Steve Jobs biopic: Michael Fassbender to the rescue

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Justin Kroll
Published: Wednesday November 5, 2014 MYT 10:55:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday November 5, 2014 MYT 11:34:57 AM



It’s a tough Jobs but somebody’s got to do it.

With Christian Bale parting ways on the project, Sony has moved quickly to find the man to portray the late Apple founder Steve Jobs in a biopic.

Michael Fassbender is in early talks to play Jobs in the the Sony film that Danny Boyle is directing, sources confirm. Based on Walter Isaacson's biography Steve Jobs, the real-life drama is directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin. Seth Rogen is in talks to play Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

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.


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Paul McCartney: I Was Privileged To Know Steve Jobs

He joins tributes...

October 07, 2011 by Jason Gregory | Photo by WENN.com

Sir Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple who died on Wednesday (October 5).

Jobs, who transformed Apple into the biggest brand in the world with products like the iPod and iPhone, had been battling pancreatic cancer.

In a statement, the former Beatles star said: "Steve was a great creative artist. He was also a loving husband and father and I feel privileged to have known him. I enjoyed his quick sense of humour and his love of music.

“He came to quite a few of our concerts and it was always a pleasure to see him bopping on the sidelines. I once said to him that he must be extremely proud of what he had done. He agreed but said he was even prouder of what he had not done.

“A great man who will be missed by me and many others."

Jobs famously struggled to bring The Beatles' music to iTunes over the last decade – but succeeded last year.

Other tributes have been paid by U2's Bono, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Coldplay.

 

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