Steve Jobs, the film: two movie studios seek the definitive portrayal
If you thought the made-for-TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley was the last word on Steve Jobs' life, think again: Hollywood is producing two distinct new movies about the Apple co-founder's rise to world renown. Sony acquired the rights to Walter Issacson's authorized biography of Jobs, and obtained the talent of screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and the advice of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to craft its film, while Five Star Features has Ashton Kutcher portraying Jobs and will be filming portions in the original Apple garage. We'll bring you more details here as they're revealed.
'iSteve,' an 80-minute Steve Jobs mockumentary starring Justin Long, now free to watch online
If you want to watch a film about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, you'll have plenty of options before long: You could track down the aging Pirates of Silicon Valley, or wait for the Aaron Sorkin film based on Walter Issacson's authorized biography. You could hope that Ashton Kutcher's jOBS gets a release date. Or, you could watch Funny or Die's iSteve, an 80-minute parody starring Justin Long, who once portrayed the Mac in Apple's famous Mac vs. PC commercials. Jorge Garcia (Lost, Once Upon A...
Steve Wozniak turned down offer to work on 'Jobs' after reading early script: 'I felt it was crap'
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hasn't been mincing words with the new JOBS biopic, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival last night. We reached out to Woz with descriptions of key scenes we saw and some quotes from his character (played by Josh Gad) to see if he had other thoughts. We've heard from others that Woz did not have any contribution to the Kutcher-helmed film, but that isn't the entire story.
All about Steve: Ashton Kutcher carries 'Jobs' with a feverish take on Apple's co-founder
Cupertino, 1980. Steve Jobs is giving an impassioned motivational speech to a small team working on Apple’s Lisa. "It’s social status. It’s social currency," he says. His voice is deliberate, paced to emphasize the most emotionally-driven words. On the whiteboard behind him it reads "File | Edit | Page Layout | Format." He asks the team how many typefaces are in Lisa, who in turn respond that it was deemed a less pressing issue. This isn’t the answer Jobs expected.
"Everything… is...
Clip of 'jOBS' gives first glimpse of Ashton Kutcher taking on the role of Steve Jobs
We know Ashton Kutcher looks the part of a young Steve Jobs, but how well can the actor portray the late Apple co-founder on the big screen? The first clip we've seen from jOBS (courtesy of Entertainment Weekly) provides some indication of what moviegoers can expect when the film opens nationwide April 19th.
In a minute-long segment set in Hewlett Packard's parking garage, we find Jobs in the midst of an intense conversation with Steve Wozniak (actor Josh Gad) as he attempts to convince Woz...
New photos from 'jOBS' set show Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak
We've seen plenty of images of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in the forthcoming jOBS biopic, but we haven't yet seen him alongside Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, until now. USA Today just published a few photos showing Kutcher alongside Josh Gad, who will be playing the role of the more technically-minded half of the pair. We've matched USA Today's photo (on the right) with one that appears to be from a similar time period above. While we've found Kutcher's resemblance to Jobs to be quite...
Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher will hit theaters this April
jOBS, the forthcoming Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher, will arrive in theaters this April. The film, which is said to cover Steve Jobs' life from 1971 to 2000, will first debut on the closing night of the Sundance Film Festival later this month before seeing a wider release this spring — just about one year after we first heard tell of the film. There isn't much more in the way of details about the Joshua Michael Stern-directed movie, but the press release did indicate that the...
Ashton Kutcher's portrayal of Steve Jobs to debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January
This coming January is likely to be the first time that anyone outside of a production facility will get a look at jOBS, the new biopic of Steve Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher. The movie, which was initially announced in April of this year, covers 30 years of Jobs' life from 1971 to 2000 as an entrepreneur and leader of such companies as Apple, NeXT, and Pixar. It also stars Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, and Matthew Modine.
The movie is not based on Walter Isaacson's...
Aaron Sorkin: Steve Jobs movie will be centered around launches of Mac, NeXT, and iPod
Aaron Sorkin has thus far said relatively little about the Steve Jobs biopic he's writing for Sony Pictures. But the acclaimed screenwriter finally let some details slip today at The Hero Summit, an event presented by Newsweek and The Daily Beast. During an interview, Sorkin revealed that the movie will be comprised of three, 30-minute sections that each take place backstage in the moments immediately preceding some of Jobs' most iconic keynotes.
