After dropping an initial teaser snippet back in May, Universal in collaboration with Legendary Pictures have today released the first official full-length trailer for the new Steve Jobs movie pencilled for release in October of this year. Rather than showing off a small little teaser that raises excitement but doesn't exactly show what will ultimately be brought to the big screen, Universal has lifted the curtain on a two-and-a-half-minute trailer that shows Michael Fassbender in action as the iconic Apple co-founder - Steve Jobs.
Any app or service that serves up instant access to popular movies and TV shows will always garner a lot of attention from the masses. The developers behind Popcorn Time, that managed to collect quite a lot of attention for potentially the wrong reasons, have shared some statistics to show just how much attention an iOS app of this particular type can get in terms of downloads.
The life and achievements of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs seem made for a Hollywood movie, and with The Social Network's writer Aaron Sorkin at the the helm of a flick based on the official Walter Isaacson biography, there's a genuine feeling that this could be another tech blockbuster. But Sorkin and the rest of the team tasked with prepping the Universal Pictures-commissioned biopic haven't had an easy ride in assembling the cast, and only recently arrived at Michael Fassbender and Seth Rogen as Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Now, for the first time, we get a look at these two actors in character.
The Interview has, since its announcement, been shrouded in controversy. For its flagrant mocking of North Korea, it hasn't exactly helped preexisting tensions, and after a stuttered release, remains conspicuous by its absence on Netflix. Not for long, it would seem, for at its latest earnings call, Netflix confirmed that the flick will be available to subscribers from later this month.
For well over a decade, the motion picture industry has been fighting a somewhat losing battle against piracy, but in recent times, there have been some crumbs of comfort. Netflix, for example, is a subscription package used by millions of consumers worldwide, and although the major studios don't recoup as much as they used to from, say, DVD sales, the likes of Netflix are still more desirable than people downloading illegally. Now, one former Wall Street analyst has developed a new service that essentially allows users to "borrow" digital copies of movies from their friends, and whilst Hollywood has yet to hop aboard, it does seem that the creator has taken the necessary steps to ensure the service's legality.
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Tolkien fans now have the opportunity to download the first Lord of the Rings movie, Fellowship of the Ring absolutely free . Originally available for $12.99, the movie which captured the hearts of millions, can now be grabbed for free and it's unclear if this is a limited time offer or not.
For quite some time, there have been rumors moving around that the Steve Jobs biographical motion picture (or biopic, as it's usually called) might be adopted by Universal Pictures, since Sony Pictures is considering dropping the project. Just a week ago, Sony actually did drop the project, and a week later, it has been taken up by Universal Pictures, confirmed a source to The Hollywood Reporter.
The late Steve Jobs, possibly one of the most iconic individuals and inspirational company founders of our time, suffered numerous setbacks in his career before eventually returning to Cupertino to inject life back into his beloved Apple in a true phoenix from the flames fairytale story. The proposed movie of his life, as scripted by Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin and rumored to be directed by Danny Boyle of Slumdog Millionaire fame, seems set to face a journey of similar obstacles after a surprising turnaround by Sony Pictures.
After the reported Leonardo DiCaprio talks broke down, it looked as though Christian Bale was a sure bet to play Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic written by Aaron Sorkin. Earmarked for the lead role and lauded as the perfect fit by Sorkin himself, we'd begun looking ahead to the movies eventual release, with the small matter of the main title characters apparently done and dusted. Yesterday, it emerged that Bale had dramatically swerved the opportunity to play Jobs, but it seems a replacement may already have been found in the form of Michael Fassbender.