Aaron Sorkin to direct poker princess movie “Molly’s Game”January 9, 2016 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As Oscar buzz swirls around his original screenplay for “Steve Jobs”, writer Aaron Sorkin is preparing to make his directorial debut with “Molly’s Game”, which is set in the world of high-stakes poker, TheWrap has learned. Sorkin signed on to adapt Molly Bloom‘s memoir in late 2014, when the book was first optioned by “Steve Jobs” producer Mark Gordon. Sorkin had planned to make his directorial debut with “The Politician,” which examines the John Edwards scandal, though that project has stalled out of late. He’s now focused on “Molly’s Game,” which Gordon and Amy Pascal will produce for Sony, the studio where Sorkin won an Oscar for his “The Social Network” script. Bloom was a world-class skier who, after failing to make the Olympics, took a year off before law school and accepted a job as a waitress in Los Angeles. She put her entrepreneurial skills to good use and eventually found her way into running high-stakes poker games for Hollywood’s elite for eight years before the FBI brought her down. Bloom is a great role for a young, A-list actress, and many will are likely to chase the part. Given the script by Sorkin, expect the lucky performer to memorize plenty of delicious dialogue. Sorkin recently received a WGA Awards nomination for “Steve Jobs.” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |