Chicago – The theme song for “The Breakfast Club” is “Don’t You Forget About Me,” and there is no way to forget iconic actor Anthony Michael Hall. After a blazing number of 1980s classics as a teenager, Hall is back in “John Hughes Land” Aka Chicagoland, currently filming here for “The Class.”
“The Class,” written and directed by Nick Celozzi, has Amh going back to movieland high school… but this time he is portraying the assistant principal. His co-star is former teen idol singer Debbie Gibson, and the young high schoolers cast includes Charlie Gillespie (Netflix’s “Julie and the Phantoms”). The production will wrap August 8th. Anthony Michael Hall was photographed by Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com.
Anthony Michael Hall in Chicagoland for ‘The Class’
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Anthony Michael Hall made his film debut in 1982 at age 14 in “Six Pack,” which...
“The Class,” written and directed by Nick Celozzi, has Amh going back to movieland high school… but this time he is portraying the assistant principal. His co-star is former teen idol singer Debbie Gibson, and the young high schoolers cast includes Charlie Gillespie (Netflix’s “Julie and the Phantoms”). The production will wrap August 8th. Anthony Michael Hall was photographed by Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com.
Anthony Michael Hall in Chicagoland for ‘The Class’
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Anthony Michael Hall made his film debut in 1982 at age 14 in “Six Pack,” which...
- 7/28/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Paul G. Allen (1953-2018) - Businessman. In addition to co-founding Microsoft and his work in various other ventures, he co-owned Vulcan Productions and produced the movies Hard Candy, Far From Heaven, Titus and the documentaries Lightning in a Bottle, Pandora's Promise, Racing Extinction, Girl Rising and Netflix's The Ivory Game. He was played by Josh Hopkins in the movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. He died on October 15. (Nyt) Charles Aznavour (1924-2018) - Singer, Actor. In addition to his...
- 11/2/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
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We have seen the pop culture glory that is Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One. Repeatedly. So we're ready to dissect every geeky gem in it!
This article contains more Ready Player One spoilers than a Nintendo Player’s Guide walkthrough.
Ready Player One is now out on Blu-ray and HBO, and fans are basking in all of its easter egg glory. While Steven Spielberg was able to infuse a creative spark into the film that allowed it to stand on more than only pure nostalgia, there is no denying that the immediate hook of Ernest Cline’s novel and the subsequent Spielberg blockbuster is its cornucopia of movie references, video game easter eggs, and pop culture homages to all things ‘80s. The film might be set in 2045, but it’s good to know that the future is just as obsessed with Gen-x and Millennial culture as we are today!
We have seen the pop culture glory that is Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One. Repeatedly. So we're ready to dissect every geeky gem in it!
This article contains more Ready Player One spoilers than a Nintendo Player’s Guide walkthrough.
Ready Player One is now out on Blu-ray and HBO, and fans are basking in all of its easter egg glory. While Steven Spielberg was able to infuse a creative spark into the film that allowed it to stand on more than only pure nostalgia, there is no denying that the immediate hook of Ernest Cline’s novel and the subsequent Spielberg blockbuster is its cornucopia of movie references, video game easter eggs, and pop culture homages to all things ‘80s. The film might be set in 2045, but it’s good to know that the future is just as obsessed with Gen-x and Millennial culture as we are today!
- 3/28/2018
- Den of Geek
While there are any number of articles, studies, and statistics you can point to that underscore the lack of representation of women at all levels in tech, you can also look at how the industry has been portrayed on the big screen. We've had three movies about Steve Jobs ("The Pirates Of Silicon Valley," "Jobs," "Steve Jobs," not to mention the numerous documentaries), another about pioneer Alan Turing ("The Imitation Game"), and, of course, the profile of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network." Among them, you would be hard pressed to find women in significant roles that you could count beyond the fingers of one hand. The industry hasn't had a great track record of trumpeting the work of women in the field, or encouraging more to come into the fold, but that's changing. Part of the effort to balance the scales is Technovation. The annual event gives...
- 11/6/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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As The Librarians returns to Syfy UK, we chatted to Noah Wyle about directing, Falling Skies, and Jonathan Frakes peeing in a dumpster…
Since he first appeared as medical student John Carter in the Emergency Room of County General Hospital, Ill., Noah Wyle has specialised in playing a particular type of brainy hero. During his record-breaking tenure in ER, Wyle was notably the first to portray a fictional version of Steve Jobs in biopic Pirates Of Silicon Valley, a part that earned him an invitation from Mr Jobs to play a prank on the audience at the 1999 Macworld Expo.
Among a host of stage and screen roles, Wyle also played the small but memorable role of Dr Monitoff, a science teacher with an interest in parallel universes in 2001's Donnie Darko, followed in 2004 with the part of Flynn Carsen, perpetual student-turned-Indiana-Jones-type in three The Librarian television movies.
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As The Librarians returns to Syfy UK, we chatted to Noah Wyle about directing, Falling Skies, and Jonathan Frakes peeing in a dumpster…
Since he first appeared as medical student John Carter in the Emergency Room of County General Hospital, Ill., Noah Wyle has specialised in playing a particular type of brainy hero. During his record-breaking tenure in ER, Wyle was notably the first to portray a fictional version of Steve Jobs in biopic Pirates Of Silicon Valley, a part that earned him an invitation from Mr Jobs to play a prank on the audience at the 1999 Macworld Expo.
Among a host of stage and screen roles, Wyle also played the small but memorable role of Dr Monitoff, a science teacher with an interest in parallel universes in 2001's Donnie Darko, followed in 2004 with the part of Flynn Carsen, perpetual student-turned-Indiana-Jones-type in three The Librarian television movies.
- 10/30/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Genius, innovator, monster, icon, egomaniac — all these terms apply to the late Apple titan Steve Jobs, and thus it's not a surprise that depending on which version of the man one got to meet, how he's been portrayed in countless books, and now three feature length films, tends to vary. We've had 1999's "Pirates Of Silicon Valley," 2013's "Jobs," and the highest profile of all, this fall's Oscar contending, critically acclaimed "Steve Jobs." Controversy has already swirled around the movie, with reports that Jobs' widow asked Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio — actors considered early on for the lead role — not to do the movie. Meanwhile, current Apple CEO Tim Cook has not been pleased about what he described as an "opportunistic" movie. Now, two more people deeply involved with Apple have weighed in on the picture. John Sculley, who was famously at the helm of Apple when Steve Jobs resigned following a power struggle,...
- 10/10/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
What if you could create the perfect woman just from the tap of a keyboard and a click of a mouse? That's the tantalising premise at the heart of John Hughes's delightfully dorky teen classic, which celebrates its 30th birthday today (August 2).
