Rumor: Michael Fassbender Next in Line for Steve Jobs Role?

<p>Following on from the announcement that Academy Award-winning actor Christian Bale had dropped out of the upcoming biopic focusing on Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs&comma; it seems that the next target to portray the technological inventor and entrepreneur is none other than Michael Fassbender&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Deadline&comma; Sony Pictures is adamant on keeping on course for production of the film to start this winter &&num;8212&semi; screenplay writer Aaron Sorkin already confirmed this time frame when <a title&equals;"Christian Bale Secured the Role of Steve Jobs Without An Audition" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;christian-bale-secured-the-role-of-steve-jobs-without-an-audition&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">he discussed Bale’s involvement in the film<&sol;a> last month &&num;8212&semi; and it seems that Fassbender’s involvement with the X-Men franchise means he can fit in with the schedule required for the biopic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Based on Walter Isaacson’s 2011 biography <em>Steve Jobs<&sol;em>&comma; the film will follow the life of one of the most successful and influential men in technology&comma; with recent reports suggesting that actor and comedian Seth Rogen is expected to assume the role of Steve Wozniak&comma; who was also a co-founder of Apple and Jobs’ right-hand man&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With big-name actors such as Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio having been attached with the biopic before dropping out&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s safe to assume that Fassbender would be more than an excellent choice to replace them for the role of Steve Jobs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Directed by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle&comma; <em>Jobs<&sol;em> is rumored for release in 2016&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via&colon; <a title&equals;"Sony Eyeing Michael Fassbender For Steve Jobs&quest;" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;deadline&period;com&sol;2014&sol;11&sol;steve-jobs-michael-fassbender-movie-sony-pictures-1201273160&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Deadline<&sol;a> &amp&semi; <a title&equals;"Seth Rogen set to play Steve Wozniak in Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs biopic" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theguardian&period;com&sol;film&sol;2014&sol;oct&sol;31&sol;seth-rogen-set-to-play-steve-wozniak-in-danny-boyles-steve-jobs-biopic" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">The Guardian<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;