Filmmaker Joshua Michael Stern has the distinction of directing "Jobs," the first big-budget movie biopic on one of the world's most important entrepreneurs: Steve Jobs. The film was bound to come under extreme scrutiny from avid Apple fans, of whom there are many, and so Stern takes a cautious approach, lining up events in chronological order and sticking to facts garnered from meticulous research.
"Still, there are some things about which I've had to choose sides," Stern tells The Japan Times. "For example, Steve Wozniak's account of his time with Steve Jobs is different from Jobs' own account. There were some things that had to be left unsaid or not referred to, and I've had to stick with Jobs' account. It's impossible to get a consensus of memory, but that's what biopics are about."
Stern was a screenwriter before he became a director, but he says he "would not have gone into writing or filmmaking if not for Apple." In college, he first started working on an Apple II computer.