Christian Bale in talks to play Steve Jobs in Aaaron Sorkin's Jobs biopic
With Leonardo DiCaprio now out of the running, Variety reports today that Batman star Christian Bale is in talks to take on the role of Steve Jobs in the upcoming Jobs biopic penned by the incomparable Aaron Sorkin.
Oscar-winner Christian Bale, who has played Batman and Moses, is about to take on another iconic figure: Steve Jobs.
Sources confirm the actor is in talks to star in "Jobs," Sony's biopic about the late Apple co-founder.
Based on Walter Isaacson's biography "Steve Jobs," the real-life drama is directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin.
Bale's association with the film first surfaced this past March amidst reports that he was director David Fincher's top choice for the role. While Fincher won't in fact be directing the movie after all, it appears that Bale is still in the running.
Notably, the movie itself will not be a complete chronicling of Jobs' life. Rather, it will consist of just three 30-minute scenes which will be set backstage "before a trio of historic product launches: the original Macintosh, the NeXT and the iPod."
