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‘West Wing’ Creator Aaron Sorkin Addresses Reboot Rumors

‘West Wing’ Creator Aaron Sorkin Addresses Reboot Rumors

With reboot fever hitting Netflix and now network television, it was just a matter of time before someone asked West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin on microphone if he would consider bringing West Wing back to television. Initially, when NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt asked Sorkin the same question a while back, he essentially said not […]

6y ago

Harper Lee Estate Sues To Stop ‘Mockingbird’ Broadway Version For Altering Character Of Atticus Finch

Harper Lee Estate Sues To Stop ‘Mockingbird’ Broadway Version For Altering Character Of Atticus Finch

The estate of American novelist Harper Lee is taking umbrage with the changes writer Aaron Sorkin has planned for the Broadway version of To Kill a Mockingbird. Eight months before her death, Harper Lee signed a contract for her opus to be made into a Broadway play. The contract details that To Kill a Mockingbird […]

6y ago

Aaron Sorkin’s Embarrassment At ‘Man-Boy’ Donald Trump ‘Exacting Twitter Vengeance’

Aaron Sorkin’s Embarrassment At ‘Man-Boy’ Donald Trump ‘Exacting Twitter Vengeance’

Aaron Sorkin says America electing Donald Trump as the new president is an “embarrassment” and “truly horrible,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The 55-year-old West Wing creator wrote a powerful open letter to his daughter shortly after it became clear that Donald Trump was to be the new president of the United States, in […]

7y ago

Lucille Ball: Cate Blanchett To Portray ‘I Love Lucy’ Star In Top-Secret Biopic

Lucille Ball: Cate Blanchett To Portray ‘I Love Lucy’ Star In Top-Secret Biopic

Lucille Ball was the funny lady everyone remembers from the popular 1950s television show I Love Lucy. She went on from there to star in various comedies, always keeping fans laughing. But her young life was full of difficulty. Huffington Post reports that, when she was young, she suffered from an acute case of arthritis […]

8y ago

Michael Fassbender ‘Baffled’ By Oscars Snub

Michael Fassbender ‘Baffled’ By Oscars Snub

Michael Fassbender was in the makeup chair for Assassin’s Creed when he heard the news that he had been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Steve Jobs. Nominated For Best Actor: Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs. #Oscars #OscarNoms #Oscars2016 pic.twitter.com/byfh80w1yc — #Oscars2016 (@Awards_Oscars) January 16, 2016 Entertainment Weekly stated that Fassbender has […]

8y ago

‘Steve Jobs’ Movie: Three Reasons You’ll Want To See It [Video Clip]

‘Steve Jobs’ Movie: Three Reasons You’ll Want To See It [Video Clip]

Steve Jobs was an enigmatic figure — was he a genius of product design, a master of the kind of manipulation colleagues called his “reality distortion field,” and/or co-creator and resurrector of Apple? And while Steve Jobs the movie doesn’t give us the answer to that question, it does give us a glimpse, taking Walter […]

8y ago

Tim Cook Calls ‘Steve Jobs’ Opportunistic, Aaron Sorkin Fires Back

Tim Cook Calls ‘Steve Jobs’ Opportunistic, Aaron Sorkin Fires Back

“If you’ve got a factory full of children in China assembling phones for 17 cents an hour, you’ve got a lot of nerve calling someone else opportunistic,” Aaron Sorkin said in response to Tim Cook’s latest critique against the upcoming movie Steve Jobs. The Apple CEO recently called the filmmakers “opportunistic.” On a recent episode […]

8y ago

Feminists Ticked Aaron Sorkin Will Pen Lucille Ball Biopic — But Cate Blanchett Is Perfect

Feminists Ticked Aaron Sorkin Will Pen Lucille Ball Biopic — But Cate Blanchett Is Perfect

It’s hard to think of an actress more perfect to play Lucille Ball than Cate Blanchett. But Aaron Sorkin as the screenwriter? Eh, not so much. Critics contest that Sorkin, while talented, has a serious woman problem and has no business penning a film about the comedy icon. A scathing commentary from Time last year […]

8y ago

New July Amazon Prime Movies, TV Full List: HBO Hits, Movie Classics — ‘Gandhi’ To ‘The Warriors’

New July Amazon Prime Movies, TV Full List: HBO Hits, Movie Classics — ‘Gandhi’ To ‘The Warriors’

Amazon Prime stands tall in July with an impressive new list of classic movies and fan-favorite TV shows offered for free to Amazon customers who pay the $99 annual fee for Prime — a service that includes a lot more than free streaming video. For TV buffs, four classic series from HBO — the pay […]

8y ago

Michael Fassbender As Steve Jobs In First Trailer For Biopic [Video]

Michael Fassbender As Steve Jobs In First Trailer For Biopic [Video]

