Sony Pictures is in the throws of acquiring the feature film rights to the upcoming Steve Jobs biography penned by Walter Isaacson according to an exclusive report by Mike Fleming at Deadline.com.
"I’ve just learned that Sony Pictures is making a hefty deal to acquire feature rights to Steve Jobs, the upcoming authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson." Fleming writes.
"I’m hearing the deal is $1 million against $3 million and that Mark Gordon will be the biopic’s producer. But this will be an MG360 project, which is the movie production partnership between Gordon and Management 360. ICM reps both Isaacson and Gordon."
Sony pictures was described as "a good fit for the book," by Fleming since the studio has converted other business books like Oscar-nominated The Social Network and Moneyball into compelling dramas. The Social Network recieved eight Academy Award nominations in addition to winning Best Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe at the 68th Golden Globe Awards.
The release date for Isaacson's book was moved up to October 24th, according to a spokeswoman for publisher Simon & Schuster. November 21st was the original release for the book until the October 5th announcement that Steve Jobs had passed away. The film is being called "The hottest biopic in Hollywood right now," by industry insiders.
Although it was reported that Jobs fought off a long list of would-be biographers over the years, he later agreed to work with Isaacson, who’s also written about Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein.
[via Deadline.com]
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