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17 items from 2012
As 'Battleship' Flops: Ten Other Memorable Box-Office Bombs
21 May 2012 10:43 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
To have one giant money-losing tentpole is unfortunate. To have two starts to look careless, and that's what's happened to Taylor Kitsch. The actor, who broke out on TV's "Friday Night Lights," was seen as Hollywood's next great hope, picked out to star in two great big blockbusters with a combined cost of half-a-billion dollars. But when "John Carter" arrived in March, the film wildly underperformed, with Disney taking a hit of at least $100 million on the project. And after this weekend, it looks that his other film, "Battleship," is going to lose similar amounts.
The film, Universal & Hasbro's adaptation of the board game, directed by "Hancock" helmer Peter Berg, had taken the unusual step of opening everywhere else in the world six weeks ahead of the U.S, in the hope of bagging lucrative foreign coin and building buzz for the U.S. release. But while the film did ok abroad, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Aaron Sorkin Signs Deal to Adapt 'Steve Jobs' Biography for 'Social Network' Producer Scott Rudin
15 May 2012 9:22 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Aaron Sorkin is one of the best known names in the screenwriting business, and for a very simple reason: he's damned good at it. The man simply does not have a bad screenplay to his name. Quite the opposite, in fact. Between A Few Good Men, The American President, Charlie Wilson's War, Malice, Moneyball and The Social Network, Sorkin has one of the best track records in the feature film business-- and that's not even counting his terrific television series, Sports Night, The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (he even has one more, The Newsroom, ready to air on HBO this Summer). Citing all those credentials is a long way of saying if you were worried that Walter Isaacson's very popular biography of Apple tycoon Steve Jobs was in the wrong hands, don't...
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- Peter Hall
Aaron Sorkin to Adapt the Steve Jobs Biopic for Sony Pictures
15 May 2012 6:52 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Academy Award® winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will adapt Steve Jobs, a motion picture based on the best-selling biography of the legendary Apple co-founder by award-winning journalist Walter 
Isaacson, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Doug Belgrad, President of Columbia Pictures. The project is being produced by Mark Gordon, Scott Rudin and Guymon Casady.
Published late last year, Steve Jobs was Amazon's best-selling book of 2011. In addition, the biography ranked #1 among bestselling hardcover books by a 2:1
margin, with sales of 2,246,569 in 2011, according to Publisher's Weekly.
Commenting on the announcement, Amy Pascal said, "Steve Jobs' story is unique: he was one of the most revolutionary and influential men not just of our time but of all time. There is no writer working in Hollywood today who is more capable of capturing such an extraordinary life for the screen than Aaron Sorkin; in his hands, »
- MovieWeb
Aaron Sorkin Will Write Steve Jobs Movie For Sony Pictures!
15 May 2012 6:30 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Sony Pictures has officially announced that The Social Network screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will adapt Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography for the big screen. This is a no brainer as Sorkin is one hell of a talented screenwriter! He's also written films such as A Few Good Man, Charlie Wilson's War, and Moneyball. Sorkin has been circling the project since late last year, but it looks like he's finally agreed to jump on board and write it. The guy is definitely the right man for the job, and there's no doubt he's going to knock out a tremendous script.
The announcement was made by Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Amy Pascal, who said,
Steve Jobs’ story is unique: he was one of the most revolutionary and influential men not just of our time but of all time. There is no writer working in Hollywood today who is more capable of »
- Venkman
Sony Pictures Hires Aaron Sorkin To Script Steve Jobs Biopic
15 May 2012 6:14 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
With his untimely death last year, it’s no surprise that Hollywood is moving fast on a feature biopic surrounding Apple and Pixar co-founder Steve Jobs. Ashton Kutcher is currently sporting the look (see photos below via TMZ) of the technology pioneer for one currently-shooting adaptation of his life story and now Sony Pictures has news of another. Last year we heard that The Social Network Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin was circling a biopic based on Walter Isaacson‘s book.
