New Steve Jobs trailer shows different side of the Apple icon

After years of development and multiple changes to cast and directors, script writer Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs biopic is finally coming to cinemas, with a new trailer dropping today.

The film stars X-Men actor Michael Fassbender as Jobs, and is based on the biography of the same name by Walter Isaacson. Directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire), it stars Seth Rogen as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, along with Kate Winslet as one of the original team members Joanna Hoffman.

The trailer shows that Jobs will not be painted in the most positive light in the film. Scenes show him getting angry and sarcastic with employees, having difficulties with his board members and being slammed by Wozniak.

A scene from the movie Steve Jobs.

"What do you do? You're not an engineer, you're not a designer, you can't put a hammer to a nail," Rogen's Wozniak says at the start of the trailer. "So how come ten times in a day, I read Steve Jobs is a genius. What do you do?"

"Musicians play their instruments. I play the orchestra," Jobs replies.

The film went through a rough development process. David Fincher was originally set to direct before dropping out, while Christian Bale was cast twice as Jobs. Leonardo DiCaprio was eyed for the lead as well, while Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson were all attached to the role of Hoffman.

The movie was dropped by Sony Pictures due to these issues, but was quickly snapped up by Universal Pictures.

A scene from the movie Steve Jobs.

Oscar and Emmy winner Sorkin wrote the script and told The Independent last year that it will be three thirty-minute scenes based around different Apple product launches, though there will also be some flashbacks.

In 2013, Ashton Kutcher starred as the Apple founder in Jobs about the company's early days. However, it was poorly received, earning just 27 per cent approval on RottenTomatoes and making less than $40 million globally.

Steve Jobs is set for release in New Zealand cinemas on October 8.

- nzherald.co.nz