Natalie Portman declines role in Steve Jobs biopic
It appears another big-name actor has passed on the opportunity to work on Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs movie, as Natalie Portman is no longer in talks to play the female lead.
According to Variety, Portman, who was in talks to join the cast of Universal's forthcoming Jobs film before Thanksgiving, has passed on a lead part thought to be the role of Jobs' daughter Lisa.
That leaves Michael Fassbender in the title role, with Seth Rogen set to play Steve Wozniak. Director Danny Boyle is said to be running with a script penned by Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin based on the official Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. Producers include Scott Rudin, Mark Gordon and Guymon Casady.
Portman is the latest star to pass on the Jobs movie, following departures by Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio and director David Fincher.
In a related development, internal documents leaked from high-profile hack of Sony's network show box office forecasts fell some 25 percent when DiCaprio checked out, reports Fusion.
Most recently, Sony Pictures dumped the film last month after first picking up rights to Isaacson's book shortly after Jobs died in 2011. The project changed hands to Universal, which quickly took over less than a week later.
The publication says production is still on track for spring 2015.
According to Variety, Portman, who was in talks to join the cast of Universal's forthcoming Jobs film before Thanksgiving, has passed on a lead part thought to be the role of Jobs' daughter Lisa.
That leaves Michael Fassbender in the title role, with Seth Rogen set to play Steve Wozniak. Director Danny Boyle is said to be running with a script penned by Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin based on the official Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. Producers include Scott Rudin, Mark Gordon and Guymon Casady.
Portman is the latest star to pass on the Jobs movie, following departures by Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio and director David Fincher.
In a related development, internal documents leaked from high-profile hack of Sony's network show box office forecasts fell some 25 percent when DiCaprio checked out, reports Fusion.
Most recently, Sony Pictures dumped the film last month after first picking up rights to Isaacson's book shortly after Jobs died in 2011. The project changed hands to Universal, which quickly took over less than a week later.
The publication says production is still on track for spring 2015.
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Maybe just forget about the whole thing - these things are always unrealistic and at best entertaining.
And I wonder, why? I don't think I've heard a good reason why so many of the main actors have committed to it, and then dropped-out.
Too much pressure impersonating a tech-god and his family? Is Steve Jobs not likable for an American movie-going audience?
Lousy/tyrannical/non-team-player director(s), other actors, production company, etc?
Not enough money?
Perhaps because only Apple-owners will go to see it?
Is this movie cursed?
bitc*!
She knows what all the other SJ biopic drop-outs know:
It's not a comic-book superhero/JJ Abrams movie.
There won't be any insane camera shake, nor any lens flare.
You'll be able to see things.
We can't have that, now can we.
Interesting that pretty comes first.
You're surprised that a male would comment on the appearance of a female before mentioning other things?
So get Keira Knightly, she's just as pretty, and a better actress.
That's like picking the lesser of two evils. No thanks to both Portman & Knightly
Actually, not interesting at all.
I choose pretty first because it's their most prevalent trait. They're more pretty than talented actress.
This is all dumb inside baseball stuff that goes on for every movie. Nobody gave a damn when Wil Smith turned down The Matrix, yet a movie came out anyway.
Hear, hear!
Maybe just forget about the whole thing - these things are always unrealistic and at best entertaining.
Yeah, movies are supposed to be entertaining…