Famed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, whose latest film Steve Jobs recently premiered, has revealed that he actually had an idea for a Pixar movie screenplay.
Aaron Sorkin is one of the most talented screenwriters of the last couple decades, though his most recent film, Steve Jobs, was not as big of a hit at the box office as his other films like Moneyball, A Few Good Men, and The Social Network.
In a new interview we learn Apple co-founder Steve Jobs (who purchased Pixar from LucasFilm) asked Sorkin about writing a Pixar film for him, when Sorkin said, “I don’t think I can make inanimate objects talk.” Despite what he told Jobs, he told Digital Spy in an interview that he ended up thinking about a screenplay later.
“One day [the screenwriter] comes down to his kitchen and right there on the table is a screenplay,” Sorkin said, “and it’s got his name on it. He reads the screenplay, and it’s fantastic, and he takes it to the studio, and they really like it, and straight away say, ‘We’re going to make this movie! Here’s your cheque!’ The next morning, the writer goes down to his kitchen and there’s another screenplay with his name on it. He reads it and it’s also fantastic, so he takes it to the studio, and the same thing happens.”
He continued, “So finally, the next night, the writer decides to tip toe downstairs in the middle of the night to see what is going on. Sure enough, there’s a little leprechaun in his house, typing away, and the writer says, ‘I don’t know how to thank you! You’ve saved my life! You’ve revived my career! I’m celebrated! I can pay my mortgage! I’m so happy – is there anything I can do to repay you?’ And the leprechaun says, ‘Well, it would be great if you could share screenwriting credit with me…’ So the writer says, ‘Go f—k yourself.’”
Obviously the “go f–k yourself” wouldn’t have worked in a Pixar movie, but the rest sounds interesting enough. It would be like jumping down a rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland to even think of Sorkin being involved in a Pixar film, not that there’s anything wrong with them because they’re often amazing, but he’s just not the writer one would normally associate with the brand.
Aaron Sorkin will go down as one of the best screenwriters of all time, and while his most recent film wasn’t a hit, we cannot wait to see what’s next for the man who has brought us some of the best television and films in the last twenty years. Who knows, maybe he’ll get back to work on his idea for a Pixar movie.