Aaron Sorkin Alum Jeff Daniels Up for Role in Steve Jobs Biopic
Even before a single image is captured, the Aaron Sorkin-written, Danny Boyle-directed Steve Jobs biopic has featured plenty of drama. It changed studios, had a leading man exit, and several A-list...
View ArticleKate Winslet Could Join Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs Biopic
And now, an update on the Aaron Sorkin/Danny Boyle Steve Jobs film that doesn’t come from a leaked e-mail. After Jessica Chastain and Natalie Portman passed on a role, it seems Oscar winner Kate...
View Article‘Inherent Vice’ Breakout Star Katherine Waterston Offered Steve Jobs Role
Everyone who walks out of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice is likely wondering why we haven’t seen more from Katherine Waterston until just now. That’s due in no small part to the fact that she...
View ArticleDanny Boyle’s ‘Steve Jobs’ Starts Shooting in San Francisco
The Steve Jobs biopic has been through some ups and downs over the years. High-profile directors and stars came and went, original studio Sony dropped out altogether, and Universal had to come to the...
View Article‘Steve Jobs’ Trailer: “Ladies and Gentleman, Please Welcome…”
Universal Pictures has released the first full trailer for Steve Jobs, the film starring Michael Fassbender, directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours,...
View Article‘Steve Jobs’ TV Spot: The Apple Co-Founder’s Greatest Invention is Himself
As summer winds down, we’re starting to see glimpses of the movies that will be vying for Golden Globes and Oscars this fall and winter, and one of them is undoubtedly Steve Jobs, which just debuted a...
View ArticleMichael Stuhlbarg Outlines ‘Steve Jobs’ Unusual Rehearsal and Shooting Process
We’ve already known Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin‘s Steve Jobs would break the typical biopic mold. The film reportedly consists of just three major scenes, each set at a product launch, with a small...
View ArticleAaron Sorkin Writing a Lucille Ball Biopic With Cate Blanchett Attached to Star
Cate Blanchett is attached to star in a Lucille Ball biopic, and that’s pretty interesting. It’s the sort of thing that could be easy Oscar bait, sure, but Blanchett could also deliver a performance...
View Article‘Steve Jobs’ Early Buzz: The Tech Genius Finally Gets a Proper Biopic
The simply titled biopic Steve Jobs premiered at the Telluride Film Festival over the weekend, and the first reviews coming from the mountains of Colorado seem to indicate that we have our first Oscar...
View ArticleApple CEO Tim Cook Hates “Opportunistic” Steve Jobs Movies
If it feels like there’s been a good amount of movies about Steve Jobs since the technology innovator passed away in 2011, that’s because there have been. iSteve from Funny or Die was first out of the...
View ArticleApple Head Tim Cook Has Seen ‘Steve Jobs,’ Widowed Wife Has Not
Biopics are a tricky business. If you make it with the full cooperation of the subject, you risk making a hagiography that glosses over every flaw and rough edge. If you make it without the support of...
View Article‘Steve Jobs’ Reveals the Messy Man Behind Apple’s Clean Lines [Review]
Were you to go into Steve Jobs having no idea who Steve Jobs was, Steve Jobs wouldn’t really tell you. The character (played by Michael Fassbender) explains to a pissed-off Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen)...
View ArticleInterview: Director Danny Boyle Talks About The Making Of ‘Steve Jobs’
Danny Boyle‘s Steve Jobs is my favorite movie of the year so far. I love so much about this film. I love how it’s a biopic without being a biopic. I love how it captures the truth and essence of a...
View ArticleWriting Tips From ‘Steve Jobs’ Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin
I’ve rarely felt this annoyed in a movie theater. Next to me, during a screening of Steve Jobs, an elderly couple loudly whispers comments to each other every few minutes. With each line of dialogue...
View ArticleAaron Sorkin Once Envisioned a Pixar Movie About Office Supplies
Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) often writes about characters in the workspace, so it’s not surprising to learn he once half-envisioned a Pixar movie about office supplies. Back in the 1990s, Sorkin...
View ArticleAaron Sorkin Didn’t Go Soft With ‘Steve Jobs’ Ending
Aaron Sorkin is a little bit of a softie. Moneyball, Studio 6o on Sunset Strip, and Steve Jobs aren’t without heartwarming moments. In fact, in the case of Sorkin’s latest, some audiences and critics...
View ArticleWatch a One-Hour Writers Roundtable with Amy Schumer, Aaron Sorkin and More
A good movie always starts with the script, and that’s why you might want to pay attention to this year’s one-hour writers roundtable from The Hollywood Reporter’s annual awards series of discussions....
View ArticleAaron Sorkin Will Make His Directorial Debut With ‘Molly’s Game’
Aaron Sorkin is the rare screenwriter whose work is as instantly recognizable as any auteur director’s. Steve Jobs was described as an Aaron Sorkin movie just as often, if not more, as it was a Danny...
View ArticleWhere Art Thou ‘Carol’ and ‘Creed’: Running Down the Biggest Oscar Snubs
The 2016 Oscar nominations are here and you know what that means: it’s time to start complaining! To be fair, this year’s nominees gave us a lot to cheer about. Mad Max: Fury Road (/Film’s favorite...
View ArticleAaron Sorkin is Bringing ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to Broadway
Aaron Sorkin‘s tremendous screenplay for Steve Jobs may have been snubbed at the 2016 Academy Awards, but the acclaimed screenwriter and playwright isn’t taking any time to lick his wounds. While...
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