If she signs on the dotted lines, the actress would co-star alongside Michael Fassbender, who is currently attached to star in the film, hollywoodreporter.com.
Portman and Fassbender nearly worked together on another project “Jane Got a Gun” before director Lynne Ramsay and Fassbender exited the film.
Sony Pictures had been working on developing the Steve Jobs biopic, written by Aaron Sorkin, before Universal picked up the feature.