Leonardo DiCaprio Backs Out of Steve Jobs Biopic

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Leonardo DiCaprio has backed out of Sony's upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, JOBS, to be directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"). Aaron Sorkin wrote the script based on Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography "Steve Jobs," to which Sony acquired the rights following the Apple exec's death in 2011. Scott Rudin will produce.

THR reports that DiCaprio's exit comes from a hectic shooting schedule with THE REVENANT. DiCaprio had hoped to film the biopic when production wrapped, though now plans to take "a lengthy break from acting."

Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, and Matt Damon are reportedly on Sony's wish list.

DiCaprio has been nominated for five Academy Awards and ten Golden Globe Awards. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama for The Aviator (2004) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He has also been nominated by the Screen Actors Guild,Satellite Awards, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

DiCaprio made his film debut in the comedic sci-fi horror film Critters 3 (1991) and received first notable critical praise for his performance in This Boy's Life (1993). He obtained recognition for his subsequent work in supporting roles in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Marvin's Room (1996), as well as leading roles in The Basketball Diaries (1995) and Romeo + Juliet(1996), before achieving international fame in James Cameron's Titanic (1997).

Since the 2000s, DiCaprio has been nominated for awards for his work in such films as Catch Me If You Can (2002), Gangs of New York (2002),The Aviator (2004), Blood Diamond (2006), The Departed (2006), Revolutionary Road (2008), Django Unchained (2012) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). His films Shutter Island (2010) and Inception (2010) rank among the biggest commercial successes of his career.[2] DiCaprio owns a production company named Appian Way Productions, whose productions include the films Gardener of Eden (2007) and Orphan (2009).