Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is winning critical praise for the script he penned for the Steve Jobs biopic that is currently playing in theaters. But producing a worthy story that captures the complexities of an iconic genius proved to be an easier feat compared to the casting process.
Well, we certainly didn’t see this one coming. According to Deadline, Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett will be channeling the spirit of revered comedic actress Lucille Ball in an upcoming biopic. The script will be written by Aaron Sorkin who also penned the Michael Fassbender starrer Steve Jobs.
Movie deals are made and broken all the time but we sure didn’t see this one coming. After Aaron Sorkin made the announcement that Christian Bale was poised to portray Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in a biopic being helmed by Danny Boyle; news broke a week later that Bale opted out and now the search begins for his replacement.
Aaron Sorkin, who has garnered an impressive roster of hits under his belt including The West Wing and his most recent gem, The Newsroom just confirmed in a Bloomberg Television interview that actor Christian Bale is slated to portray Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs in a film based on a Walter Isaacson’s 2011 biography titled Steve Jobs.
HBO’s The Newsroom is just the kind of show that people want to embrace mainly because it happens to be the brainchild of famed TV and film scribe Aaron Sorkin.