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Kate Winslet May Take on Lead Female Role in Jobs Biopic

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Actress Kate Winslet is currently in negotiations to play the lead female role in the upcoming Jobs biopic, reports Variety. Winslet, aged 39, is best known for dramatic movies like Titanic, Divergent, All the King's Men, and Finding Neverland.

It remains unclear what role Winslet will play, but female parts in the movie are rumored to include Steve Jobs' daughter Lisa Brennan and Katie Cotton, Apple's well-known former PR lead.

Natalie Portman was formerly in talks to play a major female role in the film, but she pulled out of negotiations in early December. Actress Jessica Chastain, of The Help, may also be in talks for a part.

After some difficulties in casting, it seems the Jobs biopic is finally taking shape. Both Leonario DiCaprio and Christian Bale passed on the role of Steve Jobs, leading it to be taken by Michael Fassbender, and the role of Steve Wozniak will be played by Seth Rogen.

According to Variety, Jeff Daniels is still being considered for the role of former Apple President John Sculley, and Boardwalk Empire's Michael Stuhlbarg recently signed on to play Andy Hertzfeld, one of the members of the original Macintosh development team.

The Jobs biopic, now owned by Universal Pictures, is based on Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs biopic. Penned by Aaron Sorkin, the movie will consist of three continuous 30-minute scenes that cover three of Steve Jobs' product launches - the NeXT cube, the original Mac, and the iPod.

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Its funny how the rumored cast keeps getting worse and worse. so who will we end up with in the end?

Aaron Paul as Jobs, Kevin james as woz and rebecca black as Lisa?
 
I've avoided this story up until now and after seeing all the headlines here for the past several weeks and now from the Sony leaks, this is all that comes to mind
 

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Give it back to Sony

Maybe Sony will need this after all considering their awesome business savvy with caving in to the North Korean Cyber Punks. The most they'll be producing will be ads for cereal at the rate they put up that really tough business front. :D
 
no iPhone?

You would think, with the iPhone being the most iconic and profitable product Apple has ever done, and given that the iPhone keynote is still regarded as the best ever, that there would be a 30-minute section dedicated to that product.

That's insane.
 
DocPenguin said:
Do we really need a front page story for every rumor surrounding this movie?
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Here here. And I can't keep track of all the different movies. And could please find a more flattering photo of her. Looks like a mug shot,

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C DM said:
As opposed to inconsequential comments like that in practically every thread about the movie?
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And comments criticizing comments... :D
 
Gosh, the constant stream of articles about a movie that it is very likely never going to see the light of day.

I am trying to compare any Steve Jobs biopic with the social network:
1. There are drugs (LSD). Social network I think has some cocaine and wild partying.
2. There is betrayal (Bill Fernandez, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs being ousted from Apple, his out of marriage daughter). In the social network you have the twin brothers and Severin)
3. There is hubris and fall (aforementioned ousting of Steve Jobs). The social network doesn't have this element.

Anyway, all in all, I can see the elements of a good plot and drama for a Steve Jobs biopic, probably not as exciting and fast paced as the social network. Hard to see how it would interest to an audience outside of Apple fans.
 
I'm so tired about seeing every little piece of gossip surrounding this movie. MacRumors, this is an epic fail. I think it's appropriate to publish one article once everything is finalized and the movie's release date is known, but to keep on littering your front page with every single possibility that arises is flat out weird.

Bryan
 
I like her, but the obvious pun is that the movie will sink
 
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Guys, clicking on the article to complain is still clicking on the article. Vote with your mouse button.
 
DocPenguin said:
Do we really need a front page story for every rumor surrounding this movie?
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My thought exactly.

Next thing I want to hear about this movie is that it is in the theaters, and not one other thing about it. Maybe the trailer right before it hits the theaters would be okay, but nothing else. Please.

Thank you.
 
mw360 said:
Guys, clicking on the article to complain is still clicking on the article. Vote with your mouse button.
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Exactly. This is on the front page because it's click bait. I'm sorry to see MR pander to the masses with the same shallow 'news' over and over, while other significant news, such as Apple suspending online sales in Russia, doesn't get the exposure it deserves.
 
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