Aaron Sorkin To Direct John Edwards Project

Hollywood Reporter, Hollywood Reporter Film News
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 6:37pm

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has acquired the rights to the Andrew Young book about former presidential candidate John Edwards, "The Politician."

Senh: Just the other day I told my wife that the perfect actor to play John Edwards in a biopic is Tom Cruise - the hair and the smile. Her reply was, "They're making a movie about him?" I told her no, but if they did ...

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