Just one month after the secondfull-length trailerdebuted,Universal Pictureshas released a 60-second TV spot for the highly-anticipated biopicSteve Jobs, in theaters October 9.Michael Fassbendertakes on the monumental task of playing one of the most influential individuals of our time, Apple co-founderSteve Jobs. We’ll have to wait and see how audiences and critics respond to this biopic, but it certainly could be an early Oscar contender.
Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac,Steve Jobstakes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.Michael FassbenderplaysSteve Jobs, the pioneering founder of Apple, withAcademy Award-winning actressKate Winsletstarring as 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 the Apple Macintosh development team.Steve Jobsis directed by Academy Award winnerDanny Boyleand written by Academy Award winnerAaron Sorkin, working fromWalter Isaacson’s best-selling biography of the Apple founder. The producers areMark Gordon, Guymon Casady of Film 360,Scott Rudin,Boyleand Academy Award winnerChristian Colson.
Steve Jobsopens in theaters on October 9, going up against Relativity Media’s comedyMasterminds, Clarius Entertainment’s My All American and Warner Bros.‘Pan. This drama comes just two years after another biopic,Jobs, which starredAshton Kutcheras the title character andJosh GadasSteve Wozniak. That drama only took in $35 million worldwide and didn’t fare well with critics.
Do you thinkSteve Jobshas what it takes to become a hit with critics and with movie goers at thebox office? We have just two short months to find out, and we should get much more footage from this biopic between now and then. In the meantime, you may check out the latest TV spot, and stay tuned for more updates onSteve Jobs.
