Christian Bale passes on role of Steve Jobs, actor reportedly felt he wasn't right for part

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  • Reply 21 of 62
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by SpamSandwich View Post

     

    Maybe he just didn't like the script?




    Probably more the money end

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  • Reply 22 of 62
    bdkennedy1bdkennedy1 Posts: 1,459member

    Ashton Kutcher is available.

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  • Reply 23 of 62
    My choices:

    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Noah Wyle
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  • Reply 24 of 62
    gtrgtr Posts: 3,231member
    amoradala wrote: »
    Andy Serkis could play woz

    Serkis has just come from playing Caesar in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (which I quite enjoyed) so are you saying Woz looks like an ape?

    ????
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  • Reply 25 of 62
    MacPromacpro Posts: 19,873member
    Personally I wish they would just give up on the entire idea.
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  • Reply 26 of 62
    Daniel Day Lewis. Go big or go home.
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  • Reply 27 of 62
    Aw f*ck it. Justin Long.
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  • Reply 28 of 62
    cpsrocpsro Posts: 3,272member

    Baled out, eh?

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  • Reply 29 of 62
    It's too soon for anyone to play Jobs successfully...
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  • Reply 30 of 62
    paxmanpaxman Posts: 4,729member
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by SpamSandwich View Post

     

    Maybe he just didn't like the script?




    Or the director.

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  • Reply 31 of 62
    pazuzupazuzu Posts: 1,728member
    Smart move. Most likely realized he would be blasted by fanboys if anything played was perceived as negative even if true. Plus look at Tom Hanks as Walt Disney- film biographies of industrial icons rarely ever work
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  • Reply 32 of 62
    pazuzupazuzu Posts: 1,728member
    Bingo.
    Or do a Ken Burns documentary.
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  • Reply 33 of 62
    pazuzupazuzu Posts: 1,728member
    Keanu Reeves is do for a comeback.
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  • Reply 34 of 62
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    Originally Posted by bdkennedy1 View Post

     

    Ashton Kutcher is available.


    I thought he wasn't bad at all in his SJ role. Some portions of it were quite convincing.

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  • Reply 35 of 62
    Marvinmarvin Posts: 15,558moderator
    Daniel Day Lewis would be a good option:

    [IMG ALT=""]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/51915/width/500/height/1000[/IMG]

    There's also Jake Gyllenhaal:

    [IMG ALT=""]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/51916/width/500/height/1000[/IMG]

    Jim Caviezel:

    [IMG ALT=""]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/51917/width/500/height/1000[/IMG]

    Keanu Reeves (not a great fit but he needs the work):

    [IMG ALT=""]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/51918/width/500/height/1000[/IMG]

    Liam Neeson (why get Batman/Affleck when you can get the guy who taught Batman everything he knows):

    [IMG ALT=""]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/51919/width/500/height/1000[/IMG]

    Not a lot of options really. Rogen as Woz, backup Jobs, 2016 release, script about 3 launch events, maybe they should just call it off.
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  • Reply 36 of 62
    pazuzu wrote: »
    Keanu Reeves is do for a comeback.
    Steve and Steve's Excellent Adventure.
    It should be a comedy.
    No point in doing another serious movie.
    Woz travels back in time to correct a bug in the Apple 1 that leads to world war 3. Young Woz should be played by Zach Galifinakis.
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  • Reply 37 of 62
    malaxmalax Posts: 1,598member
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon View Post



    Why focus on the Mac, NeXT and the iPod only?



    I'd almost rather this movie just not happen, Issacsons book is drek.



    I thought it was a great book.  Contemporary biographies aren't exactly literature, but I found the book insightful, informative, and very readable.  Having said that, I think there is a fair chance any movie treatment of it will suck, so I'm fine if it never gets made.

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  • Reply 38 of 62
    malax wrote: »

    I thought it was a great book.  Contemporary biographies aren't exactly literature, but I found the book insightful, informative, and very readable.  Having said that, I think there is a fair chance any movie treatment of it will suck, so I'm fine if it never gets made.

    Except nearly every conclusion Issacson draws is incorrect. It's a hatchet job. This can be emphasized by the number of Steve's friends and acquaintences that say the book is crap.
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  • Reply 39 of 62
    badmonkbadmonk Posts: 1,354member
    Bradley Cooper works though he is a bit histrionic as an actor...extrapolating from American Hustle. Too bad... Christian Bale is the master of the weight fluctuation roles.

    I have to say Ashton Kutchner did not suck as Jobs. He did much better that thr critics gave him credit.
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  • Reply 40 of 62

    I'll say Matthew McConaughey for Jobs and Jared Leto for Wozniak. ;)

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