oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has signed up for a new British flick. Julia will produce and play the leading role in a movie about a murdered British conservationist. The mother-of-two will star as Joan Root, an award-winning wildlife documentary maker who was shot in her bed in Kenya last year. The film crew are delighted by Julia’s involvement and say that they “are thrilled to be making a film about such a courageous, adventurous and passionate woman”. Filming will commence at the beginning of next year. [23 oay 2007]