Steve Jobs’s widow 'begged' DiCaprio and Bale not to take biopic role for upcoming Steve Job movie

Steve Jobs, which will hit US cinemas on limited release this weekend as it builds anticipation for an expected Oscars run, is debuting in a very different form than might once have been expected. As well as the shift from Sony to Universal over budget concerns,. The movie which has faced controversy following the objection of Steve Job's widow Laurene Job, who called some of the key actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale to beg them not to play her husband in a forthcoming biopic.
Danny Boyle eventually replaced David Fincher in the director’s chair, and Michael Fassbender stars in place of DiCaprio and Bale, both of whom were reported last year to have passed on the role of Jobs for unspecified reasons.

The film takes the unusual route of focusing on three key product launches, The first takes place in 1984 as Jobs prepares to unveil the Mac, the second in 1988 as he splits from Apple to launch a rival computer with his company NeXT and finally in 1998 as he returns to the fold to revolutionise the industry with the iMac.It also takes a peek at his personal life when he refuses to acknowledge his daughter with his ex wife and some of his personal tragedies. read more Guardian