Over at Gizmodo, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak calls the minute-long preview scene from the upcoming jOBS biopic – starring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak – “totally wrong.”
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Battle of the Steve Jobs Movies
Right now, if you want to watch a fictionalized version of the story of Steve Jobs, you have one option: the so-so 1999 teleflick Pirates of Silicon Valley, with Noah Wyle as Apple’s cofounder. Before too long, though, there will …
Steve Jobs Film with Ashton Kutcher to Focus On Apple’s Early Years
Ashton Kutcher will maintain his youthful looks throughout much of the upcoming indie Steve Jobs movie.
In an interview with Neowin, producer Mark Hulme said the biopic–whose working title is Jobs: Get Inspired–will take …
Who Should Play Woz to Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs?
In the wake of news that the Two and a Half Men star will headline a new Jobs biopic, TIME plays casting director to find the perfect actor for the role of lovable Apple cofounder, Steve Wozniak.
Ashton Kutcher to Play Steve Jobs in Indie Biopic
Dude, where’s my iPad? Variety is reporting that Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in Jobs, an indie film about the late Apple co-founder and CEO, who passed away last October.
Joshua Michael Stern, who directed and wrote …
Rumor: George Clooney vs. Noah Wyle for Steve Jobs Movie Role
In the movie version of Steve Jobs’ life, the role of Apple’s late CEO and co-founder may go to George Clooney. Or Noah Wyle. Or neither, because frankly this rumor seems a bit fishy.
The report comes from NOW Magazine, which …
Google TV May Soon Be Able to Sidestep Blocked Content
Google has finally brought apps to Google TV, along with a revamped interface that makes it easier to search for shows and movies. YouTube playback has been updated as well, with HD videos being played by default and automatic playlist creation based on the types of videos you’re watching.
Perhaps the biggest news here is the …
Redbox Is Raising Prices (by 20 Cents)
Renting a Redbox DVD will require a little more loose change starting Monday, when parent company Coinstar raises prices by 20 cents per disc.
DVD rentals from Redbox’s ubiquitous kiosks currently cost $1 per night. Coinstar says it’s raising the price to $1.20 per night in response to higher debit card interchange rates, GigaOM …
Netflix Was Right, and We’re Being Fickle
No doubt many see this Netflix debacle, in which the company admits it just lost 800,000 subscribers in its fiscal third quarter, as vindication. They balked when the company hiked its price a few bucks a month, and they absolutely howled when Netflix tried to separate DVD rentals and online streaming into two discrete services. The …
Beware User Agreements: Who Actually Owns the Reddit Movie Pitch?
Earlier this week, I mentioned that Warner Bros. had purchased a movie pitch from a writer called James Erwin that had started life as a post on Reddit. Ignoring my cynicism over whether or not social media can ever make good movies or television, there’s one problem: What if Erwin didn’t actually own his idea?
The problem seems to be …
Skype Founder Unveils Netflix Competitor
Watch out, Netflix: There’s a new player in the online video space, with the kind of past history that should probably make you a little nervous. Introducing VDIO, the new streaming video-on-demand service from the people who brought you Skype. And Napster. And Apache. You’ll find some Microsoft veterans in there, too.