Richard Jenkins joins Roberts to 'Eat, Pray, Love'

Richard Jenkins, one of my favorite actors today, has joined Julia Robters in Columbia Pictures' big-screen adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert best-selling novel "Eat, Pray, Love." The story follows a married woman who sets out to discover herself after realizing the life she's leading is not really the life she wants.

According to Variety, Jenkins is set to play a Texan whom the lead character will encounter. Ryan Murphy, the guy behind "Nip/Tuck," wrote the screenplay and will direct the project. As for the wonderful Jenkins, who really stunned me in "The Visitor" last year, he's got "Waiting for Forever" and "Dear John" coming up in the near future.