To mark this momentous day, we look back at the cast of the beloved '80s film to find out what they've done since. Whatever happened to that fella Robert Downey Jr...?
Kelly LeBrock
'80s sex symbol Kelly LeBrock hit big with her first two roles in Gene Wilder's The Woman in Red and Weird Science, but only appeared in a handful of films after - among them Betrayal of the Dove, Tracks of a Killer and Zerophilia.
She moved out to a farm in Santa Barbara where she looks after animals and sleeps under the stars with her horse, but she keeps cropping up...
To mark this momentous day, we look back at the cast of the beloved '80s film to find out what they've done since. Whatever happened to that fella Robert Downey Jr...?
Kelly LeBrock
'80s sex symbol Kelly LeBrock hit big with her first two roles in Gene Wilder's The Woman in Red and Weird Science, but only appeared in a handful of films after - among them Betrayal of the Dove, Tracks of a Killer and Zerophilia.
She moved out to a farm in Santa Barbara where she looks after animals and sleeps under the stars with her horse, but she keeps cropping up...
- 8/2/2015
- Digital Spy
Michael Fassbender looks nothing like Steve Jobs: 7 actors who don't resemble real-life counterparts
Say what you like about Ashton Kutcher's Jobs movie, but it did hold one ace up its sleeve that the Danny Boyle-directed biopic doesn't - an actor who actually resembles the character they're playing.
We take a look at a handful of stars who don't look anything like the real-life people they played.
1. Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs
As brilliant an actor as the Shame star is, it's clear from the trailers for Danny Boyle's biopic that little has been done to make Fassbender look like the man he's portraying. Ashton Kutcher has him beat in that department (as does Noah Wyle if you go all the way back to Pirates of Silicon Valley), but with the talent involved here we're expecting Steve Jobs to be a cut above Jobs.
Intriguingly, prior to Fassbender's casting Christian Bale was circling the role before bowing out due to worries...
We take a look at a handful of stars who don't look anything like the real-life people they played.
1. Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs
As brilliant an actor as the Shame star is, it's clear from the trailers for Danny Boyle's biopic that little has been done to make Fassbender look like the man he's portraying. Ashton Kutcher has him beat in that department (as does Noah Wyle if you go all the way back to Pirates of Silicon Valley), but with the talent involved here we're expecting Steve Jobs to be a cut above Jobs.
Intriguingly, prior to Fassbender's casting Christian Bale was circling the role before bowing out due to worries...
- 7/2/2015
- Digital Spy
30 years ago today, John Hughes's teen movie The Breakfast Club opened in the Us, and although it wasn't a runaway box office hit, in the years since it has rightly claimed a place as a screen classic.
Buoyed by brilliant performances, a sharp script and direction from Hughes and that Simple Minds track, this is a film we return to again and again. But what happened to its stars? We go then and now with the cast to find out what happened to the brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess and the criminal.
Anthony Michael Hall - Brian Johnson
A staple of John Hughes movies in the '80s, Hall brought endearing geeky charm to National Lampoon's Vacation , Sixteen Candles and Weird Science.
As he grew out of child star roles, Hall sought to shed his established screen persona with a diverse selection of character parts across film and TV.
Buoyed by brilliant performances, a sharp script and direction from Hughes and that Simple Minds track, this is a film we return to again and again. But what happened to its stars? We go then and now with the cast to find out what happened to the brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess and the criminal.
Anthony Michael Hall - Brian Johnson
A staple of John Hughes movies in the '80s, Hall brought endearing geeky charm to National Lampoon's Vacation , Sixteen Candles and Weird Science.
As he grew out of child star roles, Hall sought to shed his established screen persona with a diverse selection of character parts across film and TV.
- 2/15/2015
- Digital Spy
Today, AMC released the first trailer for their new drama series, “Halt and Catch Fire.” The tale, which takes place in the early 1980s, is a fictionalized account of one company looking to make computers in Texas’ “Silicon Prairie.” If that by itself isn’t enough to convince you to watch the video, we will also tell you that the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” plays for the entirety of the trailer. “Halt and Catch Fire” centers itself on three characters: Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace), a former Ibm executive; Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy), a “once-great” engineer; and Cameron Howe (Mackenzie Davis), a “volatile prodigy.” The series follows those three as they attempt to reverse engineer an Ibm PC after learning that the PC has a flaw (which, presumably, they feel they can correct). Also appearing on the show are Kerry Bishe and Toby Huss. The examination of the...
- 3/31/2014
- by Josh Lasser
- Hitfix
Jobs
Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Modine
Running Time: 2 hrs 7 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Plot: The story of Apple Computers guru Steve Jobs (Kutcher), as he grows from Atari-employed hippie to the leader of a billion dollar company.
Who’S It For? Those curious about the story of Steve Jobs; giving Kutcher a fair shot is necessary as well.
Overall
Kutcher’s choice to play Steve Jobs is an admirable one, and for the most part he can take it as a success. The actor’s take on Jobs is a full physical embodiment, hunching his shoulders as he shuffles with a basically constipated walk. As he addresses his listeners in numerous intriguing scenes of behind-the-scenes pontificating, he talks like a guru, speaking clearly, slowly, and gently. Kutcher’s bone structure on his face, more often associated with his societally accepted good looks,...
Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Modine
Running Time: 2 hrs 7 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Plot: The story of Apple Computers guru Steve Jobs (Kutcher), as he grows from Atari-employed hippie to the leader of a billion dollar company.
Who’S It For? Those curious about the story of Steve Jobs; giving Kutcher a fair shot is necessary as well.
Overall
Kutcher’s choice to play Steve Jobs is an admirable one, and for the most part he can take it as a success. The actor’s take on Jobs is a full physical embodiment, hunching his shoulders as he shuffles with a basically constipated walk. As he addresses his listeners in numerous intriguing scenes of behind-the-scenes pontificating, he talks like a guru, speaking clearly, slowly, and gently. Kutcher’s bone structure on his face, more often associated with his societally accepted good looks,...
- 8/16/2013
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Despite the fact that Computer Chess is a movie about programmers competing to change the way humans perceive computers, it's about as far removed from the cutthroat melodrama of The Social Network or Pirates of Silicon Valley as a movie can possibly get. Instead, director Andrew Bujalski has crafted a much stranger, funnier and occasionally frustrating portrait of a group of oddballs trying to push computer intelligence to the next level. At times it recalls Robert Altman's wry, observational ensemble pieces -- think Nashville, Health and Ready to Wear -- but, ultimately, Bujalski makes the material his own, with an even looser, freer-flowing structure than Altman, a healthy dose of the psychedelic, and by going aesthetically where few filmmakers dare to tread. The setting is a...
