The man who helped revolutionize the computer world, Steve Jobs, will be played on the big screen by Michael Fassbander.
Michael Fassbender attends the UK Premiere of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ on May 12, 2014 in London (Getty)
Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday that the Oscar nominated actor will star in “Steve Jobs,” directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin.
Kate Winslet will portray former marketing chief of Macintosh, Joanna Hoffman. Seth Rogen will stars as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Jeff Daniels will play former Apple CEO John Sculley.
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The movie went through a series of casting ups and downs with Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale both attached to the project at various times.
The Apple founder, who died in 2011, was previously portrayed on the big screen by Ashton Kucther in 2013’s “Jobs,” which was panned my many critics and underperformed at the box office.
— Jesse Spero
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