Leonardo DiCaprio withdrew from playing Steve Jobs in the 2015 biopic, prompting frustrated reactions from Sony executives and producer Mark Gordon in emails later exposed by the Sony hack. The episode mattered because his departure was one of several setbacks for a high-profile project that Sony ultimately abandoned, before it was made by Universal with Michael Fassbender in the lead role.

The leaked correspondence reportedly described DiCaprio’s conduct as “horrible” and “actually despicable”, although the article does not establish why he pulled out. David Fincher had also left as director, while Danny Boyle eventually directed Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay; the finished film co-starred Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen and Jeff Daniels.