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- 2/18/2013
- Screen Anarchy
At first I was in denial that Ashton Kutcher could pull off looking like Steve Jobs. That was before I saw this picture and mistook who was who. Looking closer it's clear which one is a picture of Kutcher, and which is an iconic image of the late Apple co-founder. While there have been some mixed reviews about the upcoming biopic jOBS, I have to admit I'm pretty interested to see if Kutcher can pull it off. If not, highschool students of the future will be doomed to referencing Pirates of Silicon Valley when learning about this great man. ...
- 1/31/2013
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that Ashton Kutcher will be playing Steve Jobs in the biopic jOBS, but these latest images from the film’s set (courtesy of X17) are making me come to terms with it. While there’s little doubt that Kutcher won’t find it easy to channel Apple Inc.’s brilliant co-founder on the big screen, there’s no denying that he certainly looks the part.
Kutcher seems to be portraying a middle-aged Jobs in these scenes with actor Dermot Mulroney (The Grey), who plays former Apple CEO Mike Markkula in the film.
I think he looks eerily like him. So much so, that I’m almost ready to give this movie a shot. Once upon a time I was skeptical of Noah Wyle (Falling Skies) portraying the PC genius on film, but I was ultimately impressed with his performance in Pirates of Silicon Valley.
Kutcher seems to be portraying a middle-aged Jobs in these scenes with actor Dermot Mulroney (The Grey), who plays former Apple CEO Mike Markkula in the film.
I think he looks eerily like him. So much so, that I’m almost ready to give this movie a shot. Once upon a time I was skeptical of Noah Wyle (Falling Skies) portraying the PC genius on film, but I was ultimately impressed with his performance in Pirates of Silicon Valley.
- 8/24/2012
- by C.P. Howells
- We Got This Covered
Falling Skies star Noah Wyle has said that he wants to play Steve Jobs again. Wyle portrayed the late Apple co-founder in the 1999 made-for-tv movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. The drama focused on the beginnings of Apple and Microsoft, and featured Anthony Michael Hall in the role of a young Bill Gates. Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Wyle said that he would give his "high teeth" to play Jobs a second time, and it would be his "dream job". Wyle said: "He's a fascinating individual and I had the chance to meet him. He gave me a very nice compliment about my performance. A job like the one this (more)...
- 6/22/2012
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Writer of The Social Network says working on upcoming film about the late Apple co-founder is 'like writing about the Beatles'
The Oscar-winning writer of The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin, has revealed he hopes to paint a "heroic" picture of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in a forthcoming biopic.
Sorkin, whose critically acclaimed film about the creators of Facebook took a warts and all view of its subject Mark Zuckerberg, said he planned a different approach this time around. Pointing out that Zuckerberg had been the first "antihero" of a long writing career, he said he much preferred developing heroic characters and did not intend to "judge" Jobs.
"He's a complicated guy," Sorkin said yesterday during an on-stage interview at the AllThingsD conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. "Zuckerberg was, as well. But when I'm writing this movie, I can't judge this character. He has to be, for me,...
The Oscar-winning writer of The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin, has revealed he hopes to paint a "heroic" picture of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in a forthcoming biopic.
Sorkin, whose critically acclaimed film about the creators of Facebook took a warts and all view of its subject Mark Zuckerberg, said he planned a different approach this time around. Pointing out that Zuckerberg had been the first "antihero" of a long writing career, he said he much preferred developing heroic characters and did not intend to "judge" Jobs.
"He's a complicated guy," Sorkin said yesterday during an on-stage interview at the AllThingsD conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. "Zuckerberg was, as well. But when I'm writing this movie, I can't judge this character. He has to be, for me,...
- 5/31/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Back in 1999 TNT aired a made-for-tv movie called Pirates of Silicon Valley, which told the story of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates' ascension to becoming the tech-icons we now know them to be. Part of Jobs' side of the story included his relationship with his high school girlfriend and the birth of his first child Lisa in 1978. This part of Jobs' life will apparently be explored to some extent in the upcoming Joshua Michael Stern indie biopic Jobs, as the role of Chris-Ann Brennan has been cast. To avoid any confusion before we proceed, Jobs is based on a script by Matt Whiteley, and is set to star Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad as Jobs and Steve Wozniak respectively. This is not to be confused with Sony's promising-looking biopic, Steve Jobs, which will be penned by Aaron Sorkin. According to Variety, Ahna O'Reilly has been tapped to play Brennan,...
- 5/28/2012
- cinemablend.com
The Social Network's Oscar-winning screenwriter is to pen film based on bestselling biography of the late Apple founder
His legacy already surrounds us in the shape of iPods, iPhones, iPads and myriad other iconic, sleek and indispensable examples of 21st-century living. Now Apple founder Steve Jobs is to be immortalised on the big screen in not one but two competing Hollywood biopics, the latest of which yesterday confirmed The Social Network's Oscar-winning Aaron Sorkin as its screenwriter.
Studio Sony's announcement that it has appointed the creator of The West Wing to adapt Walter Isaacson's bestselling official biography of Jobs immediately catapulted the film into pole position in the race to bring the late technology guru's story to the big screen, as well as marking it as potential awards season fodder. Sorkin surprised many by adapting what had looked on paper to be a rather dry tale about...
His legacy already surrounds us in the shape of iPods, iPhones, iPads and myriad other iconic, sleek and indispensable examples of 21st-century living. Now Apple founder Steve Jobs is to be immortalised on the big screen in not one but two competing Hollywood biopics, the latest of which yesterday confirmed The Social Network's Oscar-winning Aaron Sorkin as its screenwriter.
Studio Sony's announcement that it has appointed the creator of The West Wing to adapt Walter Isaacson's bestselling official biography of Jobs immediately catapulted the film into pole position in the race to bring the late technology guru's story to the big screen, as well as marking it as potential awards season fodder. Sorkin surprised many by adapting what had looked on paper to be a rather dry tale about...
- 5/16/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
I'm not sold on Ashton Kutcher playing Steve Jobs in this new biopic being developed. Sure he looks like him, but does he have that commanding presence that Jobs had? I'm not even sure if he's a good enough actor to even fake it. Producer Mark Hulme recently did an interview in which he talked about the film, its focus, what other famous tech innovators will be in the film, and why Kutcher got the job.
