It's been in gestation for some time, but now it looks like the long-awaited Aaron Sorkin-scripted, Danny Boyle-directed biopic of Steve Jobs has found its man.
Batman, to be precise. (groan)
Christian Bale is close to signing a deal to play the founder of Apple, beating out competition including Bradley Cooper, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
According to reports, Bale is currently in negotiations for another film which have stalled, allowing Bale to consider the role.
Gone Girl's David Fincher was initially attached to direct the as-yet untitled Jobs biopic, but dropped out due to issues over creative control and his fee.
Meanwhile, Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom enters its third and final season after the show was unceremoniously dropped from the station after a dismal first season and a slightly-improved second season.
Initial thoughts? Bale is a solid actor and he's known for total immersion in whatever role he takes on. He's never going to half-arse it so we can be sure that he'll be giving it socks.
As for David Fincher leaving and Danny Boyle stepping in, that's no bad thing. We loved Trance and have been following Boyle's career since all the way back to Trainspotting.
Fincher has covered megalomaniacs before with The Social Network so there's nothing new for him to do with Jobs. In a way, his leaving may have been the best thing for the film. There'd have been endless comparisons made to The Social Network, had he stayed on as director.
With Boyle at the helm, we (hopefully) will get something a little different.
