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Aaron Sorkin Considering a Steve Jobs Biopic; Obama's Old Speechwriter Sold a Script

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Aaron Sorkin is being courted to write a Steve Jobs biopic, former White House speechwriter Jon Lovett sells a White House-set comedy, and Warner Bros. is going to stop shipping Harry Potter movies in December.

By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 2, 2011

Obama Speechwriter Quits for More Fulfilling Career in LA

Jon Lovett wants to be a television comedy writer even though there are no funny people in D.C.

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