Christian Bale could be the next Steve Jobs -- in a cinematic reality, that is. Long noted to bear a physical resemblance to the Apple founder, Bale is reportedly director David Fincher’s star choice for the Water Isaacson biography–based, Aaron Sorkin-scripted Steve Jobs biopic he’s set to helm. Fincher, who worked with Sorkin on "The Social Network," says his project is still in the casting stage, with a launch date yet to be set. [via /Film]

Patrick Kennedy, son of the late revered and at times beloved Senator Ted Kennedy, has written a memoir detailing the battles with addiction and bipolar disorder that led him to become a mental-health activist. A Common Struggle: A Very Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction will be published in 2015. In its pages, Kennedy will share his personal struggles with a disease he says calls for civil rights considerations, calling it “the common struggle of mental illness and addiction, which affects all of us.” [via The Washington Post]

Canadian folk-music legend Martha Wainwright is at work on an autobiography, covering her experience of a musician’s life: the “strange love affairs,” drugs, and alcohol that invariably intertwine with the requirements of making music and a behind-the-scenes family life. Sister to that other folk legend, Rufus, Wainwright is working on Stories I Might Regret Telling You for release in 2016. [via The Celebrity Cafe]

Emile Hirsch’s John Belushi will be paired with Ellen Page’s Judith Jacklin in the upcoming film on the late comic-actor’s life. Jacklin, who went from high-school sweetheart to wife, will be present in real-life, too, as a producer along with Belushi’s long-ago costar Dan Aykroyd. With a Steve Conrad–written script covering Belushi’s life from his first appearances on a fledgling SNL to his starring roles in cult films like "The Blues Brothers" and "Ghostbusters," this biopic is scheduled to begin filming in New York later this year. [via The Wrap]