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The “Entourage” version of Aaron Sorkin told superagent Ari Gold a while ago he wasn’t interested in directing, but the real version of Sorkin wants to direct a big-screen version of “The Politician,” the January 2010 book about former presidential candidate John Edwards written by former Edwards aide Andrew Young.
It turns out Edwards, unbeknownst to his cancer-survivor wife, conceived a kid out of wedlock around the time he was running for president! Cheeky monkey! Bum looker!
Sorkin, of course, has written screenplays about politics both fictional (“An American President,” “The West Wing”) and non-fictional (“Charlie Wilson’s War”).
His latest movie, about the founding of Facebook ("The Social Network," due Oct. 1), is based on non-fiction as well.
But the big news is Sorkin, one of the most gifted screenwriters of any generation (“A Few Good Men”!), finally found a story that made him want to fucking direct something! Maybe Steve Martin will yet do the same as well!!
Find all of Deadline’s story on the matter here.
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