Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in new biopic
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Comedian-actor-prankster Ashton Kutcher has been slated to play Apple CEO Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie film, . Production is slated to start in May after Kutcher鈥檚 show 鈥Two and a Half Men鈥 goes on hiatus.
The film 鈥渨ill chronicle Steve Jobs from wayward hippie to co-founder of Apple, where he became one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of our time,鈥.
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Kutcher is famous (or infamous) for the MTV show 鈥淧unk鈥檇,鈥 which documented celebrities getting pranked by Kutcher and his band of merry helpers. The ex-model had already gained a cult following after the 2000 release of 鈥淒ude Where鈥檚 My Car?鈥, in which he plays an absent-minded oaf alongside Sean William Scott. Just last May, Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen in the hit comedy series 鈥淭wo and a Half Men,鈥 bringing him back under the spotlight.
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Initially, the choice of Kutcher for the role of Steve Jobs seems surprising, considering his resum茅. But while this might be an elaborate April Fools joke 鈥 TheWrap published the breaking news on April 1, but several outlets have corroborated the report 鈥 it鈥檚 not too far fetched, given the list of actors that have played business tycoons before.
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Justin Timberlake was applauded for his role in David Fincher鈥檚 鈥淭he Social Network鈥 as Napster founder Sean Parker. (The real Sean Parker said the film was 鈥渁 complete work of fiction鈥 at a 2011 conference in Munich.) Although Timberlake has appeared in a number of films following 鈥淭he Social Network,鈥 he rose to fame as the leader of boy band 鈥N Sync and was a surprise choice for the part of Parker.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, renowned for playing Jack Dawson in one of the biggest blockbusters of all time, 鈥Titanic,鈥 traded romanticism for delusional paranoia in Martin Scorsese鈥檚 鈥淭he Aviator.鈥 DiCaprio鈥檚 acting chops have rarely been called into question, but some wondered if he鈥檇 be able to ditch the boyish charm in this unflattering portrait of the obsessive-compulsive millionaire Howard Hughes.
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And in 1999 鈥 when Apple began to regain its previous relevance with a line of candy-colored iMacs 鈥 the made-for-TV movie 鈥淧irates of Silicon Valley鈥 starred Noah Wyle as Mr. Jobs. (Directed by Martyn Burke, the movie highlights the relationship between Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and their rivalry with Microsoft founder Bill Gates.) Wyle is famous for joining 鈥ER鈥 from 1994 to 2009 as Dr. John Carter, one of the most compassionate and empathetic characters on the show. This was a far cry from the Jobs role, which required Wyle to play 鈥 well 鈥 a brilliant jerk.
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Considering the long list of actors who surpassed audience鈥檚 expectations, it鈥檚 possible that Kutcher might not be a bad choice for Jobs鈥 latest biopic. But there鈥檚 always the possibility that we鈥檙e going to get 鈥淧unk鈥檇.鈥
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