Christian Bale reportedly pulls out of Steve Jobs movie

Actor Christian Bale has reportedly pulled out of a movie adaptation on Steve Jobs's life despite earlier confirmation he'd play the iconic Apple innovator.

Just last month, the movie's acclaimedscreenwriter,Aaron Sorkin, confirmed the Oscar-winner'sparticipation in the project and revealed that Bale was so desirable he didn't even have to audition.

• Christian Bale to play Steve Jobs in adaptation

"We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range and that's Chris Bale," Sorkinsaid in an interview withBloombergNews.

"It's an extremely difficult part and he's gonna crush it."

Bale 'not right' for the part

Despite Sorkin'scertainty, Bale apparently disagreed. Sources toldTheHollywood Reporter thatBale withdrew from the project because the actor felt he wasn't right for the part.

Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is signed on to direct the film adaptation ofWalterIsaacson'sbestselling biography on the late tech giant. It was published two weeks after Jobs died in 2011.

Bale is the second high-profile Hollywood star to pass on the role. Wolf of Wall Street actorLeonardo DiCaprio had also been linked to the part, but it's believed he turned it down to star inAlejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's western,The Revenant,instead.

Canadian actor and Neighbours star, Seth Rogen, is reportedly in talks to play Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

It's not yet clear how Bale's departure will affect theproject's production schedule and future casing decisions.