Michael Fassbender As Steve Jobs

After less than two weeks from being confirmed as Steve Jobs, Christian Bale gave up the role and left this much anticipated biopic hanging. Luckily for us, the “X-Men: Days Of Future Past” star Michael Fassbender is here to save the day once more.

Deadline reports that Michael Fassbender is now the primary choice to play Steve Jobs for writer Aaron Sorkin and director Danny Boyle. According to the publication’s sources, the project wouldn’t the affect the actor’s “X-Men” schedule.

After the disappointment of Christian Bale’s leave, it’s believed that both Sorkin and Boyle are more than pleased to get Michael Fassbender in as his replacement – and you have to admit that this wasn’t a bad second choice.

Let’s hope that the opportunity to play Steve Jobs and a chance to work with Oscar-winning Boyle and Sorkin will persuade Fassbender to accept this role.

However, in case he refuses, there is a good chance the whole project might fail due to lack of good enough talent to play the character.

There is no dispute about Christian Bale’s talent. In fact, his efforts in “The Dark Knight,” “The Machinist,” “The Fighter” and “American Hustle” have been so immense that expectations of his Steve Jobs portrayal would have been gigantic.

Michael Fassbender hasn’t yet hit this level of recognition. He has put in divine work in everything he has starred in, but his Magneto will always be compared to Ian McKellen’s, while “12 Years A Slave” will mostly be remembered for being outstanding.

By playing Steve Jobs, Michael Fassbender could truly wrap his acting prowess around an event movie and a recognizable character.