Sorkin and Lowe, Together Again
Tuesday, July 19th, 2005I’m a HUGE West Wing fan, and was sad to see Rob Lowe’s character written out due to contract and creative differences a few seasons ago.
Along with being a WW fan, I’m an Aaron Sorkin fan in general, so I’ve been looking forward to his next project, a film called The Farnsworth Invention. However, according to this article, the project is no longer a film:
The Farnsworth Invention, will be staged later this year. It recounts the story of Philio Farnsworth, the man who reportedly invented the television before John Logie Baird, but did not share any credit for the invention…
Sorkin had originally intended to make The Farnsworth Invention as a feature film, and US-producers New Line Cinema had taken an option on the screenplay. However, Sorkin subsequently decided to rewrite it as a play.
Hopefully the play will come to the states, or (like A Few Good Men) they’ll make it into a movie after it runs on Broadway.
I had a point… Oh yeah: Rob Lowe will be starring in the play. Good to see fences weren’t burned.