'Steve Jobs' biography to turn into Aaron Sorkin movie

All rumors that "The Social Network" writer Aaron Sorkin was toying with Sony's offer to jot down a screenplay as outlined by Steve Jobs' life were substantiated. Sony announced today the fact that Academy Award-winning screenwriter has accepted the task.

"Steve Jobs' story is exclusive: he was one of several revolutionary and influential men as well as in our time but in recent history," co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Amy Pascal said at the statement today. "There are very few writer in the Hollywood today what is more very effective at capturing this type of extraordinary life to make the screen burberry mini ipad case than Aaron Sorkin; as part of hands, we're confident that the film is the only thing that Jobs himself was: captivating, entertaining, and polarizing."

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Sony quickly grabbed the rights to Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography "Steve Jobs" right after the Apple co-founder died through the rare method of pancreatic cancer from the ages of 56 last October. As stated by the Web-site Film, Sony sealed the sale for $1 million. Recently, rumors have surfaced that Sony was considering getting George Clooney or Noah Wyle to pass the time the role of Jobs.