Steve Jobs’s widow 'begged' DiCaprio and Bale not to take biopic role

Laurene Jobs allegedly called stars to dissuade them from taking part in Danny Boyle-directed drama, according to the Hollywood Reporter

Steve Jobs's widow Laurene Jobs called Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale to beg them not to play her husband in a forthcoming biopic, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

In an extensive piece on the new film, titled simply Steve Jobs, the US trade bible quotes an anonymous "key player" in the film-making process, who reveals: "Since the very beginning, Laurene Jobs has been trying to kill this movie, OK? Laurene Jobs called Leo DiCaprio and said: 'Don't do it.' Laurene Jobs called Christian Bale and said: 'Don't [do it].'"