Danny Boyle started production on "Steve Jobs" a week ago, but Universal Studios has tasked the director with a quick turnaround so the film can premiere in nine short months.
"Steve Jobs" will premiere in theaters on Oct. 9, just as awards season kicks off. Michael Fassbender will star as the computer genius and Apple co-founder, a role he earned after Christian Bale dropped out and Leonardo DiCaprio passed on the part.
Fassbender's co-stars include Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman, the former marketing chief of Macintosh; Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak, the other co-founder of Apple; and Jeff Daniels as former Apple CEO John Sculley. Katherine Waterston joins as Chrisann Brennan, an ex-girlfriend of Jobs, and Andy Hertzfeld will play one of the original members of the Apple Macintosh development team.
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin worked from Walter Isaacson's biography on Jobs and focused his story on the backstage events of three iconic product launches, ending with the presentation of the iMac in 1998. "The film takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter," according to Universal.
"Steve Jobs" will compete against other highly anticipated movies that October weekend including Halle Berry's thriller "Kidnap" and historical Coast Guard drama, "The Finest Hours," starring Chris Pine. "Vacation," the reboot of "National Lampoon's Vacation," will also premiere on Oct. 9.
