“Oscar-winner Christian Bale, who has played Batman and Moses, is about to take on another iconic figure: Steve Jobs,” Justin Kroll reports for Variety.
“Sources confirm the actor is in talks to star in ‘Jobs,’ Sony’s biopic about the late Apple co-founder,” Kroll reports. “Based on Walter Isaacson’s biography ‘Steve Jobs,’ the real-life drama is directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin.”
“Sorkin has publicly said the movie will be divided into three long scenes, each taking place backstage before one of Apple’s famous product launches. ‘The first one being the Mac,’ he told the Daily Beast. ‘The second one being NeXT, after he had left Apple. And the third one being the iPod,’ Kroll reports. “Insiders say Bale would likely shoot ‘Jobs’ in the spring.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Wonderful casting and behind-the-scenes talent, but the third act should be “iPhone,” not “iPod.”
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