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The article said that Tom Hooper was going to direct Eddie Redmayne in the lead role.

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Researching the part afforded Vikander an education in both trans rights and love.

Thats something I really listened to and was very moved by.

Im glad its such a part of our film.

Fortunately, being enamored with her costar helped.

Ive looked up to Cate Blanchett since I sawElizabethwhen I was 13, Mara says.

Or maybe the film is shooting in Hawaii.

But Kate Winslet accepted the part of Joanna Hoffman largely because it scared her.

If you know how to play a role, then wheres the challenge and wheres the fun?

She neednt have worried, though.

Winslet delivers a cool counterweight to the gravitational force of Michael Fassbenders fiery Steve Jobs.

She balances his tunnel vision with her broad view, his drive with her strategy.

And like their real-life counterparts, neither could have succeed without the other.

She was so good at taking our last-minute rewrites and turning them into gold, Singer says.

Everything we threw at her, she literally could learn stuff within minutes.

Acting is something I loved so much, but I had sort of forgotten about it.