Warner Bros. Acquires "Drink, Play, F@#k"
August 4, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
I just got done telling my writer-friends that I try not to use profanity on my blogs (but had to make an exception for my review of Kenny). Now this project comes along.
Warner Bros. has acquired rights to the book “Drink, Play, F@#k,” the male retort to the female-centric best-seller “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert.
“Drink,” by writer Andrew Gottlieb, tells the fictional story of Bob Sullivan, a man who, seeking solace after his wife leaves him, goes on a bender in Ireland, takes a gambling jaunt to Las Vegas, and embarks on a sex-tourism trip to Thailand. Grove Press is scheduled to publish the book in early 2009.
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Gilbert’s memoir, “Eat, Pray, Love,” centers on her quest to find solace after a painful divorce. I’m on the last chapter, and must admit that I was turned off by the naval-gazing at the beginning of the book, but it’s gotten better towards the end.
A film adaptation is being developed by Plan B, with Julia Roberts attached to star. I just hope the film isn’t too naval-gaze-ish.
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