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Aaron Sorkin

  1. theater review
    Camelot Is Back, Achieving a Wisp of GloryThe sorcery is gone, and everyone talks too much, but Lerner and Loewe knew their majesty.
    By Jackson McHenry
  2. theater
    Scott Rudin Reportedly Kills To Kill a Mockingbird’s Broadway ReturnThe Aaron Sorkin adaptation was a pre-pandemic hit.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  3. film twitter
    One Perfect Shot Brings Film Twitter to HBO MaxDebuts on March 24.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  4. movie review
    Being the Ricardos Isn’t a Biopic, It’s a Filmed Wikipedia PageIt’s not just that Sorkin is a better scripter than director — it’s that he’s kind of a lousy director.
    By Jason Bailey
  5. stronger together
    Jessica Chastain, Aaron Sorkin, and More Rise Up to Defend Jeremy StrongBehind every Strong man is a group of celebrities willing to defend him.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. wig!
    Nicole Kidman Has Some ’Splainin’ to Do in Being the Ricardos TrailerWhy are you gagging so? You know she brings it to you every Lucille Ball.
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. oscars 2021
    Paulina Porizkova and Aaron Sorkin Are Your Hot New Age-Appropriate CoupleWe love a red-carpet debut.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. adam mmmmkay?
    Adam McKay Calls Aaron Sorkin ‘the Right-Wing Version of Me’“I would say Sorkin is slightly right of center.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. grownups only
    The United States vs. Billie Holiday Nabs Top Prize at AARP Movies for GrownupsPlus, lots of love for Aaron Sorkin.
    By Charlotte Walsh
  10. biopics
    Nicole Kidman Replaces Cate Blanchett As the Australian Playing Lucille BallMore like Vitameatavegemite! Get it?
    By Rebecca Alter
  11. the real story
    How Bad Was The Trial of the Chicago 7’s Judge Julius Hoffman, Really?Here’s how Frank Langella’s pro-prosecution jurist stacks up against the real man, whom Abbie Hoffman called “a shande far die goyim.”
    By Lisa Liebman
  12. the real story
    Who’s Who in The Trial of the Chicago 7: A Character GuideAaron Sorkin’s hippies, yippies, prosecutors, protesters, undercover cops, and more, explained.
    By Nick Allen
  13. chat room
    Jeremy Strong Brought His ‘Whole Bag of Tricks’ to Chicago 7“With enough practice, with enough habituation, you can change, almost, the stamp of your own nature.”
    By Hunter Harris
  14. movie review
    Aaron Sorkin’s Annoying Tics Are Actually Good in The Trial of the Chicago 7The speeches, the grandstanding, the quips — they totally work in the context of this Netflix courtroom drama.
    By Alison Willmore
  15. trailer mix
    The West Wing Reunion Trailer: Welcome Back, Mr. PresidentCue the violins.
    By Zoe Haylock
  16. zucked
    Aaron Sorkin Threatens Us With a Social Network SequelZucked might get Sorked.
    By Rebecca Alter
  17. election 2020
    In Aaron Sorkin’s Vision of Election Night, Everyone ‘Does the Right Thing’Sure, Aaron.
    By Zoe Haylock
  18. friday night movie club
    The Time to Watch Molly’s Game Is All the TimeIt’s a story of greed, excess, hubris, and bandage dresses; it’s a story about Hollywood.
    By Hunter Harris
  19. trailer mix
    The Trial of the Chicago 7 Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen Is Rebel Without a JobAaron Sorkin’s historical drama debuts on October 16.
    By Halle Kiefer
  20. reunions
    Walk and Talk About HBO Max’s West Wing ReunionThe original cast will return, just in time for the election.
    By Devon Ivie
  21. friday night movie club
    Why The Social Network Feels Sharper Now Than It Did When It First Came OutDavid Fincher’s masterpiece, now streaming on Netflix, isn’t really about the internet — it’s about power.
    By Alison Willmore
  22. hunter’s line readings
    This One Line From The Social Network Plays on a Loop in My HeadIn memory of the f- -k Armie Hammer couldn’t give.
    By Hunter Harris
  23. heard of it?
    Aaron Sorkin Reminds Mark Zuckerberg of a Little Movie Called The Social NetworkThe screenwriter published an open letter to the CEO.
    By Zoe Haylock
  24. vulture lists
    The 25 Best President Bartlet Moments From The West WingLet’s honor the best part of the show: the speeches.
    By Lizzie Logan
  25. documentaries
    Scott Rudin Is Producing a To Kill a Mockingbird Documentary for HBOLikely to air this fall.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. legal woes
    Listen Up, Theaters: If You Want Atticus Finch, It’s Sorkin’s Version or NothingTheaters must use Sorkin’s script.
