He won sought - after role over Tatiana Maslany and Rooney Mara . Weitz is replacing Gary Whitta , who penned the first draft . Jones is nominated for an Oscar for ` ` The Theory of Everything '' Aaron Paul , and Ramirex on list of possible male leads .
He won sought - after role over Tatiana Maslany and Rooney Mara . Jones is nominated for an Oscar for ` ` The Theory of Everything '' Aaron Paul , and Ramirex on list of possible male leads .