Kate Winslet “up for female lead in Steve Jobs biopic” December 20, 2014 - 11:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kate Winslet reportedly is up for a female lead role in the untitled Steve Jobs biopic. According to Variety, the "Titanic" star is in talks to join the Danny Boyle-directed flick. If the deal is sealed, she'll star alongside Michael Fassbender who plays Jobs and Seth Rogen who portrays Steve Wozniak. Previously, it was reported that Jeff Daniels was eyed to play former Apple CEO John Sculley, AceShowbiz said. Based on Walter Isaacson's biography, the upcoming film has Aaron Sorkin to work on the script. Scott Rudin, Mark Gordon and Guymon Casady serve as producers. Natalie Portman previously was linked to an unspecified role, but she apparently decided to pass on it. The biopic is eyeing a 2016 release. Winslet now has some projects underway. She played Jeanine in "Divergent" and is reprising the role in its follow-up "The Divergent Series: Insurgent". Also starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Ansel Elgort, the highly-anticipated film is set to be released in the U.S. on March 20. The Oscar-winning actress also appears in "A Little Chaos", an Alan Rickman-directed drama focusing on a talented landscape designer who's hired to work in the Versailles. It is hitting U.S. theaters on March 27.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement  Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement.Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday.Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback.European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 |