The working title of the movie is Jobs: Get Inspired, and it will follow the the ups and downs of Steve Jobs life from the years 1971 to 2000. This is the exact same time frame that was explored in the TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. The movie will not be based on any one book like Sony Pictures' adaptation, which will be based on Walter Isaacson’s bestselling biography Steve Jobs. This one...
The working title of the movie is Jobs: Get Inspired, and it will follow the the ups and downs of Steve Jobs life from the years 1971 to 2000. This is the exact same time frame that was explored in the TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. The movie will not be based on any one book like Sony Pictures' adaptation, which will be based on Walter Isaacson’s bestselling biography Steve Jobs. This one...
- 4/17/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Regardless of what the public thinks, Ashton Kutcher has a stamp of approval to portray late Apple founder Steve Jobs from at least one inside source. According to TMZ, Steve Wozniak, Jobs’ partner in founding the computer dynasty, is A-ok with the casting news.
“The fear that many might have is that Ashton was selected because he’s ‘hot’ right now,” said Wozniak, “but I feel that his selection was done in the most professional manner. And I’m glad that he’s on board. I think he’ll put a lot into it and that he cares about this particular subject.
“The fear that many might have is that Ashton was selected because he’s ‘hot’ right now,” said Wozniak, “but I feel that his selection was done in the most professional manner. And I’m glad that he’s on board. I think he’ll put a lot into it and that he cares about this particular subject.
- 4/3/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW.com - PopWatch
Star of Two and a Half Men is to take the lead role in biopic to be directed by Joshua Michael Stern
Ashton Kutcher has been cast as Steve Jobs in one of two competing biopics about the late founder of Apple, reports Variety.
Kutcher, who bears some resemblance to the young Jobs, has been cast in a version by Swing Vote's Joshua Michael Stern, which will chronicle the entrepreneur's journey from "wayward hippie" to co-founder of the iconic technology firm, "where he became one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of our time".
"I had the idea the day Jobs retired and I notice several It and art directors at my company all in a buzz," producer Mark Hulme of Five Star Insitute told TheWrap. "I was observing that day how distractive his retirement was to the marketplace and I knew in my heart that his story was...
Ashton Kutcher has been cast as Steve Jobs in one of two competing biopics about the late founder of Apple, reports Variety.
Kutcher, who bears some resemblance to the young Jobs, has been cast in a version by Swing Vote's Joshua Michael Stern, which will chronicle the entrepreneur's journey from "wayward hippie" to co-founder of the iconic technology firm, "where he became one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of our time".
"I had the idea the day Jobs retired and I notice several It and art directors at my company all in a buzz," producer Mark Hulme of Five Star Insitute told TheWrap. "I was observing that day how distractive his retirement was to the marketplace and I knew in my heart that his story was...
- 4/2/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Here's yet another news story that sounds like it could be an April Fool's joke, but alas it is not. Last night it was announced that Two and a Half Men star Ashton Kutcher has signed on to play the late Apple CEO and technology visionary Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic. This is not the previously announced project in development over at Sony, but rather a second competing biopic that is hoping to be the first one out of the gate. While I'm sure Kutcher is probably not the first person that Apple fanboys would have wanted to play their deity on the big screen, the thing is, he may not actually be such a bad choice after all. I mean, just take a look at the resemblance in the pictures above... pretty crazy! According to Variety, the project is tentatively titled Jobs and will be independently financed and...
- 4/2/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
It took a full century since Edgar Rice Burroughs created the character in 1912, but "John Carter" is finally slicing, dicing and leaping his way through Martian bad guys to a theater near you via the magic (and deep pockets) of Walt Disney Pictures.
But wait, what's that you say? "John Carter isn't a soldier transported to Mars, he's an emergency room doctor in Chicago!" Them's fightin' words.
To clear up confusion and dishonor, we're pitting Taylor Kitsch's John Carter against Noah Wyle's John Carter from the long-running NBC show "ER." These two had better draw their swords/scalpels and get ready for one serious showdown.
Occupation
Dr. John Truman Carter III: Emergency medicine physician, philanthropist
John Carter of Mars: Confederate Civil War captain, treasure hunter
Advantage: Doctor. Even though the Virginian wins points for general badassery, he mos def picked the wrong side to fight in during the Civil War,...
But wait, what's that you say? "John Carter isn't a soldier transported to Mars, he's an emergency room doctor in Chicago!" Them's fightin' words.
To clear up confusion and dishonor, we're pitting Taylor Kitsch's John Carter against Noah Wyle's John Carter from the long-running NBC show "ER." These two had better draw their swords/scalpels and get ready for one serious showdown.
Occupation
Dr. John Truman Carter III: Emergency medicine physician, philanthropist
John Carter of Mars: Confederate Civil War captain, treasure hunter
Advantage: Doctor. Even though the Virginian wins points for general badassery, he mos def picked the wrong side to fight in during the Civil War,...
- 3/7/2012
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
George Clooney and Noah Wyle are reportedly in the frame to play late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic of his life. Sony picked up the rights to make a film of Jobs's life after the acclaimed technology leader died of pancreatic cancer last month at the age of 56. Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Social Network, is understood to have been contacted to adapt the script from Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs. Filming for the biopic is scheduled to get underway next year. Clooney, 50, is said to be up against 40-year-old Wyle to play Jobs, after the two starred opposite each other in the long-running Us drama ER. However, Wyle may have the edge because he previously played the former Apple chief executive in the 1999 cult classic TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. To research the film, (more)...
- 11/21/2011
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
Arthur and Lancelot
He was the favourite, now "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington is set to play King Arthur in "Arthur & Lancelot" at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Harington, who plays Jon Snow on the HBO series, beat out his onscreen 'brother' Richard Madden for the role opposite "The Killing" actor Joel Kinnaman as Lancelot. Production will be worked around their small screen commitments. [Source: EW]
Untitled (aka. Remembering 1942)
Tim Robbins and Adrien Brody have joined the cast of Feng Xiaogang's untitled film about the 1942 famine and drought in central China during the war against Japan.
Based on writer Liu Zhenyun's novel "Remembering 1942", shooting kicks off shortly for release next year. [Source: Variety]
Monster Hunter's Survival Guide
Dwayne Johnson will star in the comic book mini-series adaptation “Monster Hunter’s Survival Guide” which Simon Kinberg is producing.
John Paul Russ's comic offered a comprehensive guide of how to hunt and survive confrontations with monsters,...
