randeep Hooda Chained Himself For 'Sarbjit'

Jacqueline Fernandez Keeps Mystery Alive On Her Relationship Status

Jacqueline Fernandez Keeps Mystery Alive On Her Relationship Status
There have been reports that actress Jacqueline Fernandez has reunited with her ex-boyfriend Sheikh Hassan bin Rashid al Khalifa and the actress avoided clearing the rumour at an event here.

Jacqueline Fernandez Keeps Mystery Alive On Her Relationship Status

Pakistani Actors Adnan Siddiqui And Sajal Ali To Debut In Bollywood Film

Pakistani Actors Adnan Siddiqui And Sajal Ali To Debut In Bollywood Film
Pakistani drama actors Adnan Siddiqui and Sajal Ali are going to debut in Bollywood alongside veteran Indian actress Sridevi in movie "Mom", a daily reported on Tuesday.

Pakistani Actors Adnan Siddiqui And Sajal Ali To Debut In Bollywood Film

National Award A Pat On The Back: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

He also shared that the National Award is an acknowledgement from the government for the work done.

National Award A Pat On The Back: Sanjay Leela Bhansali