Leonardo DiCaprio leaves Steve Jobs biopic as reports suggest he plans a break from acting
The actor is said to be intending to take time-out after filming The Revenant
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Your support makes all the difference.Leonardo DiCaprio has bowed out of Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs biopic.
The Wolf of Wall Street actor reportedly made the decision in light of his plans to take a “lengthy break” from acting, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
DiCaprio, 39, is said to have been in talks with Sony Pictures to take on the role of the late Apple co-founder, but now intends to focus on other projects after filming for The Revenant wraps up.
The biopic, with a screenplay written by Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), has already come up against obstacles after David Fincher pulled out of directing.
Based on the best-selling Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson and focusing on three key Apple product launches, it is to be produced by Scott Rudin.
Actors rumoured to be in the running to replace DiCaprio include Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Bradley Cooper.
A long-time champion of environmental awareness, DiCaprio was last month bestowed with the title of Messenger of Peace for the United Nations. He went on to lead a talk about climate change at a summit in New York, which was seen by was seen by 1,143,167 people.
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