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Move over, Ashton Kutcher! British actor Christian Bale is going to give the role of Steve Jobs a go.
Aaron Sorkin has confirmed to that the former “Dark Knight” has been cast in an upcoming biopic about the Apple co-founder.
Sorkin, who wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed film The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook, is at the helm of the picture and said of Bale’s casting, “What we needed was the best actor.”
“He really is a phenomenal actor,” Sorkin said. “He didn’t have to audition.”
Sorkin based his screenplay on the authorized Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson and will feature Bale will be in every scene, Sorkin said, and it’s an “extremely difficult part.”
“He’s going to crush it,” Sorkin assured.
Jobs died in 2011 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Kutcher portrayed the innovator in the 2013 film “Jobs”. Bale, who was born in Wales but considers himself English, is best known for playing Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Dark Knight trilogy — will next be seen in Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings.
I reckon Bale’s an excellent choice!
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