You could already read this morning how the movie was liked Steve Jobs journalistic legend Walt Mossberg, who was a longtime friend of Steve's and said that the film captured the very years that showed a young, reckless, boisterous Steve Jobs, who was recognized by his old colleagues and subordinates but not by his new team after returning to Applu. That also explains why ex-pats like the movie Applu more than contemporaries like him Tim Cook, Jony Ive or his wife Laurene, who had the opportunity to know him only after a turning point occurred in Jobs's life and his personality changed for the better. The film thus potentially opened the door for a sequel that will show the good face of Steve Jobs, but nothing is certain. But if you are interested in the interesting things from the preparation of that film, then you have the opportunity to read new behind-the-scenes information here. Another part of the e-mail communication that took place between the managers of Sony Pictures and the creators of the film was leaked onto the Internet, along with the comments of the creators of the film.
Amy Pascal, who is co-chairman of the board of directors of Sony Pictures, said at the very beginning that the preparation of the film Steve Jobs will be extremely difficult: "Fasten yourself with two belts. This is not going to be just a bumpy ride,” she wrote in one of the emails. She later decided that she wanted nothing to do with the film when the filmmakers asked her for a higher budget than what Sony originally wanted to spend on the film. However, she later described this decision as a big mistake: "We use numbers as an excuse for the outside world. This is the second time in my career that I have let my feelings and thinking be influenced by the situation at the time. I've made a lot of mistakes, but none like Dad's." he admits his mistake to Amy.
ProAssociate Professor of Film, Scott Rudin, wasn't twice as enthusiastic about the co-chair's reaction to the film: "You behaved terribly and it will take a very, very long time for me to forget what you did to our film and what we had to go through thanks to you." On the contrary, actor Michael Fassbender and director Danny Boyle were optimistic and believed that the film would one day be made and be good. "I was so carried away by the script that I was surprised myself. I read it and it was - I'm going to do it. Rudin asked me if I was serious and I knew he probably thought it wouldn't be easy either. But I said I mean it as seriously as I can,” recalls Danny Boyle. The lead actor, Michael Fassbender, wanted to take a vacation before starting the movie, but when he saw the script, he quickly changed his plans. Subsequently, when he learned that both Rudin and Boyle wanted him in the lead role, he admitted that he did not know if he could do it, as he was not technically proficient: "I use all of them though Apple products, but I don't know them in detail." However, the script was interesting enough to convince the actor that he wanted to not only try, but put maximum.
However, Sorkin initially had doubts about the quality of the actor, but subsequent viewing of his films convinced Sorkin otherwise: "At the time of writing, I was the only one who didn't know Fassbender's work. I haven't seen 12 Years a Slave. I haven't seen Shameless Bastards. I haven't seen Shame. I haven't seen X-Men. In short, I've managed to miss every single movie with Michael Fassbender. So to our casting director, Francanother Maisler to send me all the films. And as soon as I looked at them, I joined the others.'
About the preparation of the film Steve Jobs could normally be made into a separate film. “Tim and Laurene weren't helping us. There were some tough times. I don't want to go into details," recalls Danny Boyle. “She came to see us; she did not want the film to be made at all costs. But we stood by our own: We will fix him. We know she called an actor or two,” mentions one unnamed Sony executive. Another added that Laurene tried to lobby every major publisher not to make the film. She simply wanted to destroy him. On the other hand, Sorkin thinks that there is nothing wrong with the film. Even Steve Jobs was a Sorkin fan: “Once, after an episode of The West Wing aired, he called me because he really liked the episode and told me to keep my qualities. The second time he called me and wanted me to visit Pixar with him because he hoped I would write a screenplay for them. The third time he called me was when he needed help with his speech at Stanford University. I helped him, for free of course,” Aaron Sorkin recalls.
*Source: The Verge
