Throwing herself into character: Julia Roberts looks distraught as she films upcoming drama Ben Is Back in thick puffy coat
She is an Academy-Award winning film star.
And Julia Roberts was hard at work at the start of the weekend, seen with a stricken look on her face as she shot her upcoming drama Ben Is Back.
The 50-year-old Oscar-winner was glimpsed in the Bronx in the driver's seat of a car that had been festooned in equipment to film her inside.
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At the office: Julia Roberts was hard at work at the start of the weekend, seen with a stricken look on her face as she shot her upcoming drama Ben Is Back
Wearing her wavy hair down, Julia had bundled up in an olive green anorak with a fur-lined hood, though whether the fur was real or faux was unclear.
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Black gloves complemented a pair of dark trousers and dark shoes, and she at times wore a thick-rimmed pair of spectacles.
According to IMDb, Ben Is Back features Julia as the mother of a character played by Lucas Hedges - whose father Peter happens to have written and directed the film.
On the go: The 50-year-old Oscar-winner was glimpsed in the Bronx in the driver's seat of a car that had been festooned in equipment to film her inside
The cast also includes Courtney B. Vance, who was critically exalted for his turn as Johnnie Cochran in The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
Kathryn Newton, Faith Logan, Jessica VanOss, Mia Fowler, Teddy Cañez, Melissa Van Der Schyff and Emily Cass McDonell are also part of the cast.
Lucas' character is the titular Ben, who per the IMDb summary is back at the family home - but has brought trouble with him that Julia's Holly must face down.
Cheery: Wearing her wavy hair down, Julia had bundled up in an olive green anorak with a fur-lined hood, though whether the fur was real or faux was unclear
Keeping warm: Black gloves complemented a pair of dark trousers and dark shoes, and she at times wore a thick-rimmed pair of spectacles
Julia will also star with Bobby Cannavale and Stephan James in Homecoming, a show about people trying to shift from secret government work to normal life.
Created by Sam Esmail - the man also behind Mr. Robot, and as of last year the husband of Emmy Rossum - the project's listed on IMDb as in 'Pre-Production.'
Shea Wingham will also be in Homecoming, which going by a Variety report last July has already had two seasons commissioned by Amazon.
Backdrop: According to IMDb , Ben Is Back features Julia as the mother of a character played by Lucas Hedges - whose father Peter happens to have written and directed the film
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