Hollywood actor Eric Roberts has arrived in Romania for the filming of a movie.
The film is made by the Buftea Academy in collaboration with Abis Studio and will be filmed in Bucharest.
The Oscar-nominated and three-time Golden Globe-nominated actor is starring in the feature film that will focus on the challenges of the current generation of teenagers and the realities faced by today’s young people.
“The fact that Eric Roberts has accepted to star in the feature film produced by the Buftea Academy is truly an honor and an extremely important first step for the production of films for children and adolescents in Romania,” said Vlad Ionescu, film producer and CEO of the Buftea Academy, quoted by Urban.ro.
No further details about the upcoming film were available.
Eric Roberts’ impressive career
Now 70, Roberts, the brother of actress Julia Roberts, was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in “Runaway Train” (1985) and three Golden Globe nominations for “Runaway Train,” “Star 80” (1983) and “King of the Gypsies” (1978) according to Agerpres. He was acclaimed at the Sundance Film Festival for his roles in “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints” (2006) and “It’s My Party” (1996).
He also starred in “La Cucaracha” (1998), which won Best Film at the Austin Film Festival, for which Roberts won Best Actor at the New York Independent Film Festival that same year.
Other notable performances of his have been in the films “Final Analysis” (1992), “The Specialist” (1994), “The Dark Knight” (2008), “The Expendables” (2010), “Lovelace” (2013) and “Inherent Vice” (2014).
Among the TV series in which he starred are “Heroes” (2007-2010), “Crash” (2009), “Suits” (2014-2019) and “Code Black” (2016). He has also appeared in the series “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Will & Grace” (NBC), “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox), “Hawaii Five-0” (CBS), “Entourage” (HBO) and many others.
In 2018, Eric Roberts played Matt Dillon’s doctor in “Head Full of Honey”, a Warner Bros. Germany production directed by Til Schweiger. Emily Mortimer and Nick Nolte starred. He also had a supporting role in the independent film “Hard Luck Love Song”, directed by Justin Corsbie.
He has starred in more than 700 productions for the big screen and television, making him one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood history.
Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Roberts grew up in the Atlanta area, but began his theater career in New York City, where he won the Theatre World Award for his Broadway role in “Burn This.”
While in Bucharest, he joined the Metropolis Foundation to support the ‘Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia’ Pediatric Psychiatry Clinic in Bucharest.
The new pediatric psychiatry clinic is designed around patient needs – treatment, recovery and therapy under one roof – along with educational and emotional-support areas for children and their families. Facilities include 67 beds in more than 40 two-bed rooms with private bathrooms, over 20 therapy rooms, and a separate nine-bed unit dedicated to adolescents with substance-use addictions.
The construction of the new clinic requires a total investment estimated at €16.5 million. The Metropolis Philanthropic Foundation has so far raised €6 million in donations and sponsorships – enough to complete the building’s structural frame, yet more than €10 million is still needed to finish the project.
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