The first official trailer for the Steve Jobs movie we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. The one-minute clip gives us an early look at Michael Fassbender as Apple’s co-founder and former CEO, along with co-stars Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen and Jeff Daniels.
Unlike the last high-profile Jobs biopic, which starred Ashton Kutcher and wasn’t too well received, this one, titled simply Steve Jobs, is based on the best-selling biography by Walter Isaacson. The rights were initially purchased by Sony, but they were later sold off to Universal.
The movie is written by Aaron Sorkin (The Newsroom, West Wing) and directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting). It consists of just three acts, all of which take place backstage during iconic Jobs keynotes, but flashbacks will be used to recount stories from Jobs’ past.
Rogen will play Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in the biopic, while Winslet has been cast as Joanna Hoffman and Daniels as former Apple CEO John Sculley.
Despite wearing Jobs’ trademark glasses and black turtleneck, Fassbender still doesn’t look or sound much like the man he portrays in this trailer. Given how much the movie will rest on his performance, that could make it a little less than convincing for Apple fans, although it’s too early to tell how it will impact the film.
Steve Jobs is set to hit U.S. theaters October 9.
Source: Collider
Killian Bell is a freelance writer based in the U.K. He has an interest in all things tech and also covers Android over at CultofAndroid.com. You can follow him on Twitter via @killianbell.
10 responses to “Michael Fassbender still doesn’t look much like Steve Jobs in first teaser trailer”
Agree he looks nothing like jobs
He looks a lot like Elton John! *shudder*
Steve Wozniak : Seth Rogen
Who cares if he looks like him, it’s the performance that counts.
Who cares if he looks like him?? If that’s the case, why not cast Richard Gere, Robert De Niro or Michael Douglas? Or how about Mos Def or Ice Cube? All fine actors.
You had your look-alike version and shat all over it before even seeing it because of who the lead actor was.
Time to take a dump on this one now because he doesn’t look like him? Muppets.
Is it more important that he portrays him accurately or looks like him? We seemingly can’t have both. I say the portrayal is most important. This looks like it could be an electrifying movie. Much better than the Ashton Kutcher movie, which, while the acting wasn’t bad, the facts in the movie were sometimes far from reality.
“Rogen will play Apple co-founder Seth Wozniak in the biopic” – Its Steve Wozniak not Seth Wozniak.
Disagree. That shot of him at the end of the trailer with Steve Jobs’ smile on his face….he WAS Steve in that shot. Can’t wait for the movie.
“Michael Fassbender still doesn’t look much like Steve Jobs in first teaser trailer”
First they tried Christian Bale, a Brit. Now it’s Michael Fassbender a German. Apparently, the producers of this movie will •not• consider American actors to play an American business icon. Why not Australian actors Russell Crowe or Guy Pearce? They’re non-American big-money earners. In makeup, Aussie Kate Blanchett or Englishwoman Kate Winslet might be great. One gets the idea that if Anthony Hopkins were a few years younger, he’d be the obvious choice.
Fassbender is a great actor, to be sure, and very versatile. But among the many, many actors in this country, surely there is an American actor who can, and would love to take a shot at playing Steve Jobs. Too bad producers feel they need a box-office guaranteed superstar… who has to fake an American accent.