Travis Kalanick, the former CEO of the ride-sharing company Uber, might seem like a tiresome subject for a seven-episode docudrama series: another move-fast-break-things tech bro whose “change the world” sloganeering barely disguises a seething insecurity. Yet these qualities are exactly what makes this such a plum role for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the star of the new series “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.” That’s not meant as a dig at Gordon-Levitt, a talented actor with charisma and energy to spare. But his work as Kalanick does the neat trick of flipping a performer’s potential weaknesses — a sometime tendency to peacock, in his visible efforts to put on a show — into a character-defining strength. The show’s version of Kalanick, called “Tk” by his closest colleagues, is brash and cocksure; he’s also relentlessly self-conscious about his endless points of reference — “Zuck” (of Facebook), “Ek” (of Spotify), and any other...
- 2/18/2022
- by Jesse Hassenger
- The Wrap
"You know you're on your way up... when they slap a target on your back." Showtime has revealed the full official trailer for their series Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, launching streaming this February. Yet another dramatization of a tech business and all their craziness, following so many other new series like WeCrashed, too. Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber is the first installment of the Super Pumped anthology series in which each new season will explore a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed culture. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, and Uma Thurman star in the true story behind the meteoric rise and fall of Uber founder, Travis Kalanick. With the help of a Vc and board member Arianna Huffington, Kalanick forges the fledgling start-up into a multi-billion-dollar colossus. But every surge comes with a price. Also starring Kerry Bishé, Jon Bass, Babak Tafti, Bridgett Gao-Hollitt,...
- 1/30/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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