Aaron Sorkin: Making a Movie About Steve Jobs Is Like Writing About the Beatles

Don’t expect a cradle-to-grave depiction of Steve Jobs’s life from Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming movie. May 30, 2012 at 12:01 pm PT

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You can spot a Sorkin project at 20 paces -- the snappy, overlapping dialogue, the whip-smart characters and the up-to-the moment political topicality. He’s been bringing his award-winning style to the stage, television and movies since “A Few Good Men” debuted on Broadway. His adapted screenplay for the Facebook movie “The Social Network” garnered him an Oscar. Next up for Sorkin is a Broadway musical of Houdini’s life starring Hugh Jackman and a new TV series called “The Newsroom.” As if that weren’t enough, apparently he has always wanted to direct: “The Politician,” the rise and fall of former Senator John Edwards, will mark Sorkin’s adapter/producer/director trifecta.

Posts With Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin on Steve Jobs and Creativity in an Age of Distraction (Video)

in D10 on May 30, 2012 at 3:00 pm PT

The craft of storytelling hasn’t changed much since Aristotle, Aaron Sorkin said — but at the same time he’s aware he’s now writing to an audience of multitaskers.
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Aaron Sorkin: Making a Movie About Steve Jobs Is Like Writing About the Beatles

in D10 on May 30, 2012 at 12:01 pm PT

Don’t expect a cradle-to-grave depiction of Steve Jobs’s life from Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming movie.
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Seeing Triple Zuckerbergs (Including the Real One) on SNL

in Social on January 29, 2011 at 9:56 pm PT

Good thing Mark Zuckerberg’s got that whole other career going, ’cause he can’t hold a straight face for a millisecond.

"The Social Network" Can Now Call Self "Oscar-Nominated"

in Social on January 25, 2011 at 6:04 am PT

“The Social Network,” the movie based on the story of the founding of Facebook, was nominated for eight Academy Awards this morning.

Film Critics Don't Just "Like" "The Social Network"–They Love It

in Social on January 8, 2011 at 3:31 pm PT

“The Social Network” won the National Society of Film Critics’ best picture award, while David Fincher got best director, Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg was named best actor, and Aaron Sorkin received the best screenplay award.