Aaron Sorkin will adapt Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs for Sony, the studio announced on Tuesday.
Mark Gordon, Scott Rudin and Guymon Casady are producing the biopic, which is based on Isaacson's widely hailed book. The biography of the late Apple co-founder and CEO ruled the charts for months, selling faster than any book since George W. Bush's memoir, "Decision Points."
Sony bought the rights back in October before it even hit the shelves, anticipating that it would become a must-read. Simon & Schuster, the book's publisher, moved up the release date after the death of Pixar's former chief.