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Aaron Sorkin has departed CAA after blasting a statement an agent made about the Israel-Palestine conflict. The 62-year-old writer announced he was leaving the talent agency as he dubbed their employee Maha Dakhil “just wrong” for reposting statements from a pro-Palestinian account in light of the October 7 attacks by Hamas which saw more than 1400 Jewish people slaughtered by the terrorist group. He said: “Maha isn’t an antisemite, she’s just wrong. She’s a great agent and I’m very proud of the work we did together over the last six years. I’m excited to be returning to WME.” Maha - who repre...
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Aaron Sorkin is "supposed to be dead" after suffering a stroke. The 'West Wing' creator called his doctor in November when he woke in the middle of the night and kept crashing into walls on his way to the kitchen, then the following morning he repeatedly spilled his orange juice, and was told to go to the surgery immediately. Aaron told the New York Times newspaper the doctor told him his blood pressure was so high, "you ought to be dead". The 61-year-old screenwriter was told he had had a stroke. For around a month afterwards, Aaron was slurring his words and had trouble with typing, and up u...
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Paulina Porizkova has praised Aaron Sorkin for helping her to "heal". The 56-year-old model split from the 'West Wing' creator last summer after over a year of dating but they have remained friends and she will always be grateful for their time together because it helped her to "regain a sense of [herself] as a woman". She told 'PEOPLE (The TV Show!)': "He helped heal me. He's a wonderful, wonderful man who I am still friends with. He was instrumental in me sort of regaining a sense of myself as a woman, so he was the one man — I love him for this... I asked him one day, 'Am I intimidating?' a...
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J.K. Simmons was reluctant to star in 'Being the Ricardos'. The 67-year-old actor plays William Frawley in Aaron Sorkin's movie – which delves into the relationship between the 'I Love Lucy' stars Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) – but needed "reassurance" before taking on the part. J.K. told Variety: "I wasn't all that interested, despite Aaron's involvement. I've always been reluctant to portray real people, especially 20th century people who have been in the public eye." Simmons then recalled how Aaron reassured him that "mimicry" wasn't needed for the role. He sa...
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Aaron Sorkin hopes to revisit 'The Social Network'. The 60-year-old screenwriter and director penned the script for the 2010 film – which tells the story of the formation of Facebook – and says that he wants to team up with filmmaker David Fincher to make a sequel. Speaking to Collider, Aaron said: "Well, it's something I've thought about a lot, and I've mentioned it to David. I think I'll leave it there. I don't want to make any news with regard to a 'Social Network' follow up except to agree with you that there's more story." Asked if he would want to tell it with David, Aaron replied: "I'd ...
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Aaron Sorkin and Warren Beatty's 'Ocean of Storms' "never started" despite 30 years of trying. The pair teamed up to work on the astronaut project together but Aaron admitted that they have made no progress on the movie. He told Collider: "It's the movie Warren and I have been making for close to 30 years. I was a punk kid out here to adapt my play, 'A Few Good Men', into the movie, 'A Few Good Men'. And he had seen it and he was impressed with it. I was invited to a dinner at his house, this would've been in 1991, and was terrified. It was Warren Beatty and the kind of people who hang out wit...
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Aaron Sorkin thinks only casting gay actors as gay characters is an "empty gesture" and a "bad idea". The 60-year-old filmmaker has slammed criticism of Spanish actor Javier Bardem being cast as Cuban Desi Arnaz in his new movie 'Being the Ricardos' and insisted the segregation happening in the industry is "a little chilling" because there are certain elements of a character that are just "not actable". He said: "It’s heartbreaking, and a little chilling to see members of the artistic community resegregating ourselves. “This should be the last place there are walls. Spanish and Cuban are not a...
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Anne Hathaway has sent Jeremy Strong "some love" after his acting methods were criticised. The 42-year-old actor discussed the lengths he goes to with his intense approach to his job in a viral New Yorker article, which caused a stir online. His on-screen father in 'Succession', Brian Cox, admitted he is concerned about how "obsessed" Jeremy is with his work as he fears it will eventually leave him "worn out". While the likes of Aaron Sorkin and Jessica Chastain, who worked with Jeremy on 'Molly's Game', have had their say. And now, Jeremy's 'Serenity' and 'Armageddon Time' co-star, Anne, has ...
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Nicole Kidman had "massive trepidation" about playing Lucille Ball in 'Being the Ricardos'. The 54-year-old actress has confessed that she was extremely nervous about playing the 'I Love Lucy' star in the new biopic and credited the support of director Aaron Sorkin for helping her take on the part. Speaking at a screening of 'Being the Ricardos' in Los Angeles, Nicole recalled: "I had massive trepidation about a month prior, and Aaron had to get on the phone and send me emails saying, 'You've got this.' "It was frightening but incredibly exciting." The new Amazon Studios movie centres on a sin...
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Aaron Sorkin has hit back at critics of the casting decisions for 'Being the Ricardos'. The 60-year-old director is helming the new biopic about the relationship between 'I Love Lucy' stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and defended his choice to cast Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in the lead roles. Aaron told The Hollywood Reporter: "We made this movie during Covid, and so in Zooming with Nicole and Javier and everyone else, I'd make it very clear to them that I am not looking for a physical or vocal impersonation of these people. "Leading up to the first rehearsal, I'd write to them every da...
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