Last week it was just a rumor. This week it’s a Hollywood fact, confirmed by the movie’s famous screenwriter — Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, The Social Network).
But even before the cat was fully out of the bag, Team Conan was having its fun with the idea of Welsh-born method actor and three-time Batmen Christian Bale (The Fighter, The Hustle) as the big-screen version of Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs.
Below: The clip, via YouTube.
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Thanks John Paczkowski for the tip.
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