“Inherent Vice” star nabs female lead in Steve Jobs biopic December 24, 2014 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the heels of her breakout performance in Inherent Vice opposite Joaquin Phoenix,Katherine Waterston has nabbed the female lead in Universal's Steve Jobs biopic, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Michael Fassbender is playing Apple founder and innovator Steve Jobs while Seth Rogen is attached to the role of co-founder Steve Wozniak. Waterston will play Chrisann Brennan, Jobs' high school girlfriend, longtime partner and the mother of his first child. Danny Boyle is directing the untitled film based on Walter Isaacson's book and adapted by Aaron Sorkin. Scott Rudin, Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady and Christian Colson are producing the project, which was first at Sony before Universal signed on to distribute. Waterston plays the ex-wife of Phoenix's character in Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice, now in theaters. She also has indies Queen of Earth and Manhattan Romance in the can. Her previous films include The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her and Night Moves starring Jesse Eisenberg. She's repped by UTA, Silver Lining Entertainment and Jackoway Tyerman.  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
