Following the revelation that David Fincher is no longer interested in making Sony’s Steve Jobs biopic comes news that Danny Boyle is next in line to helm the flick. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Boyle is reportedly keen to direct Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role. Boyle and DiCaprio previously worked together on The Beach. Aaron […]
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David Fincher might direct Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Steve Jobs’ biopic
February 27, 2014 
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David Fincher is in early talks to direct the Steve Jobs biopic penned by his Social Network screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, Variety reports. The other major player in the Social Network circle of friends, producer Scott Rudin, is also on-board. Sorkin’s script is based on Walter Isaacson’s biography Steve Jobs, but the film is at this point still untitled. The flick will […]
Continue readingFirst bite of the Apple – jOBS review
August 26, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo August 26, 2013 To think that the casting of Ashton Kutcher as futurist Steve Jobs is one of the best choices made by director Joshua Michael Stern in jOBS. On the other end of the spectrum: the typeface of that title. Sure, Kutcher leans on a couple of the Apple co-founder’s physical […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: jOBS
July 8, 2013 0 Comments
The official poster for jOBS has arrived online, and it abandons the unusual typeface of the title that inspired so much ire on the internet. All capitals! There is no order! Chaos reigns! Though it was beaten to the punch by Funny or Die’s hastily – and hilariously – assembled online-only movie iSteve, jOBS will be […]
Continue readingFirst look at Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in jOBS
December 5, 2012 0 Comments
In the battle of the competing Steve Jobs biopics, jOBS doesn’t seem to have much going for it. It stars Ashton Kutcher, isn’t written by Aaron Sorkin, and has an annoyingly punctuated title. That said, it is destined to win at least one competition in the showdown: being the first to hit screens. The first image of […]
Continue readingAaron Sorkin discusses adapting Steve Jobs’ life for the screen
May 31, 2012 0 Comments
Aaron Sorkin has revealed he is making headway on his biopic of late Apple founder Steve Jobs, describing the task as like “writing about The Beatles.” Speaking at the AllThingsD Conference in California, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Social Network and creator of The West Wing described his portrayal of Jobs’ life as “a painting, not a […]
Continue readingAshton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in biopic
April 2, 2012 2 Comments
Ashton Kutcher, not content with just playing a tech genius on Two and a Half Men, has been cast as late Apple founder Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic. According to Variety, Kutcher will star in Joshua Michael Stern‘s indie flick Jobs. It is worth noting that this is not the adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s biography […]
Continue readingAaron Sorkin “strongly considering” writing the Steve Jobs movie
November 24, 2011 0 Comments
Last month it was revealed Sony Pictures wanted their Oscar-winning Social Network screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to pen the biopic of late Apple founder Steve Jobs. Sorkin has since announced he is “strongly considering” the gig. Sorkin told E! Online he is currently reading Walter Isaacson’s book Steve Jobs, which Sony purchased the rights to mere […]
Continue readingAaron Sorkin sought-after for Steve Jobs biopic
October 25, 2011 1 Comment
Well, we could have told you this was going to happen. 24 Frames reports Sony Pictures are moving forward with their planned biopic on the life of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, and they want their Oscar-winning Social Network scribe Aaron Sorkin to write the script. Sony purchased the rights to Walter Isaacson’s book Steve Jobs […]
Continue readingSteve Jobs asked Aaron Sorkin to write a Pixar film
October 11, 2011 1 Comment
There has been no shortage of tributes to the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs over the past week. Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing) is the latest person to offer their condolences and speak of Jobs’ legacy – specifically, in the world of filmmaking, as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios […]
Continue readingSteve Jobs biography being developed into feature film?
October 10, 2011 0 Comments
Not even a week after the untimely death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Deadline reports Sony Pictures is in the midst of acquiring the rights to his forthcoming authorised biography. The biography – titled simply Steve Jobs – was written by former CNN chairman and managing editor of Time Magazine, Walter Isaacson. Due to be […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Steve Jobs
October 6, 2011 2 Comments
Apple co-founder, former chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios and technological visionary Steve Jobs has died following a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56 years old. The following statement was released by Apple: “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source […]
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