Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs Script Described As "Brilliant" & "Masterful" By Sony Exec; Tom Cruise Was Eyed To Lead

The last few weeks haven't been great for Sony, and that's mostly been due to the massive breach of security by a hacker group known as Guardians Of Peace, whose theft of the studio's documents have opened an ugly window on their operations. It's the kind of insider stuff that likely happens at most studios, but that stays behind closed doors. Sony also recently saw their high profile Steve Jobs biopic, "Jobs," put into turnaround and snapped up by Universal. There wasn't much word at the time about why it happened, but in an explosive piece culled from leaked emails, Defamer reveals the ugly showdown that was going on all year between producer Scott Rudin and Sony exec Amy Pascal about how to get the movie made.

Frankly, it's probably best to jump over to that blog to get all the details, but the short version is the pair were headbutting almost from the start. Pascal had concerns about David Fincher potentially directing "Jobs" instead of...