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Sony Pictures Entertainment on Wednesday said that the AcademyAward winning screenwriter behind "The Social Network" will writethe script for a film about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Aaron Sorkin will adapt the hot-selling biography by journalistWalter Isaacson for the motion picture screen, according to Sony. "Steve Jobs's story is unique: he was one of the most revolutionaryand influential men not just of our time but of all time," SonyPictures co-chair Amy Pascal said in a release. "There is no writer working in Hollywood today who is more capableof capturing such an extraordinary life for the screen than AaronSorkin; in his hands, we're confident that the film will beeverything that Jobs himself was: captivating, entertaining, andpolarizing." The project is being produced by Mark Gordon, Scott Rudin, andGuymon Casady, according to Pascal and Columbia Pictures presidentDoug Belgrad. Isaacson's book titled simply "Steve Jobs" has sold more than twomillion copies since its release late last year and was thetop-selling title at online retail powerhouse Amazon.com, accordingto industry statistics cited by Sony. Sorkin won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The SocialNetwork," a blockbuster film based on Mark Zuckerberg launchingwhat is now Facebook in his Harvard dorm room. Sorkin's other works include "A Few Good Men" and "Moneyball." Hehas also acquired the rights to The Politician, a book by authorAndrew Young about the downfall of former US senator John Edwards. Sorkin will make his directing debut with a film based on hisadaptation of the book for the screen, according to Sony. Ashton Kutcher is to play Jobs in a new independent film about thelate Apple chief's life, a spokeswoman for the "Two and a Half Men"actor said in April. "Jobs" will tell the story of his life from wayward hippie toco-founder of Apple and revered creative entrepreneur, accordingthe spokeswoman. Twitter trailblazer Kutcher, who recently split from actress DemiMoore, is attached to the project to be directed by Joshua MichaelStern based on a script by Matt Whiteley, it said. Production was due to start this month while Kutcher is taking abreak from "Two and a Half Men," the hit TV series he joined lastyear after Charlie Sheen was sacked following a very public rowwith the producer. Kutcher, 34, was best known for TV shows including "That 70s Show"and "Punk'd" before he replaced Sheen last May. He and Moore, bothTwitter early adopters, announced their separation in November. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Stainless Steel Welded Pipes , Stainless Steel Square Bar, and more. For more , please visit Stainless Steel Round Bars today!
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