When the Elliot Spitzer prostitution scandal broke, it was inevitable that there would be a movie made. After all, its not every day that governors of major states are caught with their fingers in the pie of a several thousand dollar hooker. Well, I’m sure governors and hookers are together every day, but they are rarely caught every day. My only real concern was that the project would end up being some terrible “movie of the week” with a member of the new 90210 cast struggling to create a tragic portrayal of Ashley Dupre. There’s a good chance that movie will still come to light, but fortunately it won’t be the first movie made about the controversial issue.

No, that honor will fall squarely on the shoulders of director Steven Soderbergh, who is already prepping a new film entitled Girl Friend Experience. The movie won’t specifically be about the Spitzer/Dupre incident, instead it will be a study of the multi-thousand dollar per night escort services that lead the governor’s demise. Given how prevalent, yet secretive these organizations are, there is a wealth of material to explore there. The film will be part of Soderbergh’s ongoing six film deal funded by Mark Cuban. Like Bubble before it, the movie will be released simultaneously in theaters and on DVD (though hopefully with more success this time).

Today Soderbergh has cast his leading lady and surprisingly he’s found her in the world of adult entertainment. Porn star Sasha Grey will be playing the lead call girl in the film, which certainly suggests that there will be a great deal of scandalous material in the movie. In fact, given the director’s tendency to experiment at the expense of his audience (ie Full Frontal), I can’t help but wonder if he will be including actually intercourse in the film. That seems to be the latest trend in the art film world, with directors like Lars Von Trier (The Idiots), Michael Winterbottom (9 Songs), and John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus) all jumping on the X-rated bandwagon. Will Soderbergh be the next to join them? We’ll find out soon enough. One thing’s for sure though, he’s going to have make something even more mainstream than the Ocean’s Eleven franchise to get back in Hollywood's good graces after the double whammy of this and his 4.5 hour Che Guevara epic.

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