Press Trust of India
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January 07, 2013 17:12 IST
(Los Angeles)
The Pretty Woman star will play wheelchair-bound physician Dr Emma Brookner, who treats HIV-positive patients during the Aids epidemic in the early 1980s.
Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts
is heading to the small screen for Ryan Murphy's TV adaptation
of award-winning stage play The Normal Heart.
The Pretty Woman star will play wheelchair-bound
physician Dr Emma Brookner, who treats HIV-positive patients
during the Aids epidemic in the early 1980s, reported Ace
Showbiz.
The play won critical acclaim when it debuted in New York
in 1985, and Ellen Barkin landed the Best Actress Tony Award
for her portrayal of the character following its 2011 Broadway
revival.
Mark Ruffalo will co-star in the TV film, which is set to
air on America's HBO network in 2014. Roberts previously
teamed up with Murphy for her 2010 movie, Eat Pray Love.