Tonight it becomes official, thanks to an official press release from the studio. Sorkin is of course a good fit, but I’d actually rather see him take his talents to a different arena, as some of the similar themes have already been covered in David Fincher‘s excellent work. Nonetheless, it’s hard to complain when one of Hollywood’s best writers continues getting gigs. Check out the official press release below, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Aaron Sorkin To Script ‘Steve Jobs,’ Based On Walter Isaacson Book For Sony
15 May 2012 5:54 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Culver City, Calif., May 15, 2012 – Academy Award® winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will adapt Steve Jobs, a motion picture based on the best-selling biography of the legendary Apple co-founder by award-winning journalist Walter Isaacson, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Doug Belgrad, President of Columbia Pictures. The project is being produced by Mark Gordon, Scott Rudin and Guymon Casady. Published late last year, Steve Jobs was Amazon’s best-selling book of 2011. In addition, the biography ranked #1 among bestselling hardcover books by a 2:1 margin, with sales of 2,246,569 in 2011, according to Publisher’s Weekly. Commenting on the announcement, Pascal said, “Steve Jobs’ story is unique: he was one of the most revolutionary and influential men not just of our time but of all time. There is no writer working in Hollywood today who is more capable of capturing such an extraordinary life for the screen than Aaron Sorkin; in his hands, »
- MIKE FLEMING
Scandal Round Table: "Crash and Burn"
6 May 2012 6:15 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Following such a Huck-centric episode of Scandal this week, it's hard to think of anything else except the (sort of) gentle giant and whether or not he'll recover from tapping back into his dark side. But the Round Table is back and we're attempting to do just that.
Join our expert panel of Jim Garner, Carla Day, Leigh Raines and Miranda Wicker as they answer a few burning questions about "Crash and Burn" and then add your answers in the comments.
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What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Jim: I really enjoyed Olivia in David's office when she told him where to find Amanda. For the first time he could see she was not made of stone and that she really did care about her clients. It was such a brief glimpse behind the normally in control front she presents.
Carla: Usually a specific scene will jump out at me, »
- matt@tvfanatic.com (TV Fanatic Staff)
'Social Network' star tapped for Aaron Sorkin drama -- Exclusive
13 April 2012 11:12 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Aaron Sorkin likes to keep his friends close whenever he starts a new gig. (See: repeat appearances for actors like Martin Sheen, Josh Malina and Bradley Whitford in projects like The American President, The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip). And he’ll continue the tradition in his new HBO drama The Newsroom.
EW has learned exclusively that Jesse Eisenberg — who played Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, which earned Sorkin an Oscar for writing – has a small voiceover role in the premiere episode that bows June 24. His voice is easily recognized as a key “newsmaker.”
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- Lynette Rice
Barack Obama Stands by Claim that Kanye West is a Talented Jackass
13 April 2012 9:50 AM, PDT | National Ledger | See recent National Ledger news »
Barack Obama thinks Kanye West in a "talented jackass". The American President - who previously took aim at the 'Gold Digger' rapper for interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 - admits that while he might not like his behavior, he can't deny his ability. In an interview with The Atlantic magazine, he said: "I like Kanye. He's a Chicago guy. Smart. He's very talented. "He is a jackass, but he's talented." Kanye - who is rumored to be dating reality star Kim Kardashian - later apologized to Taylor, 22, for his outburst using social networking site twitter. He wrote: "I'm sorry, Taylor. We're both artists, and the media and managers are trying to get between us. She deserves the apology more than anyone. "If you Google a**hole my face may very well pop up 2 pages into the search ... There are people who don't »
Barack Obama: Kanye West is a talented jackass
12 April 2012 8:01 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Barack Obama thinks Kanye West in a 'talented jackass'. The American President - who previously took aim at the 'Gold Digger' rapper for interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 - admits that while he might not like his behaviour, he can't deny his ability. In an interview with The Atlantic magazine, he said: 'I like Kanye. He's a Chicago guy. Smart. He's very talented. 'He is a jackass, but he's talented.' Kanye - who is rumoured to be dating reality star Kim Kardashian - later apologised to Taylor, 22, for his outburst using social networking site twitter. He wrote: 'I'm sorry, Taylor. We're both artists, and the media and managers are trying »
Barack Obama: 'Kanye West is a talented jackass'
12 April 2012 10:59 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Barack Obama has reaffirmed his belief that Kanye West is a "jackass". The American president previously called the rapper a "jackass" for interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. In a profile on West for The Atlantic, Obama insisted that he likes West in spite of his remarks. "I like Kanye," he said. "He's a Chicago (more) »
- By Tara Fowler
Review: Who Doesn't Like a Juicy Scandal?