He was the favourite, now "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington is set to play King Arthur in "Arthur & Lancelot" at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Harington, who plays Jon Snow on the HBO series, beat out his onscreen 'brother' Richard Madden for the role opposite "The Killing" actor Joel Kinnaman as Lancelot. Production will be worked around their small screen commitments. [Source: EW]
Untitled (aka. Remembering 1942)
Tim Robbins and Adrien Brody have joined the cast of Feng Xiaogang's untitled film about the 1942 famine and drought in central China during the war against Japan.
Based on writer Liu Zhenyun's novel "Remembering 1942", shooting kicks off shortly for release next year. [Source: Variety]
Monster Hunter's Survival Guide
Dwayne Johnson will star in the comic book mini-series adaptation “Monster Hunter’s Survival Guide” which Simon Kinberg is producing.
John Paul Russ's comic offered a comprehensive guide of how to hunt and survive confrontations with monsters,...
- 11/19/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
George Clooney has had a lot of important roles in his life: the guy with the feathered hair on "Roseanne," the guy with the Caesar cut on "ER," and maybe, if he plays his cards right, the guy in the black turtleneck and blue jeans in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic.
The Sun reports that rumors are swirling that Clooney will play the late Apple CEO in an upcoming movie based on Jobs' life. Jobs, who died from pancreatic cancer on Oct. 5, 2011, had already been portrayed on screen by Clooney's former "ER" castmate Noah Wyle in the 1999 made for TV movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley."
It seems that Wyle may give Clooney a run for his money when it comes to playing Jobs again; Wyle is reportedly also in the running for the role in the upcoming biopic, rumored to start filming sometime next year
Whether or not the actors...
The Sun reports that rumors are swirling that Clooney will play the late Apple CEO in an upcoming movie based on Jobs' life. Jobs, who died from pancreatic cancer on Oct. 5, 2011, had already been portrayed on screen by Clooney's former "ER" castmate Noah Wyle in the 1999 made for TV movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley."
It seems that Wyle may give Clooney a run for his money when it comes to playing Jobs again; Wyle is reportedly also in the running for the role in the upcoming biopic, rumored to start filming sometime next year
Whether or not the actors...
- 11/18/2011
- by Sarah Crow
- NextMovie
George Clooney and Noah Wyle are interested in in playing Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic, according to Cult Of Mac (via The Sun). Clooney is 50 and Wyle 40 both starred together as doctors on ER. Filming is slated to start next year on the project that will chart the life and career of Jobs.
Wyle played jobs in the TV movie, Pirates of Silicon Valley. I love Falling Skies, and am not sure how this would impact the shooting schedule if he were to be cast. Clooney has back surgery coming up from an injury that occurred on Syriana.
I would be fine with Clooney of Wyle playing the role. It all depends on the quallity fo the makeup. What are your thoughts?...
Wyle played jobs in the TV movie, Pirates of Silicon Valley. I love Falling Skies, and am not sure how this would impact the shooting schedule if he were to be cast. Clooney has back surgery coming up from an injury that occurred on Syriana.
I would be fine with Clooney of Wyle playing the role. It all depends on the quallity fo the makeup. What are your thoughts?...
- 11/18/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
[1] As the source is somewhat less than airtight, you should probably take the following with the biggest grain of salt you can get your hands on -- but on the off chance there's some truth to it, this rumor is too wild not to repeat. A new report claims that George Clooney and Noah Wyle are vying for the lead role in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, which is being developed at Sony based on Walter Isaacson's bestselling biography. More details after the jump. The story comes from the UK tabloid The Sun [2] (via Cult of Mac [3]), which reports that the former ER co-stars are competing against each other to play the late Apple co-founder. There probably aren't many times I'd vote for Wyle over Clooney, but in this case Wyle actually seems like the better choice. For one thing, he's already played Jobs once, in 1999's Pirates of Silicon Valley.
- 11/18/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
The first potential casting for the Steve Jobs biopic is in -- and choice may surprise you.
According to UK's Now Magazine, George Clooney is up for the role of the late Apple visionary.
Just two days after his death, Sony acquired the rights to Walter Isaacson's biography "Steve Jobs." Reportedly, Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network" scribe, is the top contender to adapt the biography into a film.
Fellow "ER" alum Noah Wyle once portrayed a young-Jobs in the TV documdrama "Pirates of Silicon Valley."
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According to UK's Now Magazine, George Clooney is up for the role of the late Apple visionary.
Just two days after his death, Sony acquired the rights to Walter Isaacson's biography "Steve Jobs." Reportedly, Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network" scribe, is the top contender to adapt the biography into a film.
Fellow "ER" alum Noah Wyle once portrayed a young-Jobs in the TV documdrama "Pirates of Silicon Valley."
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- 11/18/2011
- by Jessie Heyman
- Huffington Post
Despite persistent rumours about his failing health, the death of Steve Jobs clearly shocked a lot of people last week. The Apple and Pixar co-founder was one of those people who actually lived up to the word "visionary" and truly succeeded in changing the world around us. With all the media coverage surrounding his passing, you had to assume that Hollywood would be looking for a way to capitalize on it immediately. As it turns out, it took Sony just two days to make their move. Deadline reports that they are currently in negotiations to acquire the movie rights to Steve Jobs, an upcoming biography by Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson that will be turned into a biopic for the big screen. The book has not been published yet but is set to hit stores on October 24th. Steve Jobs' life was featured on screen once before in...
- 10/13/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Sony Pictures has struck a deal to tell the story of Steve Jobs, based on the authorized biography by Walter Isaacson.
Deadline reports the deal is $1 million against $3 million, a massive acquisition cost for a biopic. The eventual biopic will be only the second movie about Jobs’ rise to technological titan, though I imagine it will be infinitely more accurate than 1999’s TV-movie Pirates of Silicon Valley, in which Noah Wyle starred as Jobs.
Let the speculation begin on who Sony will cast for this narrative feature. I’d imagine a conversation will be had with Aaron Sorkin to adapt the novel, since he had a hand in both of the studio’s recent biopic hits: The Social Network and Moneyball. (Sorkin recently recounted a story in the Daily Beast about how he was asked to write a movie for Pixar.)
Isaacson, a former managing editor of Time Magazine and CEO of CNN,...
Deadline reports the deal is $1 million against $3 million, a massive acquisition cost for a biopic. The eventual biopic will be only the second movie about Jobs’ rise to technological titan, though I imagine it will be infinitely more accurate than 1999’s TV-movie Pirates of Silicon Valley, in which Noah Wyle starred as Jobs.
Let the speculation begin on who Sony will cast for this narrative feature. I’d imagine a conversation will be had with Aaron Sorkin to adapt the novel, since he had a hand in both of the studio’s recent biopic hits: The Social Network and Moneyball. (Sorkin recently recounted a story in the Daily Beast about how he was asked to write a movie for Pixar.)
