Personally, I highly enjoyed watching Noah Wyle in "The Pirates". All of the actors in that movie performed greatly. Particularly, I was impressed by the guy who plays Steve Ballmer - he was 100% the real Ballmer.
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Aaron Sorkin 'Strongly Considering' Writing Screenplay for Steve Jobs Movie
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It will probably become a cult classic like Rocky Picture Horror Show and everyone in the audience will be wearing a black turtleneck and jeans.
Good idea, but not for the Jobs role. He would be perfect playing a table, or a coatrack, or some other inanimate object. His acting skills definitely qualify him to play a door.
But a human...not so much.
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After reading Jobs autobiography and especially hearing the audiobook, it reminds me of that tv show I used to watch called Wonder Years. IMHO they should do a TV series based on Jobs autobiography, I don't even mind if they do it like Wonder Years where they have somebody narrating on the background, they could even get the guy who did the audiobook to narrate on the TV show. This way we or others will learn more about Steve, from his childhood up to his death. I don't think a 2 or 3 hour movie is enough to really show who Steve really is.
When I saw the trailer for The Social Network, people in the theater laughed and a guy behind me said "Who would want to see a movie about Facebook?"
The Social Network was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three.
If it's good, people will want to see it, not just "fanboys". I'm also pretty sure "fanboys" aren't the only ones buying his biography. It was a bestseller in one week.
Don't be so dismissive.
No matter who is chosen, Sony picture will probably try very hard to replace everything with lame Sony products
The problem is that the movie is mostly fiction with a few real world names thrown in.
The problem is that the movie is mostly fiction with a few real world names thrown in.
You know, that's actually not a bad suggestion... if the kid can act better than he has in the past. His role in T&Dv.E was pretty over the top... but can he keep it restrained enough to not turn Steve into a cartoon?
Then he'd have my vote. The key to Social Network was in NOT casting a big name... because with big names, the audience tends to see the actor and not the role.
Aaron Sorkin is definitely a good writer, but in every case he has exaggerated and villainiesed in-charge lead characters to make them look like monsters. He must have had a really bad experience with a boss at one time, and is seeking revenge on all bosses. Based on the already exaggerated and over-spun accounts from a few people, Aaron would have a field-day with Steve.
It would be unfortunate if someone spun all that Steve has done and created into the story of a proposed villian. Trouble is that people who watch TV and the movies believe that what they read, hear, and see is the truth.
It would be unfortunate if someone spun all that Steve has done and created into the story of a proposed villian. Trouble is that people who watch TV and the movies believe that what they read, hear, and see is the truth.
You think there are only 25,000 Apple fanboys? Half the people who buy the latest phones will probably be keen to check the film out.
What he does best... crucify everyone in charge of anything. Yes, that's exactly what we all want for Steve.
President Bartlet didn't strike me as a monster in The West Wing. He didn't even make Mark Zuckerberg out to be a monster.
Sorkin's the man for the job (pun intended?). He's BY FAR my favorite screen writer. Everything he's written turns to gold in my opinion. There isn't any other writer that I think could write this movie and make it right.
Steve's life or his story should not be made into a movie right now. It's too soon.
There needs to be some distance between the audience and the subject-matter, otherwise everything will seem manufactured and fake. Also, rushing out a movie won't give it any perspective on how Steve's greatest creation -- ie, Apple -- carries on without him. Knowing more about Apple's success will paint Steve's ultimate success (or failure).
A little distance is really necessary to tell this story well.
It may have worked for The Social Network, but that film covered a 4 or 5 year period, and featured a character that the audience didn't know much about, so it was much easier to accept some actor playing the real person, because viewers didn't have anything to compare the actor and performance to. That's not the case with Jobs.
There needs to be some distance between the audience and the subject-matter, otherwise everything will seem manufactured and fake. Also, rushing out a movie won't give it any perspective on how Steve's greatest creation -- ie, Apple -- carries on without him. Knowing more about Apple's success will paint Steve's ultimate success (or failure).
A little distance is really necessary to tell this story well.
It may have worked for The Social Network, but that film covered a 4 or 5 year period, and featured a character that the audience didn't know much about, so it was much easier to accept some actor playing the real person, because viewers didn't have anything to compare the actor and performance to. That's not the case with Jobs.
After reading Jobs autobiography and especially hearing the audiobook, it reminds me of that tv show I used to watch called Wonder Years. IMHO they should do a TV series based on Jobs autobiography, I don't even mind if they do it like Wonder Years where they have somebody narrating on the background, they could even get the guy who did the audiobook to narrate on the TV show. This way we or others will learn more about Steve, from his childhood up to his death. I don't think a 2 or 3 hour movie is enough to really show who Steve really is.
I don't think Steve Jobs ever wrote an autobiography.
After reading Jobs autobiography and especially hearing the audiobook, it reminds me of that tv show I used to watch called Wonder Years. IMHO they should do a TV series based on Jobs autobiography, I don't even mind if they do it like Wonder Years where they have somebody narrating on the background, they could even get the guy who did the audiobook to narrate on the TV show. This way we or others will learn more about Steve, from his childhood up to his death. I don't think a 2 or 3 hour movie is enough to really show who Steve really is.
I'm not sure I completely understand the connection between The Wonder Years and Jobs bioflic - aside from the idea of using voice-over.
Just as a point of reference - the bioflics of the life of Jesus (a fairly important figure in the lives of many) managed to be accomplished in 2-3 hours.
So you're suggesting that Jobs life needs more time than....oh, never mind.