Sony Courting Aaron Sorkin to Write Screenplay for Steve Jobs Movie?
Aaron Sorkin
The writer behind The Social Network was Aaron Sorkin, who also gained fame for his work on A Few Good Men, The West Wing, and most recently Moneyball. And according to The Los Angeles Times, Sony is once again trying to pair up with Sorkin for the Steve Jobs screenplay.
Sony is moving forward with a Steve Jobs movie based on Isaacson's book. And one of the writers being courted by producers to pen his story, according to a person who was briefed on the project but not authorized to speak about it publicly, is Aaron Sorkin, Hollywood's chronicler-in-chief of the complicated visionary.
The "Moneyball" and "Social Network" writer was said by the person to be considering the prospect but had made no decisions. Sony and a Sorkin representative declined to comment on the writer's potential involvement.
STEVE: Once you make them talk they won’t be inanimate.
ME: The truth is I don’t know how to tell those stories. I have a young kid who loves Pixar movies and she’ll turn cartwheels if I tell her I’m writing one and I don’t want to disappoint her by writing the only bad movie in the history of Pixar.
Are you kidding? I would give my eye teeth, in the heartbeat, of a New York minute. There are certain roles you wish you could tackle over and over again. That's one for me.
Isaacson's Steve Jobs experienced very strong pre-orders and early sales, and is headed toward the top of Amazon's list top-selling books for 2011, currently ranked #12.Top Rated Comments
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This is one of those times when I hope everything false into place to make for a great film. And I do hope Noah Wyle gets cast as Jobs again. That would be epic!
On another note, where the hell is Pirates of Silicon Valley on Blu-ray?!?! O_o
Nah, Christian Bale, hands down. He's got the wild eye and soul-searing passion that he brings to the screen.
This is one of those times when I hope everything false into place to make for a great film. And I do hope Noah Wyle gets cast as Jobs again. That would be epic!
On another note, where the hell is Pirates of Silicon Valley on Blu-ray?!?! O_o
Gangster Movie, about the Apple Family, fighting an undercover war for turf against the Microsoft Family. Starring Jason Statham as Jonathan Ive.
I don’t want to disappoint her by writing the only bad movie in the history of Pixar.
Note to Sorkin:It's cool if you write a Pixar movie now. With the release of Cars 2, if your Pixar script/movie tanks it won't be the ONLY one.
Sorkin and Jobs actually did have a bit of history with each other, as Jobs had tried to convince Sorkin to write a film for Pixar, a proposal Sorkin declined because he didn't "think [he could] make inanimate objects talk."
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STEVE: Once you make them talk they won't be inanimate.
Classic Jobs. Amazing that he knew everyone else's business better than even they did, and could see possibilities where, for some reason, no one else saw them.
What are you smoking, LTD? Aaron Sorkin is an incredible writer and he was telling Jobs that he didn't want to do it in a very polite way. He didn't say animated movies don't work because the characters are inanimate. He said that personally - he couldn't/wouldn't write characters like that.
To do something well - you have to be willing to do to whatever it takes. You don't have to DO anything it takes - just be willing. Sorkin wasn't willing and was gracious about passing on any such project.
This isn't about Jobs knowing better than Sorkin at all...
Ugh. Sorkin is soooo overrated and cliche. I'd much rather have the Coen brothers do it.
Are you sure you want Nicolas Cage playing Steve Jobs and Javier Bardem playing Johnny Ive? ;)
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