Steve Martin is/was a great comedian. You could say he peaked comedically in the 80's with ¡Three Amigos!, All of Me, Little Shop of Horrors and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The 90's were basically a blur for Steve, riffing off old routines from his earlier, funnier movies. But I bet you didn't know that Steve Martin was a writer as well. Not just for movies, but actual BOOKS. The great thing about being an established actor and a writer is that you can get your books made into films by the word 'go'.

So, if this article is about Amy Adams, why the hell am I talking to you about Steve Martin? Well, he wrote the novel, Shopgirl, which was later translated to the screen and starred Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman and, yes, Steve Martin. Now Steve's going to repeat history with his next novel-turned-movie, Object of Beauty, and it will star Amy Adams. Contrary to what that header would have you believe (nasty, lying headers), the story actually revolves around "an art entrepreneur over 15 years of her life, as she acquires her own gallery, travels the world and tangles romantically with a series of men, including one who becomes a famous artist." So you see, the "object of beauty" here is paintings... Paintings.

Hit the jump for my analyzation and a trailer to Steve's earlier film, Shopgirl. It's really interesting, I promise.

[Via HollywoodReporter, YouTube]