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Aaron Sorkin thinks Tim Cook and Steve Jobs' widow would be 'pleasantly surprised' by his new movie

Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin, the writer behind the latest "Steve Jobs" movie. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Aaron Sorkin's new movie about Steve Jobs, which opens in theaters October 9, has ruffled quite a few feathers inside and around Apple.

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CEO Tim Cook has said that he hates how filmmakers like Sorkin are being "opportunistic" by making movies about the late Apple co-founder. And Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs' widow, even tried to keep Sorkin's movie from being made.

Sorkin addressed the opposition after a press screening in New York City on Monday.

"Mrs. Jobs, Tim Cook, Bill Campbell — they have not seen the movie," he said. "They have not read the screenplay."

"I think if they do see the movie they're going to be pleasantly surprised," said Sorkin, who won an Oscar for his screenplay "The Social Network" about Mark Zuckerberg and the early years of Facebook. "They haven't seen the movie."

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Sorkin said that his movie isn't a biopic with a traditional "cradle to grave structure." The film, which stars Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels, is divided into three distinct acts that each center on Jobs during the minutes backstage leading up to a major product announcement. 

During the Q&A after the screening, "Steve Jobs" director Danny Boyle also addressed the importance of portraying a character like Jobs.

"This guy is one of the most important figures in our lives, and many, many, many more peoples' lives to come," he said. "These people, I'm afraid, they have to written about. They have to be examined."

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