Following a series of charismatic turns, Michael Fassbender finishes 2015 on a high with a suitably meticulous portrayal of Apple saviour Steve Jobs. Tom Grater chats to the actor about method and motivation Michael Fassbender is having a vintage year. After drawing plaudits for his star turns in John Maclean’s indie western Slow West and Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of Macbeth, he is now leading the Oscar race for Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs, in which he plays the titular Apple pioneer. The film’s journey from inception to the big screen was as bumpy as Jobs’ own history with Apple. The man himself died on October 5, 2011, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, and Sony Pictures moved...
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