Laurene Jobs Powell Reportedly Got Leonardo DiCaprio & Christian Bale to Drop
Introducing Boyle at a Los Angeles screening on Thursday, Sorkin enthused “you’re never going to meet someone with this talent that has no business being this nice – one of themes we explore”. The film’s director, Danny Boyle, and screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin, spoke about the controversy on CBS This Morning.
Despite the hold-ups, Boyle, Fassbender and Sorkin finally started work on the film a year ago and now, with its launch in the USA just days away, the film is winning over critics, while the leading man is an early Oscars Best Actor front-runner. David Fincher was originally slated to direct and DiCaprio and Bale ended their interest for unspecified reasons. I think it’s very important to say that they haven’t seen the movie.
“He also said that people are now taking cheap shots in their portrayals of Steve Jobs, adding, people are being “… opportunistic, and I hate this”.
According to ustoday.com, in the movie “Steve Jobs”, Michael Fassbender plays the role of an unsympathetic, ruthless monster.
The story also takes a look at the previously well-established relationship between producer Scott Rudin and former Sony co-chair Amy Pascal, who passed on making the film over concerns about the budget and marketability of star Michael Fassbender, ultimately losing it to Universal Pictures.
“Over the four years that have passed, so much of that noise, and so many of his attributes, they’ve ended up essentially receding”, said Ive. It can be said to be a version of “A Christmas Carol” from writer Aaron Sorkin with Jobs being portrayed as Scrooge. Ashton Kutcher previously played him in the film Jobs.
Sorkin said he relates to this type of drive.
Although Hoffman really only worked with Jobs to launch NeXT before moving on and just remaining friends, Winslet said that people close to Jobs have let her know that it was nice to see a few of his kindness in the film.
Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels star in “Steve Jobs”, which opens nationwide October. 23.
Yes, Steve Jobs is the fourth movie about the late Apple founder since his death in 2011.