Aaron Sorkin: Last News

Hunter Ingram Please read this as the compliment with which it is written: American politics have never felt cozier than in the halls of NBC’s “The West Wing.” Whereas most Americans today are rightfully cold and jaded about the democratic process, on Sept. 22, 1999, when Aaron Sorkin premiered his fast-talking take on the inner workings of the White House, there was a genuine curiosity about how government worked.

William Earl Ariana DeBose has clarified that she did not know she was quoting a criticism of her “West Side Story” co-star Rachel Zegler when she posted a quote reading “Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged” in a since-deleted Instagram post Tuesday. “I post quotes all the time and thought this one was meaningful.

While The Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg might not want be involved in the same conversations as the Facebook founder, it seems Mark Zuckerberg, on whom the protagonist/antagonist is based, has no problem continuing the association.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is following in a storied American showbiz tradition of top TV executives making cameos on shows set by predecessors like Brandon Tartikoff. Surprisingly, the series that marks his acting debut is not on Netflix but on rival Apple TV+.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy, SAG, and Tony-nominated actor Bill Camp has signed with UTA in all areas.

Ethan Shanfeld Bradley Whitford and Allison Janney are back together in the White House again. It’s a “West Wing” reunion in “The Diplomat” Season 3, as Whitford has joined the cast as Todd Penn, husband to Janney’s Vice President Grace Penn. Netflix has released three first-look images from the upcoming season of the political thriller, which is currently in production and expected to debut sometime in 2025.

'One of the best movies of all time' that some fans believe 'proved Tom Cruise's talent' is on TV this weekend.

After scoring her first Golden Globe nomination for her star turn in The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson caught up with Deadline to tease upcoming projects and discuss what this long-awaited moment in her career means to her.

The team behind SonyLIV drama Freedom at Midnight are moving the Indian Independence story on for its second season following a strong response to Season 1.

EXCLUSIVE: Curb Your Enthusiasm alum Jeff Schaffer is set to direct Blow Up the Chat, a new comedy in development at Warner Bros and Temple Hill, sources tell Deadline.

For generations, people have come to Hot Springs, Arkansas to enjoy its thermal springs and elegant bathhouses. But around this time of year, they’re drawn to the historic spa town for another attraction – the longest running documentary film festival in North America.

Ethan Shanfeld Hunter Parrish has joined Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis in “Scarpetta,” an upcoming mystery thriller series from Blumhouse Television that has already been greenlit for two seasons by Amazon Prime Video. The “Weeds” alum joins an ensemble that also includes Ariana DeBose, Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker, Rosy McEwen and Jake Cannavale.

President Joe Biden will honor recipients of the National Medals of Arts and Humanities later today, with a list of recipients that include Steven Spielberg, Eva Longoria, Bruce Cohen and Spike Lee.

Jordan Moreau The “West Wing” cast is reuniting once again. Stars of the hit political drama will reunite on Tuesday, Oct. 15, a month after they appeared on stage together at the Emmy Awards and at the White House with creator Aaron Sorkin and President Joe Biden.

Katcy Stephan Oscar winner J.K. Simmons and Tony winner Nina Arianda have joined the ensemble cast of magical realism dramedy “109 Billion Followers” from writer and director Ela Thier (“Foreign Letters,” “Tomorrow Ever After”). “109 Billion Followers,” which begins filming this November in New York City, also stars J.K.

Andrew Garfield has said he is not expected to be “part of” the forthcoming Social Network sequel.The actor starred as Facebook investor Eduardo Saverin in the original 2010 movie alongside Jesse Eisenberg, who portrayed Mark Zuckerberg.Aaron Sorkin announced he was writing a sequel in April earlier this year, which is likely to focus on the January 6 riots.When asked in a new interview with Esquire whether he will be appearing in the sequel, despite his character being pushed out of Facebook, Garfield said: “I think anything that Aaron [Sorkin] does is going to be really, really powerful and interesting, and if he’s feeling drawn to a subject, you know it’s got some juice in it. I’d be excited [about a sequel].

News junkies relished the break in pre-election noise this week in celebrating the 25th anniversary of The West Wing, a show that portrayed politicians as “competent and committed.”

The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin has said he is considering rebooting the show after celebrating its 25th anniversary at the White House.The political drama, ran between 1999 and 2006, focusing on the fictitious administration of President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen).Last week the cast of the show reunited at the 76th Emmy Awards and Sorkin recently said that it would be “implausible” to make the Republican Party look “reasonable” if the show was made today.Now, after attending the White House on Friday (September 20) with Sheen and the rest of the show’s stars including Richard Schiff, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, Emily Procter, Melissa Fitzgerald, and Mary McCormack, he told Variety: “I didn’t think about it seriously, frankly, until today… We’ll see what happens when I wake up tomorrow. But, if you’re asking me now, this is how I feel.”He continued: “I just got a couple of ideas for episodes just walking around the White House.

visited the White House on Friday that he’s thinking about reviving the show.“If I had an idea, sure,” Sorkin, 63, told Variety. “I didn’t think about it seriously, frankly, until today… We’ll see what happens when I wake up tomorrow.

With President Joe Biden away from the White House, it was left Friday to another man with Oval Office experience to stand at the front of the Rose Garden and give a rousing call to service.Martin Sheen and others from the cast of “The West Wing,” the hit drama about a liberal president and his staff, were invited by first lady Jill Biden for an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the show.Sheen exhorted the crowd to find something worth fighting for, “something deeply personal and uncompromising, something that can unite the will of the spirit with the work of the flesh.”His voice and hands rose, his cadence matching perfectly that of President Jed Bartlet, the character Sheen played for seven seasons.“When we find that, we will discover fire for the second time, and then we will be able to help lift up this nation and all its people to that place where the heart is without fear, and their head is held high,” Sheen said.“The West Wing” remains a favorite of many who now work in Washington, both liberal and conservative. Among those spotted in the Rose Garden were House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Joe Walsh, once a tea party-aligned Illinois congressman who is now a sharp critic of former President Donald Trump and supporting Vice President Kamala Harris.Asked to name his favorite character, Walsh replied, “I’m partial to Martin Sheen because I want to be president one day.” (Walsh ran and lost a longshot Republican primary challenge to Trump in 2020.)It was clear in the speeches and the party’s touches that at least a few “West Wing” fans work in the White House.There was the US Marine Band playing the opening notes to the show’s theme as Biden and the cast walked out.

Cast members of The West Wing emerged from the real Oval Office this afternoon for a White House Rose Garden reception recognizing the show’s 25th anniversary.