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Christian Bale Pulls Out of Upcoming Steve Jobs Biopic
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My money is on the fact that the actors are seeing the script and then turning it down. I suspect it's not a "pro-Jobs" and they don't want to touch it as a result. Too much career risk.
They make movies about people who died even decades if not more after they pass and they still work. Not sure if that's really a big enough of an indicator of how well or poorly a film might do.
It seems you're missing the point: if Bale was a jerk, he would be perfect for the role.
I think it is based on 3 moments of Jobs' life, not just 2. So no worries!
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He's the guy you get when you want a good impression of Steve Jobs. I think they are looking for someone who can act. (There are only a few people who can do impressions and also act, Kevin Pollak for example)
Ashton is fun to watch and I wish him well, I am not trying to crap on him. He already had a shot.
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They don't usually announce the cast and crew before they go though this process.
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There is no such thing as a "perfect director"
David Fincher is one of my favorites, but Danny Boyle is also one of my favorites. They would both make great Steve Jobs films, who is to say either is "perfect" for this story?
Everytime I see Christian Bale I think of his line in Empire of the Sun, "I can bring everyone back."
Wish it could be so for Steve.
Wish it could be so for Steve.
- An A-list writer wrote the screenplay (Sorkin)
- At least two A-list directors were considered to direct it (Fincher, Boyle).
- It's based on Amazon's best-selling book of the year (book, not just biography).
- It's a biopic about arguably the most popular and mainstreamest CEO in history (in terms of company's products' ubiquity and sales).
So what exactly gives you the idea that this production is less than a mainstream biopic?
How many movies about a corporate exec do we need?
Jeez. How many boring biopics about a corporate executive do we need? Ghandi only rated one boring biopic.
Jeez. How many boring biopics about a corporate executive do we need? Ghandi only rated one boring biopic.
I actually hope Seth Rogen works more on the Console Wars film more. I think it fits personality and fits his generation. He doesn't seem right to portray The Woz.
Bale was recorded for one of his temper tantrums a few years back and called out for it in the media when the audio recording leaked. I don't think he could do it everyday like Steve Jobs did. I can't find a bigger @**hole to portray Steve Jobs than Steve Jobs. It is hard to act like a 100% natural ******* with a binary mentality and rapid mood swings like SJ enjoyed doing everyday to all his employees. To some who probably had to experience his wrath, he was like the Hitler of tech. The Saddam Hussein. Bale is probably TOO NICE to ever try to act like SJ.
Bale was recorded for one of his temper tantrums a few years back and called out for it in the media when the audio recording leaked. I don't think he could do it everyday like Steve Jobs did. I can't find a bigger @**hole to portray Steve Jobs than Steve Jobs. It is hard to act like a 100% natural ******* with a binary mentality and rapid mood swings like SJ enjoyed doing everyday to all his employees. To some who probably had to experience his wrath, he was like the Hitler of tech. The Saddam Hussein. Bale is probably TOO NICE to ever try to act like SJ.