Isaacson, a former managing editor of Time Magazine and CEO of CNN,...
- 10/12/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Less than a week after Steve Jobs' death, word is out that Sony Pictures has completed a deal to bring to the big screen the upcoming authorized Jobs biography by Walter Issacson.
Book-to-movie biopics tend to make bank and have the potential to score critical prestige, as Sony knows well – after all, the studio made “The Social Network” and this fall’s “Moneyball,” both of which were impressive box office earners and critical darlings. There’s no doubt that given the wealth of momentous events and accomplishments in Steve Jobs’ life, a biographic movie promises to be amazing.
The question that immediately comes to mind, then, is: Who should play the Apple genius? After some deliberation, I’ve come up with a shortlist of five. I’m expecting that the movie will focus much more on the latter half of Jobs' life, chronicling his experiences at Apple, so no...
Book-to-movie biopics tend to make bank and have the potential to score critical prestige, as Sony knows well – after all, the studio made “The Social Network” and this fall’s “Moneyball,” both of which were impressive box office earners and critical darlings. There’s no doubt that given the wealth of momentous events and accomplishments in Steve Jobs’ life, a biographic movie promises to be amazing.
The question that immediately comes to mind, then, is: Who should play the Apple genius? After some deliberation, I’ve come up with a shortlist of five. I’m expecting that the movie will focus much more on the latter half of Jobs' life, chronicling his experiences at Apple, so no...
- 10/11/2011
- by Sterling Wong
- MTV Movies Blog
So now that Sony's pounced on the biopic of late Apple mastermind Steve Jobs, (and way sooner than I'd even predicted!), many an actor's gonna be throwing his hat into the ring. Not least of them is Noah Wyle, the longtime ER regular who had a soft-launch comeback with last season's underrated Falling Skies.
Wyle played Steve Jobs to Anthony Michael Hall's Bill Gates in Pirates Of Silicon Valley, a 1999 TV movie that's being re-aired soonish, and here's what he told Fortune about playing the entrepreneur at the time, via Deadline:
I had apprehensions of playing Jobs in Pirates Of Silicon Valley. TNT was really excited about me taking the part, but I had worries I usually didn’t have as an actor. I knew something about him and I had the script, but I couldn’t really get a beat on the guy until they sent me the documentary,...
Wyle played Steve Jobs to Anthony Michael Hall's Bill Gates in Pirates Of Silicon Valley, a 1999 TV movie that's being re-aired soonish, and here's what he told Fortune about playing the entrepreneur at the time, via Deadline:
I had apprehensions of playing Jobs in Pirates Of Silicon Valley. TNT was really excited about me taking the part, but I had worries I usually didn’t have as an actor. I knew something about him and I had the script, but I couldn’t really get a beat on the guy until they sent me the documentary,...
- 10/10/2011
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
Think Cinematic: Tech visionary Steve Jobs died last Tuesday, and by Friday a bio-pic was already in the works. The movie will be based on a new authorized biography by Walter Isaacson that is being rushed into print on October 24. Jobs was previously portrayed by Noah Wyle (pictured above) in the 1999 TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. (Deadline) U.S. Box Office: As most analysts predicted, Real Steel won the weekend box office race, earning $27.3 million, finishing far ahead of The Ides of March ($10.3 million), the only other new, wide release. Rounding out the Top 5: Dolphin Tale, Moneyball, and 50/50. (Box Office Mojo) Foreign Box Office: Real Steel also toppled The Smurfs from their place atop the international perch, hauling in $22.1...
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- 10/10/2011
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Makers of The Social Network plan big-screen biopic of Jobs's life, after buying rights to Walter Isaacson's authorised biography
The studio behind Oscar-nominated Facebook film The Social Network is planning a biopic about Steve Jobs, based on a forthcoming authorised biography of the late co-founder of Apple.
Deadline reports that Sony Pictures is set to acquire rights to the book by former Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson, titled simply Steve Jobs, for a seven-figure sum. It will be the first film to tell the Apple founder's story on the big screen, though a made-for-tv docudrama, Pirates of Silicon Valley, previously immortalised Jobs in 1999 with ER's Noah Wyle playing the role.
The release of Isaacson's biography is being rushed forward to 24 October following its subject's death last week from a rare form of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. It is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs...
The studio behind Oscar-nominated Facebook film The Social Network is planning a biopic about Steve Jobs, based on a forthcoming authorised biography of the late co-founder of Apple.
Deadline reports that Sony Pictures is set to acquire rights to the book by former Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson, titled simply Steve Jobs, for a seven-figure sum. It will be the first film to tell the Apple founder's story on the big screen, though a made-for-tv docudrama, Pirates of Silicon Valley, previously immortalised Jobs in 1999 with ER's Noah Wyle playing the role.
The release of Isaacson's biography is being rushed forward to 24 October following its subject's death last week from a rare form of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. It is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs...
- 10/10/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Now that Sony Pictures is planning a movie based on the new authorized biography of Steve Jobs, attention has focused anew on the last film about the Apple icon. Actor Noah Wyle talks about playing Jobs in TNT’s 1999 made-for-tv movie Pirates of Silicon Valley that the cable channel is re-scheduling. Here is some of what Wyle told Fortune magazine about the experience at the time: I had apprehensions of playing Jobs in Pirates Of Silicon Valley. TNT was really excited about me taking the part, but I had worries I usually didn’t have as an actor. I knew something about him and I had the script, but I couldn’t really get a beat on the guy until they sent me the documentary, Triumph Of The Nerds. Then it was “Ohmigod! I’ve never seen anything like this. I have to play this guy.” I was so taken by his presence,...
- 10/10/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
You're nobody until somebody makes a movie about you.
Just days after the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs, Sony is working to acquire Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs, simply titled Steve Jobs, which is set to be published in November.
With Jobs being unquestionably the biggest name in technology and the most renowned inventor of this generation, it's not unexpected for studios to be swarming to pick up the rights to put Jobs' story on the big screen.
According to Deadline, the rights for Isaacson's book could go for as much as $3 million. The reason? This is Job's authorized biography, meaning Isaacson's book will have intimate details about Jobs.
Deadline brings up the point that the book was actually originally set to publish in March but a few months ago, the release date was moved up to November. Now that Jobs has passed away, the book will be released on Oct.
Just days after the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs, Sony is working to acquire Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs, simply titled Steve Jobs, which is set to be published in November.
With Jobs being unquestionably the biggest name in technology and the most renowned inventor of this generation, it's not unexpected for studios to be swarming to pick up the rights to put Jobs' story on the big screen.
