The Steve Jobs film written by Aaron Sorkin hit another snag its road to the big screen. Sony Pictures dropped the movie that has struggled to find a leading man to portray the Apple co-founder.
Universal Studios has expressed interested in putting the Danny Boyle-directed film back into production and making it a contender for the 2015 awards season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie will also be shopped around to other studios.
Sorkin adapted his screenplay from the Walter Isaacson biography on Jobs. Boyle took the job after David Fincher dropped out due to creative differences. The director wanted to go into production by January because "he had a short window before starting another project," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Michael Fassbender is the current frontrunner for the role of Jobs, according to Deadline. Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale previously had their names attached to the lead.
Seth Rogen is in talks to play Apple's other co-found Steve Wozniak. Jessica Chastain and Scarlett Johansson have both been eyed for a starring female role.
Sorkin reportedly split the still untitled film into three acts, he told The Daily Beast earlier this year. Each will take place before a product launch for one of his technological creations including the Mac, the NeXT computer and the iPod.
"I don't know if you remember the ad campaign [Jobs] did. It was the 'Think Different' campaign. 'Here's to the crazy ones.' That's how it began. If I can end the movie with that text and that voiceover ... If I can earn that ending, then I will have written the movie that I wanted to write," Sorkin said.
