Sep 25, 2006 - Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) has been named as director of the Universal Pictures movie Frost/Nixon based on Peter Morgan's play of the same name.
According to Variety, Morgan's critically acclaimed play attracted the interest of major Hollywood players but it was Universal Pictures that ultimately won the film rights to Frost/Nixon. Morgan is on board to adapt his work for the screen. There's no word yet on who will star in the film adaptation or if the two lead actors from the play - Frank Langella and Michael Sheen - will be involved in the movie version.
Frost/Nixon centers on David Frost's 1977 television interviews with former United States President Richard Nixon.
Source: Variety
