If you are as legendary as the late Steve Jobs, chances are people will adore and admire you long after you have passed on. Ij the case of Steve Jobs, his legacy still lives on through the biggest company on Earth – Apple.
While each and every Apple product is, in essence, a reminder of the brilliance of Steve Jobs, books and films have long since been a way of remembering the greats. And now, another great actor is stepping into the shoes of the one great Steve Jobs.
As we all know, this is not the first time that someone has portrayed Jobs in screen. back in 2013, Ashton Kutcher played the iconic man in the movie “˜Jobs‘. While Kutcher‘s uncanny resemblance to Jobs was praised, the movie generally received bad reviews – although some people though it was a spot-on representation of the man we all wish we knew.
Taking on the role of Jobs this time around, is Michael Fassbender. Fassbender will play Jobs in the upcoming biopic “˜Steve Jobs.‘
The biopic was written by Aaron Sorkin, who based his screenplay on Walter Isaacson‘s popular biography of Steve Jobs. Sorkin is also no stranger to tech related films, as he was the one who penned “˜The Social Network‘ – a film based on Facebook and it‘s college student CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
Joining Sorkin on the project is director Danny Boyle, who is considered to be one of the best of his time. Boyle has directed amazing films such as the Oscar-winning “˜Slumdog Millionaire‘ and the critically acclaimed “˜Trainspotting.‘
The film is said to follow Jobs backstage before three key product launches, with the last one being the 1998 unveiling of the iMac.
Fassbender may not look as much as Jobs as Ashton Kutcher, but he sure has the acting chops to pull off a great Jobs. Fassbender made a name for himself in the X-Men films playing Magneto and more recently was nominated for an Oscar in 2014 for his role in the slave epic ‘12 Years A Slave.‘
Joining Michael Fassbender in rounding out the impressive cast is Oscar-winner Kate Winslet, who stars as Joanna Hoffman – a member of the original Mac team and NeXT team. Jeff Daniels as John Scully – CEO of Apple from 1983 – 1993 and, of course, Seth Rogen as Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak.
We‘ll have to see if Fassbender can out-Jobs Kutcher, but one thing is for sure; this movie looks absolutely epic!
Check out the trailer below:
Source: YouTube
