Steve Jobs’ Widow Reportedly Asked Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale Not to
“I remember after any of the seasons of ‘The Newsroom, ‘ particularly the first season, it took a month – three weeks – where you just answered in one-word sentences”.
The movies also features Michael Stuhlbarg as Andy Herzfeld, an early Apple employee who helped shaped the software.
While Ive stated that he had not seen the film, he described how he felt saddened by Steve Jobs’ life being told by people who did not know the tech visionary.
Seen across the years, the behind-the-scenes moments aim to shed light on Jobs the man, whether it’s his warm relationship with “work wife” Hoffman, being a protective older brother-type to Wozniak or seeking a pat on the back from father-figure Sculley.
A new Hollywood Reporter article on Danny Boyle’s film claims that Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene, personally called actors who were attached to the project and “begged” them not to do it.
“Steve Jobs gives the impression of a tortured titan struggling with himself and those around him to change the world, and succeeding more than most mortals do”. Alongside the scene, Universal shared four new TV spots for the movie that have been promoting its release over the past few weeks, majority centering around Rolling Stone’s four-star review of the film. It is based on Walter Isaacson’s 2011 biography of Jobs. “But this is not even close to telling the whole story”. “It was his very, very simple focus on trying to make something really handsome and great”.
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He said: “I was like, ‘I don’t look anything like him.’ And Danny was like, ‘That’s not what we’re going for”. She is the moral compass of the movie, letting Steve know when something just doesn’t feel right and with her many years with Jobs has no problem speaking up to a man who has a habit of speaking down. They’re doing the wave. Nevertheless, Sorkin has said he believes she’ll be “pleasantly surprised” if she ever gets around to seeing the movie. He is now focusing on the look of Apple’s new Cupertino campus and retail stores, as well as product development.
Steve Jobs is playing in select theaters and opens nationwide on October 16th.