Aaron Sorkin Explains His Choice to Cast Christian Bale to Play Steve Jobs in Upcoming Biopic

“We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range, and that’s Chris Bale.”

In a recent interview with Bloomberg Television, director Aaron Sorkin explained his choice to cast actor Christian Bale to play Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic of the late Apple co-founder. The film is based on the book Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, and will begin shooting in the next few months.