Warner Bros. acquires 'Drink, Play, F@#K'

August 05, 2008 The soon-to-be-published "Play," by comedy 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 a embarks on a sex-tourism trip to Thailand. Gottlieb is a comedy writer who helped create "Z Rock," the satiric IFC series loosely based on the lives of rock stars that the network will debut this month. Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir "Eat, Pray, Love" -- which is not officially connected to "Play" -- centers on the author's quest to find peace through various modes of living after she endures a painful divorce.

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