Michael Fassbender has arrived in France, although we don’t have any photos of him yet. I’m just using some older photos of Fassy in this post, because I really wanted to talk about him ahead of the Cannes premiere of Macbeth, which will be happening this week. First of all, this week’s Star Magazine has a really strange story about Fassy and Marion Cotillard maybe getting together during filming?

She’s been involved with 42-year-old director Guillaume Canet for eight years, but that hasn’t stopped Marion Cotillard from getting cozy with her ‘Macbeth’ leading man, Michael Fassbender, 38. Insiders say Michael and Marion were so affectionate between takes, you’d think they were a couple in real life.

“Their chemistry is evident,” says a source. Michael has been dating Alicia Vikander since 2014, but has been spotted cuddling with Marion and calling her his “bella” on set. Marion and Guillaume have a 6-year-old son, but the source says their careers have been keeping them apart for months, and she’s finding comfort in Michael’s company.

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

Yeah, but they make it sound like this is an ongoing thing. They filmed Macbeth in early 2014. Then Fassy went and filmed The Light Between Oceans with Alicia Vikander and now they’re together. My guess is that nothing really happened between Marion and Michael, but if it did, it was a brief, on-set affair that didn’t last. I can’t wait to see Michael and Marion’s chemistry during the Macbeth press though – we should be able to figure some stuff out then.

Meanwhile, the first trailer for Steve Jobs has been released. This is the one written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle, both Oscar winners. So, this has Oscar-bait prestige pic written all over. Here’s the trailer:

Initial thoughts… Kate Winslet seems to be the weak link. It’s just like… why her? Why cast her in this role? Seth Rogen is playing Steve Wozniak and that fits so well, I kind of wonder if Seth isn’t going to end up with an Oscar nomination. As for Fassy… he looks more like Steve Jobs than I was expecting. Just goes to show you that if you put any random white guy in wire-frame glasses and a black turtleneck, they’ll probably have a passing resemblance to Steve Jobs.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.