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Christian Bale will play Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, in the upcoming film directed by Danny Boyle. In an interview with Bloomberg Television that confirmed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.

Christian Bale, winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Fighter, according to Sorkin, he didn't even have to audition. Only a formal meeting took place. "We needed the best available actor of a certain age, and that's Chris Bale," revealed Sorkin, who wrote the script for the film. "He didn't even have to audition. Actually, there was only a meeting.'

The still-untitled film, based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, is expected to begin filming in the coming months. In addition to Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper or Leonardo DiCaprio were also discussed in connection with the main role, but in the end Bale, known primarily for his role as Batman, won it.

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According to Sorkin, who wrote the screenplay for the popular film The Social Network (Social Network) about the creation of Facebook, Christian Bale will have a lot of work with the film, but he is definitely not worried about it. "He's going to have to say more words in this movie than most people say in three movies combined," Sorkin revealed. “There's not a scene or a picture he's not in. So it's an extremely demanding role in which he shines," the famous screenwriter is convinced.

Source: Bloomberg, The Verge
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