Christian Bale to Play Steve Jobs in New Biopic; Aaron Sorkin Confirms, Calling Role "Extremely Difficult"

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Get ready to watch Christian Bale play one of the most epic figures in the technology world...and also unleash some epic Sorkinisms.
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has confirmed that the 40-year-old British actor and fellow Oscar winner will play Steve Jobs in a new biopic about the iconic former Apple co-founder, who died in 2011 at age 56 after battling pancreatic cancer. Bale was recently rumored to be a top choice for the role, as was Leonardo DiCaprio.
"What we needed was the best actor," Sorkin told financial news outlet Bloomberg TV in an interview posted on Thursday. "You know, it's like the NFL draft. There are some people who make a science out of exactly...'We need to draft a middle inside linebacker who can do this' and other teams say, 'Who's the best athlete on the board?' We needed the best actor on the board, in a certain age range, and that's Chris Bale."
"He didn't have to audition," the screenwriter said, adding, "Well, there was a meeting."