2 April 2012 4:08 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Spring has sprung, and with it comes more than a dozen TV series premieres. Perhaps the buzziest of the bunch arrives this week, from the pen of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice creator Shonda Rhimes and revolving around a doctor — of spin. Our review:
The Show | ABC’s Scandal, premiering Thursday, April 5 at 10/9c (watch the first seven minutes here)
The Competition | CBS’ The Mentalist, NBC’s Awake, Bravo’s Kathy Griffin-hosted talk show (premiering April 19)
The Cast | Kerry Washington (Ray), Tony Goldwyn (Ghost), Jeff Perry (Grey’s Anatomy), Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), Joshua Malina (West Wing), Darby Stanchfield (NCIS), Guillermo Diaz, »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Is Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom Just Sports Night?
2 April 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
So the teaser for Aaron Sorkin's new drama The Newsroom is here, and everyone's all jazzed. It looks pretty good! — if you like stories about righteous white dudes on the rough side of 50 who are too noble for their own good. We've been a little wary of the Sorkin self-plagiarizing machine since we first read the pilot script, and this trailer doesn't do much to assuage those fears. At what point do Sorkin calling cards become Sorkin reruns?"America's not the greatest country in the world" is a ballsy statement for an anchor to make, but it was even ballsier when Michael Douglas said it in The American President. (Recall President Andrew Shepherd saying that "Americans can no longer afford to pretend that they live in a great society.") The rest of this clip is straight out of Sports Night: Emily Mortimer channels Felicity Huffman with the earpiece whispering, »
- Margaret Lyons
Barack Obama documentary “The Road We’ve Traveled” is creepy propaganda
17 March 2012 10:34 AM, PDT | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: Maybe I’m just too cynical. But even while I agree with about 90% of the content of this 17-minute documentary, I can’t help but be creeped out by the context. With Tom Hanks’s narration, generically swelling music, and various stills of Barack Obama looking ‘presidential’ while various Americans smile or cheer approvingly, this is the kind of thing that bugs me on a number of levels. First of all, I cannot help but be repulsed by the idea that a president ordering a military execution, even one on Osama Bin Laden, is seen as a crowning example of ‘leadership’. Putting aside the issue of how much Obama’s foreign policy has resembled Dick Cheney on steroids (Obama doesn’t torture, but he will hold you in indefinite detention and/or order your due process-free execution while randomly bombing the crap out of civilians »
- Scott Mendelson
Top 10 Fictional Movie Presidents
20 February 2012 2:53 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Since today is Presidents Day, I thought it would be a good time to give a fun list of the 10 best fictional movie presidents. I have to say that I think we need a Harrison Ford type president in the White House today. Check out the list below, and let us know who you would like to see as the real president of the United States.
I think all of these movies are worth watching again if you haven't seen them in awhile.
Donald Pleasance as President “Unknown Name” – Escape From New York
Air Force One crash lands in the futuristic dystopia Manhattan which has been turned into a maximum security prison, and the President is taken hostage by the criminals. Snake Pliskin is injected with a serum that will kill him in 24 hours, to get the antidote and survive he must save the President.
Gene Hackman as President Alan »
- Venkman
Australian Political Leader Caught Plagiarizing 'The American President'
27 January 2012 5:30 AM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Anthony Albanese, leader of the Australian House of Representatives, has been caught lifting a passage from a speech given by Michael Douglas in the 1995 film The American President. The movie speech was written by Aaron Sorkin, who made intellectual property disputes sexy 15 years later in The Social Network. Here's what Albanese had to say when speaking earlier this week to the National Press Club of Australia: "In Australia we have serious challenges to solve and we need serious people to solve them. Unfortunately, Tony Abbott is not the least bit interested in fixing anything. He is only interested
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- Eriq Gardner
Martin Sheen's West Wing president is public choice for 10 Downing Street
6 January 2012 4:16 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Martin Sheen'S portrayal of Us President Josiah Bartlett in The West Wing has been voted the fictional head of state people would most like to see take over from David Cameron to run Britain.
To celebrate the release of The Iron Lady, which sees Meryl Streep playing former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, subscription service LOVEFiLM asked over 1,500 film and TV fans to identify the on-screen political leader they would elect to No 10 Downing Street.
Sheen's character from the hit television drama secured 18 per cent of the vote.
The White House proved an attractive source of contenders, with several other American leaders from film and TV making the top 10. The full list is included below.
The Top 10 Leaders
1. President Josiah Bartlett (Martin Sheen) - West Wing (18 per cent)
2. President Tom Beck (Morgan Freeman) - Deep Impact (16 per cent)
3. President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) - Air Force One (12 per cent)
4. President Thomas J. »
- David Bentley
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