According to Deadline, the rights for Isaacson's book could go for as much as $3 million. The reason? This is Job's authorized biography, meaning Isaacson's book will have intimate details about Jobs.
Deadline brings up the point that the book was actually originally set to publish in March but a few months ago, the release date was moved up to November. Now that Jobs has passed away, the book will be released on Oct.
- 10/9/2011
- by Chris Ortiz
- Reelzchannel.com
If Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg can get his own movie, it seems only right that Apple visionary Steve Jobs should get one too, doesn’t it?
Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to Steve Jobs, an authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. Jobs was apparently resistant to having such a biography written, but then he personally selected Isaacson – who has previously written about Ben Franklin, Henry Kissinger and Albert Einstein – to undertake the task. The book has been in the works for nearly two years, and is due to be released on October 24th.
Now, Sony – the studio behind business-related pictures such as The Social Network and Moneyball - will be developing Isaacson’s book into a film. Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan) is producing. It will be the second movie to chronicle Jobs’ rise in the computer industry; in 1999, TNT aired the docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley,...
Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to Steve Jobs, an authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. Jobs was apparently resistant to having such a biography written, but then he personally selected Isaacson – who has previously written about Ben Franklin, Henry Kissinger and Albert Einstein – to undertake the task. The book has been in the works for nearly two years, and is due to be released on October 24th.
Now, Sony – the studio behind business-related pictures such as The Social Network and Moneyball - will be developing Isaacson’s book into a film. Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan) is producing. It will be the second movie to chronicle Jobs’ rise in the computer industry; in 1999, TNT aired the docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley,...
- 10/9/2011
- by Nigel Druitt
- Flickchart
We knew that the first Steve Jobs authorized biography came out, the biopic was soon to follow. It's basic screen sense: when someone famous dies, make a movie on it as soon as possible so you can rake in all the pity cash. Well, you can officially stop the countdown, because Sony has moved to acquire the rights to Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs.
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Jobs up and down career should make for a pretty entertaining movie. I'd be happy to watch just to see him and Woz back in the Atari days. Sony also has a good record for turning books into movies, having recently adapted both Moneyball and The Social Network. Of course, there has actually already been one movie written about jobs: 1999's TNT telefilm Pirates of Silicon Valley,...
How Steve Jobs and the iPod changed music forever
Rip Steve Jobs Remembering
Steve Jobs' Most Badass Achievements
Jobs up and down career should make for a pretty entertaining movie. I'd be happy to watch just to see him and Woz back in the Atari days. Sony also has a good record for turning books into movies, having recently adapted both Moneyball and The Social Network. Of course, there has actually already been one movie written about jobs: 1999's TNT telefilm Pirates of Silicon Valley,...
- 10/8/2011
- by Jonathan Moormann
- Filmology
Sony Pictures is in the process of acquiring film rights to "Steve Jobs," the upcoming authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. Book description: Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years - as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues - Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. Back in 1999, TNT aired "Pirates of Silicon Valley," a film which chronicled the rise of Jobs. It starred Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates and Noah Wyle as Jobs. The network re-aired "Pirates" back-to-back on Thursday night in tribute.
- 10/8/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
Of course it’s been impossible this week to visit any website without reading a tribute or two to Apple and Pixar co-founder Steve Jobs, who sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer at 56 years of age on Wednesday. I guess we all feel like we owe a huge debt of gratitude to the modern day genius, perhaps our version of a visionary like Thomas Edison, who made technology personable and just life so much easier. We all have iPods, iMacs, iPhones, etc – our consumption of movies, music and the way we create, distribute media and speak to one another would almost be unthinkable 15 years ago.
Of course when a figure as well known as Jobs passes away, it’s never long afterwards that we hear of a studio wanting to capitalise on his/her name for profitable gain. We heard the same thing immediately after Michael Jackson died but despite...
Of course when a figure as well known as Jobs passes away, it’s never long afterwards that we hear of a studio wanting to capitalise on his/her name for profitable gain. We heard the same thing immediately after Michael Jackson died but despite...
- 10/8/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Wednesday’s unfortunate passing of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is, to no one’s surprise, having repercussions. One of the many will be in the film industry — and not just with Pixar. As Deadline reports, Sony is picking up the rights to Steve Jobs, an upcoming (authorized) biography by Walter Isaacson that’s comprised of interviews with the subject, in addition to “over 100 conversations with friends, family members, colleagues and competitors.” Source Code and Saving Private Ryan producer Mark Gordon is behind the project.
With this being an “authorized biography,” there’s the risk of certain… undesirable particulars being excised for the sake of public image. Jobs himself claims that there are “no skeletons in his closet, though there were things he’d done he wasn’t proud of,” but the mention of him being “touchy about his personal life” does give pause. Somewhat contradictorily, the Amazon...
With this being an “authorized biography,” there’s the risk of certain… undesirable particulars being excised for the sake of public image. Jobs himself claims that there are “no skeletons in his closet, though there were things he’d done he wasn’t proud of,” but the mention of him being “touchy about his personal life” does give pause. Somewhat contradictorily, the Amazon...
- 10/8/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Sony has acquired the film rights to "Steve Jobs," the upcoming biography of the late Apple co-founder, Deadline reports.
The book, written by Walter Isaacson, and set to be released on October 24th, is the only authorized biography of the tech and media visionary. It moved up to number one on Amazon.com's Best Sellers list.
Jobs had a profound impact on the film industry; his Apple products, especially the iTunes store and mobile multi-media devices, changed the way we consume film, while, as a founder of modern-era Pixar, he helped shepherd computer animation from fledgling art to the standard in the medium.
Once he sold Pixar to Disney in 2006, Jobs became the single largest shareholder in the Mouse House and member of its board of directors, making it perhaps curious that they did not buy the rights to the film.
Just when the film will be made is unclear...
The book, written by Walter Isaacson, and set to be released on October 24th, is the only authorized biography of the tech and media visionary. It moved up to number one on Amazon.com's Best Sellers list.
Jobs had a profound impact on the film industry; his Apple products, especially the iTunes store and mobile multi-media devices, changed the way we consume film, while, as a founder of modern-era Pixar, he helped shepherd computer animation from fledgling art to the standard in the medium.
Once he sold Pixar to Disney in 2006, Jobs became the single largest shareholder in the Mouse House and member of its board of directors, making it perhaps curious that they did not buy the rights to the film.
Just when the film will be made is unclear...
- 10/8/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
Well, that didn't take long.
