David Fincher To Direct Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs Script
I never really like the combination of David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin on The Social Network. The pair seemed so different, an aloof auteur director and an energetic auteur writer. But people over 35 at the time really thought the movie was something special because it confirmed all their sad assumptions about Millennials, so the film earned over $220 million at the global box office.
Well, it looks like the pair are going to have a chance to take on another tech legend. (Or should I say the tech legend?)
Fincher is officially in talks to direct Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs biopic for Sony. The script is said to focus on three long scenes taking place behind the scenes before Apple’s on-stage product launches. Hopefully this structure better lends itself to the meshing of the two styles. Unlike the folks in The Social Network, a dramedy ensemble made to act serious, there’s no question that Jobs is someone you just can quite touch. Fincher’s aloofness could go along way with a man, myth and legend like Steve Jobs.
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