Aaron Sorkin And Steve Jobs: Why Didn't Anyone Get The Exclusive?

I'm very surprised that this one -- the Oscar winner has been tapped to write the screenplay based on Walter Isaacson's great biography -- was a general press release from Sony; it's the kind of story that would have been a nice splash for someone. But that's a question for the studio, as they decided to go wide -- so I'm sure plenty of reporters are pissed. A look at the posting cascade shows that The Wrap went first at 5:46. Variety followed at 5:53. Deadline landed next at 5:54, as did The Hollywood Reporter. And honestly, the fact that Deadline didn't get it first is strange, as they have been on the Sorkin train for years, with exclusive stories like this and this and this. You can tell that they were frustrated, as they simply posted the release.

Universal Loves Osama Bin Laden: Who Had It First?

The studio will distribute director Kathryn Bigelow's next film after "The Hurt Locker" overseas (it's being released Stateside by Sony Pictures). It looks like a straight press release that just had people racing the clock to put it up. Kind of Cannes-ish -- international deal and international appeal, so what better time to announce this than right before the festival kicks off? But the important question is...who had it first?