"This entire movie is going to be three...
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Matthew Modine of 'Full Metal Jacket' and Josh Gad from 'Book of Mormon' cast in 'jOBS' with Ashton Kutcher
As the Ashton Kutcher film jOBS prepares to start filming, we're seeing some more information about the other actors. Entertainment Weekly has reported that Matthew Modine, best known as Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket, will be taking the role of John Sculley, the one-time Apple CEO who clashed with Steve Jobs and was eventually replaced by him as company head. Modine looks appropriately craggy for Sculley, who's shown above in the early 1990s. Broadway's Josh Gad, meanwhile, will be...
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Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs movie will begin filming in the original Apple garage
It seems like the two upcoming films about Steve Jobs are already engaged in a public relations duel. Earlier this week, Sony Pictures' big-budget production announced that it had signed Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as technical advisor and The Social Network's Aaron Sorkin as screenwriter, and now the rival Ashton Kutcher production has announced that it will film scenes in the actual Los Altos, California home where Steve Jobs lived, and the garage where Apple began its work (pictured...
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Woz hired by Sony as technical 'tutor' for Steve Jobs film
Earlier this week Sony announced that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin would be adapting Walter Isaacson's biography Steve Jobs into a feature film, and the scribe has already revealed additional details about the project — including the involvement of Steve Wozniak. During a recent news conference Sorkin told Reuters that Woz — who co-founded Apple with Jobs in 1976 — had been hired by the studio to serve as a "tutor" on the project, providing technical insight as well as consulting on Jobs...
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'Social Network' screenwriter Aaron Sorkin signs on for Sony's Steve Jobs biopic
Ashton Kutcher may have been spotted trying on Steve Jobs' signature outfit recently for a film, but Sony Pictures is putting together a major studio adaptation of the Apple co-founder's life and it just landed a huge name: screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. He will be adapting Walter Isaacson's best-selling authorized biography, the studio announced today, and there's little doubt Sorkin has the chops. Not only did he pen the adaption of David Fincher's The Social Network, but Sorkin's also the man...
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Ashton Kutcher tries on Steve Jobs' signature outfit for new film
TMZ has published a series of photos of Ashton Kutcher taken yesterday in Los Angeles. As you can see, Kutcher is dressed in Steve Jobs' famous black turtleneck and blue jeans combo, which the CEO wore in most public appearances starting in the 1990s. Kutcher was apparently on his way to the set of the Steve Jobs biopic he is starring in, which is tentatively titled, Jobs: Get Inspired. This film is one of two projects currently being worked on about the Apple leader, the other being a Sony...
Steve Jobs movie starring Ashton Kutcher to cover Apple from 1971 to 2000, filming starts next month
We've got a few more details on the recently-revealed Steve Jobs movie starring Ashton Kutcher, thanks to a Neowin interview with the producer, Mark Hulme. The independent film — which has the unfortunate working title of Jobs: Get Inspired — will cover the late CEO's life from 1971 to 2000, putting it rather squarely into the time period that the TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley explored. The first-time producer said that, unsurprisingly, they chose Kutcher to play the role of Jobs...
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Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in upcoming film, says Variety
A Steve Jobs movie was an absolute inevitability, but what we didn't count on was Ashton Kutcher landing the starring role. According to Variety, however, the Two and a Half Men star will indeed take on the role of Cupertino's finest in the upcoming indie film simply known as Jobs. The movie will be directed by Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote), with a script written by Matt Whiteley. It's not clear yet how much of Jobs' life this movie will cover; Variety says that the film will follow Jobs...
Report: Sony Pictures acquires rights to Jobs biopic based on Isaacson biography
Deadline New York is reporting that Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to a Steve Jobs biopic based on Walter Isaacson's forthcoming authorized biography of the CEO of Apple.
The book, which is based on more than fifty personal interviews between Steve Jobs and Isaacson over several years was originally set to be published in early 2012, then moved to November of 2011. The nearly 500 page book was moved up again the day after Jobs' death on October 5th, and is now set to be published on...