    By Bethy Squires
  27. last night on late night
    Aaron Sorkin Has ‘No Plans’ to Revive The Newsroom Despite Internet Rumors[Sadly hums “Fix You.”]
    By Jackson McHenry
  28. the industry
    Seth Rogen, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen Star in Aaron Sorkin’s Chicago 7Alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jonathan Majors.
    By Halle Kiefer
  29. politics
    Aaron Sorkin Implores Democratic Party to Be the ‘Non-Stupid Party’As for the party’s newest members of Congress, he says, “They now need to stop acting like young people. It’s time to do that now.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  30. facebook
    Aaron Sorkin Says Producer Scott Rudin Bugging Him About Social Network SequelA lot’s gone down since 2010.
    By Halle Kiefer
  31. theater review
    Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird Adaptation Walks the WalkBartlet Sher and a superior cast bring a period piece into the present.
    By Sara Holdren
  32. theater
    My Near-Impossible Job: Adapting To Kill a MockingbirdAaron Sorkin on the many challenges of bringing one of America’s most sacred novels to the Broadway stage.
    By Aaron Sorkin
  33. vulture lists
    Every Episode of Sports Night, RankedAaron Sorkin’s first TV show turns 20.
    By Jason Bailey
  34. courts
    Harper Lee Estate Settles Legal Battle Over Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird PlayScott Rudin has made peace with the Lee estate over the Aaron Sorkin–scripted production.
    By Jackson McHenry
  35. reboots
    Aaron Sorkin Addresses the West Wing Reboot Rumor We Will Never Stop Bringing Up“Incredibly, the show has a legacy. The last thing I would want to do is harm that.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. lawsuits
    Mockingbird Producer Offers to Stage Play in Courtroom Following New LawsuitThe author’s estate sued Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming stage version of her classic novel, saying the play’s Atticus Finch veers from the source material.
    By Halle Kiefer
  37. broadway
    Jeff Daniels to Explain Things in Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway To Kill a MockingbirdThe play’s performances begin November 1.
    By Jackson McHenry
  38. trademarks
    The 6 Most Aaron Sorkin-y Things About Molly’s GameFrom the fast talking to the daddy issues.
    By Hunter Harris
  39. Aaron Sorkin and Jessica Chastain on Female Characters and Molly’s Game“I will say, what’s been really heartbreaking to me is …”
    By Kyle Buchanan
  40. movies
    Sequins and a Push-up Bra: How Jessica Chastain Became Molly BloomThe costume designer behind Molly’s Game breaks down the real-life heroine’s best looks.
    By Hunter Harris
  41. With Molly’s Game, Jessica Chastain and Aaron Sorkin Prove to Be a Potent ComboAs a director, Sorkin puts you in the mood to hear actors talk very fast — and Chastain and co-star Idris Elba are virtuoso very-fast talkers.
    By David Edelstein
  42. dream casting
    Aaron Sorkin Dreams of Sterling K. Brown As President in West Wing RebootHe has standing offer for a reboot at NBC.
    By Dee Lockett
  43. how movies are made now
    Why Is Great Screenplay Writing So Hard to Judge?If directors are always heroes and writers are always hacks, how is it possible to figure out if a script is good?
    By Mark Harris
  44. How Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird Will Surprise YouWill Scout speak Sorkin?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  45. Best Actress Watch: Will Jessica Chastain Be a Contender for Molly’s Game?Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut is ruthlessly entertaining, but can Chastain break into the crowded Best Actress race?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  46. broadway
    Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird Is Coming to Broadway Next DecemberProducer Scott Rudin acquired the stage rights in 2016.
    By Jackson McHenry
  47. casting couch
    Michael Lewis Says Hollywood Won’t Adapt Flash Boys Because It Has an Asian LeadThe nonfiction best seller is about Bradley Katsuyama, a real person of Asian descent.
    By Tolly Wright
  48. Molly’s Game Trailer: Jessica Chastain Runs a ‘Man Cave’ for Movie StarsAaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, co-starring Idris Elba.
    By Hunter Harris
  49. research
    Aaron Sorkin on 30 Minutes at 1 Oak: ‘I Just Needed to See What Went on There’Molly’s Game has two club scenes, apparently.
    By Hunter Harris
  50. the industry
    Amazon Scoops Cate Blanchett Lucille Ball Biopic Off the Conveyor Belt[Extremely Carol voice] Vitameatavegamin.
    By Halle Kiefer
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