Here is your first official look at Steve Jobs, the biopic about the late Apple co-founder. The one-minute trailer, which can be watched above, teases 12 Years a Slave and X-Men star Michael Fassbender as the technological pioneer, standing before an empty theater as he prepares for a presentation that he promises will showcase one […]

9y ago

‘Steve Jobs’ Movie: See Photos Michael Fassbender As Iconic Visionary While On Set

‘Steve Jobs’ Movie: See Photos Michael Fassbender As Iconic Visionary While On Set

The Steve Jobs biopic has had its ups and downs. Written by Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), it seemed like this one would be a shoo-in for a fast track to production. Last year, David Fincher left the project due to contract disputes, and Oscar winner Danny Boyle was set to take his place. But […]

9y ago

Steve Jobs Biopic: Kate Winslet To Join All-Star Cast As Daughter Of Tech Genius

Steve Jobs Biopic: Kate Winslet To Join All-Star Cast As Daughter Of Tech Genius

Acclaimed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, along with Universal Studios, is rounding out the cast that will bring his Steve Jobs biopic to life. Who better to choose as the female lead for the film than the six-time Oscar nominated starlet Kate Winslet. The British belle, who has a list of cinematic successes that runs a mile […]

9y ago

Sony Drops Steve Jobs Biopic, Shakeup Leaves Apple Co-Founder Picture Without A Studio

Sony Drops Steve Jobs Biopic, Shakeup Leaves Apple Co-Founder Picture Without A Studio

The Aaron Sorkin-penned Steve Jobs biopic looked like a home run from the jump, but the project has been troubled nearly since its inception. The latest news has the Steve Jobs movie being dropped by Sony Pictures, and there’s some uncertainty over whether the project can continue at all without a studio. The Sorkin-scripted Steve […]

9y ago

Bale Bails On Jobs: With Christian Gone, Is It Time To Admit Steve’s Biopic Is In Trouble?

Bale Bails On Jobs: With Christian Gone, Is It Time To Admit Steve’s Biopic Is In Trouble?

It looks like the Aaron Sorkin-penned Steve Jobs biopic will have to keep on looking for its lead, as a new report holds that prospective star Christian Bale is out of the running to play the iconic Apple co-founder. News of the latest development in the Jobs biopic’s saga broke on Monday with the Hollywood […]

9y ago

Christian Bale Was Hand-Picked For Steve Jobs Biopic As Best Actor In The Game, Says Aaron Sorkin [Video]

Christian Bale Was Hand-Picked For Steve Jobs Biopic As Best Actor In The Game, Says Aaron Sorkin [Video]

Christian Bale has had his fair share of tough, iconic roles to tackle. After all, there aren’t many shoes larger to fill than Batman’s. But Christian is now set to take on a man with a lot more attached to him than fictional reverence — he’ll be playing the part of Steve Jobs in an […]

9y ago

Christian Bale Will Play Steve Jobs In Apple Founder Biopic

Christian Bale Will Play Steve Jobs In Apple Founder Biopic

Christian Bale will play Steve Jobs in a biopic film about the Apple founder coming from Sony. The film, written by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, Moneyball, The Social Network) is Based on Walter Isaacson’s biography, Steve Jobs. According to Variety, the film will be directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire) […]

9y ago

David Fincher Wants Christian Bale For Steve Jobs Role

David Fincher Wants Christian Bale For Steve Jobs Role

It looks like David Fincher really wants Christian Bale to play Steve Jobs in his film. The film, written by none other than Aaron Sorkin is finally getting the ball rolling over at Sony. Unlike the disastrous Jobs outing of 2013, this is the one that doesn’t star Ashton Kutcher. The two projects were announced […]

10y ago

Olivia Munn Shoots Down ‘Newsroom’ Conflict Rumors

Olivia Munn Shoots Down ‘Newsroom’ Conflict Rumors

Olivia Munn swears she isn’t starting trouble on the set of Newsroom. Rumors that started making the rounds a few days ago claimed the actress’ bad attitude was causing all sorts of problems on the set of HBO’s television series. In hopes of setting the record straight, Munn discussed the reports about her behavior on […]

10y ago

Paul Greengrass Drops Out Of ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

Paul Greengrass Drops Out Of ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

Filmmaker Paul Greengrass has reportedly dropped out of The Trial of the Chicago 7. The United 93 director was previously attached to helm the project over at DreamWorks. However, Greengrass and the studio couldn’t reach an agreement regarding the budget. As a result, the filmmaker decided to drop out altogether. According to The Wrap, the […]

10y ago

‘The Newsroom’ Returns To HBO On July 14

‘The Newsroom’ Returns To HBO On July 14

The Newsroom, the HBO drama that depicts a journalist who goes from softball questions to hard hitting provocateur after suffering a bit of a breakdown is returning for a second season. The debut of season two has been pushed back a bit, from its original June launch to July 14. The Aaron Sorkin project got […]

11y ago

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