Paul Greengrass to Write & Direct MLK Biopic

I’m late. I’m late. I know that. But read on anyway …

Writer-director Paul Greengrass, he of the Jason Bourne films, is planning a Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic entitled Memphis. The film will trace the events leading up to the assassination of King on April 4, 1968. Producer Scott Rudin (The Social Network) is supposedly interested in bringing the project to Focus Features.

Greengrass has already written the screenplay, based on his own research, and takes a look King’s efforts to organize the city’s sanitation worker before his murder.

Film: The Social Network On DVD and Blu-Ray January 11

Two years ago, when I first blogged about The Social Network, I poked fun at the notion that a film about Facebook would be “a compelling piece of cinema, a pre-ordained critical darling destined for box office success.” (“Poked” … get it? Didja get it?)

Even with the participation of screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, producer Scott Rudin, musician Trent Reznor and director David Fincher, I was skeptical about how a movie chronicling the founding of Facebook would turn out. Well, not only is The Social Network still my favorite film of 2010, it seems to be everyone’s favorite, earning the top spot on numerous critics’ lists and garnering a shit-ton of award nominations.

On Tuesday, January 11, The Social Network will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray. The two-disc set will be jam-packed with extras, including two commentary tracks, a feature-length documentary (How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?), and a half-dozen featurettes.

Aaron Sorkin to Write “Facebook: The Movie” For Oscar-Winning Producer

It’s what we’ve all been waiting for, innit? I seriously think this will strip The Dark Knight of its title as most anticipated movie evar.

I am talking, of course, about Facebook: The Movie. (Or, as writer/producer Aaron Sorkin calls it, The Facebook Movie.) The mind grapes over at /Film got the scoop:

Writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) has joined Facebook. More importantly, he’s created a Facebook group where it’s announced he’s penning Facebook: The Movie for mega-producer Scott Rudin (No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood).

This is not a joke.