As Oscar buzz swirls around his original screenplay for “Steve Jobs,” writer Aaron Sorkin is preparing to make his directorial debut with “Molly’s Game,” which is set in the world of high-stakes poker, TheWrap has learned.
Sorkin signed on to adapt Molly Bloom‘s memoir in late 2014, when the book was first optioned by “Steve Jobs” producer Mark Gordon.
Sorkin had planned to make his directorial debut with “The Politician,” which examines the John Edwards scandal, though that project has stalled out of late. He’s now focused on “Molly’s Game,” which Gordon and Amy Pascal will produce for Sony, the studio where Sorkin won an Oscar for his “The Social Network” script.