Javier Bardem, last seen romancing Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, continues to cut a swathe through the A-list (onscreen, anyway) by signing up as Julia Roberts' love interest in Eat, Pray, Love, the adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir.
The story sees Gilbert emerge from a painful divorce despairing and depressed. She embarks on a journey around the world to find herself or some such, travelling to Rome for the "eat" part (mmmm, gelato), and Indian ashram for the "pray" part, and finally finding love in Bali with a guy called Felipe (to be played by Bardem).
The script's been adapted by Ryan Murphy of Nip/Tuck fame, whose last film was Running with Scissors, another book adaptation. In the meantime, Bardem is also set to appear in Oliver Stone's Wall Street sequel and Alejandro González Iñárritu;s Biutiful, which is now in post-production.