The Pixar visionary and co-founder of Apple died only two days ago and already Hollywood has the ball rolling with the inevitable biography film. Oddly enough, it is Sony Pictures (not Disney or even Pixar) that has snagged the feature film rights to the upcoming biography, "Steve Jobs," according to Deadline.
"Steve Jobs" is an authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. The book was originally supposed to be published on Nov. 21 but Simon & Schuster has (not surprisingly) moved it up to Oct. 24. The 448-page profile is based on over 40 interviews with the Apple co-founder and over 100 conversations with friends, family members, colleagues and competitors.
Actually, Sony is the perfect studio for this, having turned business-minded and tech-heavy true-life books into terrific pieces of mainstream entertainment with both "The Social Network" and "Moneyball."
So who's going to play Steve Jobs?...
The Pixar visionary and co-founder of Apple died only two days ago and already Hollywood has the ball rolling with the inevitable biography film. Oddly enough, it is Sony Pictures (not Disney or even Pixar) that has snagged the feature film rights to the upcoming biography, "Steve Jobs," according to Deadline.
"Steve Jobs" is an authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. The book was originally supposed to be published on Nov. 21 but Simon & Schuster has (not surprisingly) moved it up to Oct. 24. The 448-page profile is based on over 40 interviews with the Apple co-founder and over 100 conversations with friends, family members, colleagues and competitors.
Actually, Sony is the perfect studio for this, having turned business-minded and tech-heavy true-life books into terrific pieces of mainstream entertainment with both "The Social Network" and "Moneyball."
So who's going to play Steve Jobs?...
- 10/8/2011
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Just days after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to the his forthcoming biography for a biopic. Deadline is also reporting Mark Gordon is attach to produce.
The book simply entitled "Steve Jobs" will follow the rise, fall and rise again of one most important innovators in the last 100 years. It was written by former CNN CEO Walter Isaacson and is set to hit stores Oct. 24.
This is not the first time a movie will be made about the former Apple head. The 1999 made-for-tv movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley" featured Noah Wyle as Jobs. The film was nominated for five Emmys.
Jobs died Oct. 5 at the age of 56.
The book simply entitled "Steve Jobs" will follow the rise, fall and rise again of one most important innovators in the last 100 years. It was written by former CNN CEO Walter Isaacson and is set to hit stores Oct. 24.
This is not the first time a movie will be made about the former Apple head. The 1999 made-for-tv movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley" featured Noah Wyle as Jobs. The film was nominated for five Emmys.
Jobs died Oct. 5 at the age of 56.
- 10/8/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The death of Apple co-founder and overall innovator Steve Jobs has prompted TNT to order a re-broadcast of their Emmy-nominated original film, Pirates of Silicon Valley.
The film, which airs tonight at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Et, chronicles the race and rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft and stars ER actor Noah Wyle as Jobs. Anthony Michael Hall and Joey Slotnick also star as Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, respectively.
Originally aired in 1999, the movie earned five Emmy nominations, including one for Outstanding Made for Television Movie.
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The film, which airs tonight at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Et, chronicles the race and rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft and stars ER actor Noah Wyle as Jobs. Anthony Michael Hall and Joey Slotnick also star as Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, respectively.
Originally aired in 1999, the movie earned five Emmy nominations, including one for Outstanding Made for Television Movie.
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- 10/6/2011
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW - Inside TV
Plenty of celebrities met Steve Jobs, who was a superstar in his own right. But Noah Wyle had the privilege of actually playing the man. "My condolences and thoughts are with his family who will certainly miss him most as a husband and father," the Pirates of Silicon Valley star, who played Jobs to Anthony Michael Hall's Bill Gates, said Thursday in response to Jobs' passing yesterday at the age of 56. And Wyle didn't stop there. "Portraying him in Pirates of Silicon Valley was as challenging and as fulfilling of a role as I will have in my career. I had the honor of meeting him shortly after the movie aired and was struck by his sincerity and self-deprecating sense of humor. We...
- 10/6/2011
- E! Online
While all of Hollywood is reflecting on Steve Jobs' passing, TNT will air two broadcasts of the 1999 made-for-tv movie about the start of two of the most important tech companies of all time.
"Pirates of Silicon Valley" narrates the competitive beginnings of tech tycoons-to-be, Jobs and Bill Gates. Noah Wyle stars as the Apple visionary and Anthony Michael Hall as the PC genius.
The telepic - which to those who are unfamiliar, sounds like a dated "Social Network" - was written and directed by Martyn Burke and began, similar to the contemporary tech flick, as a best-selling book, "Fire in the Valley."
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"Pirates of Silicon Valley" narrates the competitive beginnings of tech tycoons-to-be, Jobs and Bill Gates. Noah Wyle stars as the Apple visionary and Anthony Michael Hall as the PC genius.
The telepic - which to those who are unfamiliar, sounds like a dated "Social Network" - was written and directed by Martyn Burke and began, similar to the contemporary tech flick, as a best-selling book, "Fire in the Valley."
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- 10/6/2011
- by Jessie Heyman
- Huffington Post
Along with his ingenious body of work, Steve Jobs gave us a character to parse. He was an evangelical in a black turtleneck, a temperamental obsessive, a mystic, a capitalist, a prodigal son and a fated hero. His distinctiveness inspired impersonations, some straightforward, as in the 1999 docudrama "Pirates Of Silicon Valley," and others that take aim ("South Park"s 2011 season premiere). But Jobs' flaws were as vital to his public successes as his strengths, and even the sharper parodies of him work because he made us feel we knew him. If he was ours to worship and ours to criticize, first and foremost, he was ours.
In honor of Jobs the character, we've compiled a series of clips that track the public shape he took. Here then is pop culture's observation of the man, black turtleneck, dogmatic fervor and all:...
In honor of Jobs the character, we've compiled a series of clips that track the public shape he took. Here then is pop culture's observation of the man, black turtleneck, dogmatic fervor and all:...
- 10/6/2011
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
TNT has scheduled back-to-back re-airings Thursday night (8 and 10 p.m.) of "Pirates of Silicon Valley, the 1999 TV movie about the race between technology rivals Apple and Microsoft to build their computer empires. "ER" and "Falling Skies" star Noah Wyle plays Steve Jobs, with Joey Slotnick ("Nip/Tuck") as his Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and "Dead Zone" and John Hughes movies alum Anthony Michael Hall as Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Read more: Apple Fans Across the World Mourn Steve Jobs "Pirates" follows both companies' histories, from the technology giants' nights building prototypes in...
- 10/6/2011
- by Kimberly Potts
- The Wrap
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