In August 2013, a movie about Steve Jobs came out, starring Ashton Kutcher. The movie was a critical and box office nightmare, only making 6.7 million dollars it’s opening weekend. Now, producers want to try another Jobs biopic.
This time, Steve Jobs will be played by Christian Bale, known for blockbusters such as Batman Begins, Dark Knight, and American Hustle. Not only did Bale get the role, he didn’t even have to audition for it. Bale won an Oscar for best supporting actor in The Fighter.? The new project is led by Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. In 2011, Sorkin won an Academy Award for best screenplay in The Social Network, a movie about Facebook’s humble beginnings.? According to Sorkin, “We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range that is Chris Bale’s.” But this role will not be a quick or easy role. Sorkin says Bale has more than double the lines of the rest of the cast combined. He’s expected to be in every scene and Sorkin is confident he’ll excel in every one.
We’ll see. We had high hopes for Kutcher too, but look at what happened. But Ashton Kutcher is more of a comedic actor, though he did attempt to go dramatic in 2004’s Butterfly Effect. Bale has done a range of Oscar winning dramatic acting and a far reaching range of roles. He even pulled off a very dark portrayal of Batman. But you need a good supporting cast behind the camera as well as in front of it. Aaron Sorkin is a good start. Just be careful of picking the right producers and directors and editors. Be careful in picking a good supporting cast and who will be portrayed in this movie. There was a lot of beef about that in the last one. Do you think this new Jobs biopic will be any better?