Universal’sSteve Jobsbiopic is one of the most highly-anticipated movies coming out this fall, hitting theaters on October 9. The film has been getting plenty of buzz after debuting at the Telluride Film Festival over the weekend, with one of the film’s biggest champions being Apple co-founderSteve Wozniak, who is portrayed bySeth Rogenin the film.Deadlinecaught up withSteve Wozniakat Telluride, where he praised the filmmakers for gettingSteve Jobs' story right.
“I saw a rough cut and I felt like I was actually watchingSteve Jobsand the others (includingSeth Rogen’s dead-on portrayal of Wozniak), not actors playing them, I give full credit to (director)Danny Boyleand (screenwriter)Aaron Sorkinfor getting it so right.”
You may recall thatSteve Wozniakpreviously criticized the 2013 biopicJobs, saying the filmmakers got certain elements of the story “totally wrong.” This newSteve Jobsis based onWalter Isaacson’s 2011 biography onSteve Jobs, with screenwriterAaron Sorkinsetting the plot at the launch of three separate Apple product launches, the original Mac computer, Apple Next and the original iPod. It remains to be seen whether or not fans will embrace this biopic or not, but we’ll find out after it hits theaters October 9.
Michael Fassbenderstars as the title character, alongsideKate Winsletas Joanna Hoffman, former marketing chief of Macintosh.Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple, is played bySeth Rogen, andJeff Danielsstars as former Apple CEO John Sculley. The film also starsKatherine Waterstonas Chrisann Brennan, Jobs' ex-girlfriend, andMichael Stuhlbargas Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original members of theApple Macintoshdevelopment team. The supporting cast also includes Sarah Snook, John Ortiz and Perla Haney-Jardine.
Based on the critically-acclaimed reception coming out of Telluride,Steve Jobscould emerge as an early Best Picture contender, but we still have a long ways to go before the Oscar nominations are unveiled. Are you getting excited forSteve Jobs? Do you think it will take home several of the major Oscar awards? Let us know what you think below.
