Sony Drops Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs Film, Universal Might Pick It Up

It hasn’t been a great month for the Aaron Sorkin-penned Steve Jobs biopic. At the beginning of November, Christian Bale left the production due to personal reasons. It’s not a good sign when the lead actor, especially with a pedigree like Bale’s, departs a project due to conflicted reasons with the role. Since then, news came out that Michael Fassbender was cast to take on the role. However, the ups and downs that have plagued production were too much for Sony to stick with it. Yesterday, it was announced that Sony dropped the film. As /Film puts it, Sorkin’s script was unconventional and very demanding, which were large red flags for Sony. Universal has stepped up and is close to picking the film up, but there’s been no word or confirmation on the development at the time of publication.

The pairing of Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle is promising, and an Aaron Sorkin script will naturally be more interesting and compelling than 2013’s Jobs that starred Ashton Kutcher. With names like Michael Fassbender, Seth Rogen, and possibly even Scarlett Johansson on board, there’s enough faith that the film will perform exceedingly well, no matter what studio it ultimately ends up with.

[via /Film]