Oct 25, 2011 by B. Alan Orange

Steve Jobs Biopic Wants Writer Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin sought to write Steve Jobs biopic
Aaron Sorkin sought to write Steve Jobs biopic
Just days after the untimely October 5th death of Apple founder and Chairman Steve Jobs, Sony Pictures acquired the rights to his self-titled, authorized biography Steve Jobs, from author Walter Isaacson. Today, it has been revealed that Sony is actively seeking Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay for this upcoming adaptation.

Sony thinks that Aaron Sorkin would be a good fit for the material, as he successfully adapted their The Social Network, about another digital age pioneer, into a hit film, both critically praised and worthy of an Oscar. At this time, Aaron Sorkin, who just found recent acclaimed with his adapted screenplay for Moneyball, is said to be mulling over the idea of turning Steve Jobs' biography into a feature film. But he has not committed to the project yet.

Some believe that Aaron Sorkin may actually pass on the job for a few reasons. One: It adheres a little too closely to the story of Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, and he may not want to travel that road again. Two: He personally knew Steve Jobs, and it may be too soon for a biopic on someone that so recently passed away.

It is also a noted fact that Steve Jobs once asked Aaron Sorkin to write a Pixar film, to which the scribe replied, "I can't make inanimate objects talk." In actuality, he was afraid of disappointing his daughter with the first bad Pixar movie. Steve Jobs certainly isn't an inanimate object, and the odds are good that Aaron Sorkin will tackle this script in honor of his late friend.

While Sony has Aaron Sorkin at the top of their most wanted list for the Steve Jobs biopic, they are also currently seeking out other high profile screenplay writers in case he does say no.

Steve Jobs comes to theaters in 2013.


Sources: Los Angeles Times

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Comments (27)

  1. Brian

    Come on people... Pirates of Silicon Valley is a damn TV movie. I've always wanted to see some serious production value put behind this story and now they have the opportunity as this tale has the world's ear at the moment.

    7 months agoby @brianFlag

  2. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    @addiction-non-fatal -- True, but I'd much rather have Aaron Sorkin write it.

    7 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  3. ADDICTION NON-FATAL

    @XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Ha Ha! Thanks! Liked "the social network" very much, and I'm sure I will like this adaptation of Steve Jobs's story regardless who writes the screenplay...

    7 months agoby @addiction-non-fatalFlag

  4. ZanyZap

    Everyone talks about Pirates of Silicon Valley like it's Jesus. I'll have to watch it. @jayaottley: I'm surprised you haven't read a secret draft by now! Falling behind there. :P

    7 months agoby @zanyzapFlag

  5. Dan

    Eh, Sorkin may make it fascinating, but I've already seen Pirates of Silicon Valley (which was really good), and I know the rest of the story.

    7 months agoby @dan1Flag

  6. thedude-abides

    @moviegeek Lol. Thanks, friend.

    7 months agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

  7. moviegeek

    @XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Well it makes sense to me, I just thought it was fun to say lol :P

    7 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  8. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    @moviegeek -- That sentence went way over my head, ha. It's kind of confusing, too. Maybe a mistake was made backspacing and such?

    7 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  9. moviegeek

    @thedude-abides I agree with you.

    "Moneyball was about baseball the way Social Network was about Facebook in that neither were about either."

    Quite the fun sentence to say :P

    7 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  10. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    @thedude-abides -- Yeah, I could tell by how you wrote those sentences. I too have to do the same when I'm stuck in the same situation.

    7 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  11. thedude-abides

    @XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Thanks! I love the Geek. I would hat to come off like a jerk.

    7 months agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

  12. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    @addiction-non-fatal -- Ha, I like your interpretation on the matter.

    7 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  13. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    @thedude-abides -- You didn't come off as a "pretentious ass", at all. Nicely said!

    7 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  14. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    @jayaottley -- Yes?

    7 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  15. thedude-abides

    @moviegeek Not to sound like a pretentious ass, but the technology to baseball reference is apples and oranges. Moneyball was about baseball the way Social Network was about Facebook in that neither were about either. Moneyball was about Billy Beane, who created the system of moneyball; The Social Network was about Mark Zuckerberg, who created facebook. In terms of the story, they're structured exactly the same way, they're just about different people :)

    7 months agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

  16. moviegeek

    @XxNickTheFilmCriticXx @thedude-abides Well Moneyball was about baseball... not technology :P

    7 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  17. ROFLitschristian

    No surprise. Still feels kind of earlier for a movie about the great Steve Jobs though.

    7 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag

  18. m2

    Of course they want him.

    7 months agoby @m2Flag

  19. Daveactor7

    Nerdy talk, great memorable lines, these Aaron Sorkin can do. The right man for the job

    7 months agoby @daveactor7Flag

  20. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    Apparently

    7 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  21. Jay.A.Ottley

    @bawnian-dexeus @moviegeek @XxNickTheFilmCriticXx @thedude-abides

    Ha ha well what do you know Movieweb is catching up.... YAY!

    And update apparently Brad Bird is the headline director to direct this although he isn't officially attached yet

    7 months agoby @jayaottleyFlag

  22. thedude-abides

    @XxNickTheFilmCriticXx I agree. Moneyball, which Sorkin co-wrote, wasn't a replica of TSN. It was similar in structure, but the films themselves were completely different.

    7 months agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

  23. ADDICTION NON-FATAL

    I disagree! The Social Network is about a Jewish American stealing an idea to benefit himself. Steve Jobs biopic would be about a Syrian American who created a product that would go global to benefit mankind.

    7 months agoby @addiction-non-fatalFlag

  24. Ahraman

    Maybe this shouldn't be directed by a friend of Jobs. If I'm gonna watch a biopic I want an unbiased view, that shows the icon in all lights.

    7 months agoby @ahramanFlag

  25. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    @moviegeek @bawnian-dexeus -- I think this is a great idea. Plus, unless David Fincher directs it - which I highly doubt will happen - how in any way, shape, or form will it be a replica of 'The Social Network'?

    7 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  26. moviegeek

    Too much like the Social Network. Boo.

    7 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  27. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    Well what do you know.....

    7 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

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