Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs film, starring Michael Fassbender, will hit theaters Oct. 9
The long-awaited film based on the authorized biography of Steve Jobs, penned by Academy Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, will hit theaters this fall, on Oct. 9.
The Universal Pictures film, starring Michael Fassbender and directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle, will go head to head on that Friday with the scheduled openings of "Vacation," "The Finest Hours," and "Kidnap," according to ComingSoon. The fall 2015 release will also qualify it for the 2016 award season, including that year's Oscars.
Joining Fassbender on the cast is Seth Rogen, who will play Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jeff Daniels will play former Apple Chief Executive John Sculley, and Oscar winner Kate Winslet will take on the role of Joanna Hoffman, former head of marketing for the Macintosh.
Just this week, photos showing Fassbender as Jobs and Rogen as Wozniak appeared online, giving a first glimpse of the actors as principal photography of the film gears up. Filming is taking place in California, near Apple's current headquarters in Cupertino.
The movie is believed to take place backstage at three product launches, ending with the iMac's debut in 1998.
The movie had a tumultuous path before filming began, including the exit of director David Fincher, and a number of high-profile actors who turned down the lead role. Even the studio behind the movie swapped from Sony to Universal last November.
The Universal Pictures film, starring Michael Fassbender and directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle, will go head to head on that Friday with the scheduled openings of "Vacation," "The Finest Hours," and "Kidnap," according to ComingSoon. The fall 2015 release will also qualify it for the 2016 award season, including that year's Oscars.
Joining Fassbender on the cast is Seth Rogen, who will play Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jeff Daniels will play former Apple Chief Executive John Sculley, and Oscar winner Kate Winslet will take on the role of Joanna Hoffman, former head of marketing for the Macintosh.
Just this week, photos showing Fassbender as Jobs and Rogen as Wozniak appeared online, giving a first glimpse of the actors as principal photography of the film gears up. Filming is taking place in California, near Apple's current headquarters in Cupertino.
The movie is believed to take place backstage at three product launches, ending with the iMac's debut in 1998.
The movie had a tumultuous path before filming began, including the exit of director David Fincher, and a number of high-profile actors who turned down the lead role. Even the studio behind the movie swapped from Sony to Universal last November.
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Mr. Fancy Pants would have been better casted as Scully, not Jobs. The poor casting alone has pretty well ensured I won't go see this.
Indeed.
Why not cast Nicolas Cage as Jobs? At least, he would bring in an audience.
Wake me up when they release "Pirates of Silicon Valley 2" - everything else is irrelevant.
Did Tom Hanks look like Walt Disney in Saving Mr Banks?
I'd prefer Rowan Atkinson actually than Cage.
“How’d MobileMe get burned? HOW’D IT GET BURNED?! HOW’D IT GET BURNED?!“
“How does the Macintosh work? Magic.” *HORK HORK*
Who knows? The only people that could remember what Walt looked like, can't remember who Walt was...
I can't believe they are so desperate to make a movie no one is going to care about. He's dead. Let it go. He doesn't need even one movie, much less multiple stillborn attempts.
Universal has their foot on the movies ass and shoving it out the door.
Ha ha. They are probably tired of dealing with it and want to put it behind them. Maybe someone owes Sorkin a favor.
I have such low expectations for this movie.
Who knows? The only people that could remember what Walt looked like, can't remember who Walt was...
I think Walt Disney looked like Tom Hanks. That's what I remember. That little pencil mustache.
Or...maybe it was John Waters?
Indeed.
Why not cast Nicolas Cage as Jobs? At least, he would bring in an audience.
I'd prefer Rowan Atkinson actually than Cage.
Now, that's just being silly.
Seth Rogan looks too serious in that shot.
I don't think Woz was ever like that. He doesn't come across that way. He comes across as a goofball engineer who is geek to the bone in a child-like way and likes to tinker around.
I might actually want to see the movie because he's in it, despite its casting of Seth Rogan.