It’s on IMDB, so it must be true: Ashton Kutcher will star in Jobs, a 2013 biopic about the Apple founder. Scrolling through Kutcher’s filmography, I’m going to go ahead and declare that this is his first serious role.
I’m just finishing the biography by Walter Isaacson (I’m late to party, I know), and there’s more than enough intriguing material for a great film. But that’s the problem. As a nerd, I want them to tell a visionary’s amazing success story rather than a cheesy romantic drama.
What the movie should be is an edgy, foul-mouthed drama showcasing the best anecdotes from the book. I want to see Gates and Jobs have at it. I want to see Jobs and Jony Ive look together at a mockup of the first iPhone. And I want to witness freak-outs in full Jobsian narcissistic glory. In short, I want to see the history behind Apple’s products and the computer industry at large. These are the people and events that have shaped my profession and, to a some extent, influenced my life.
But who’s listed third under cast? Ahna O’Reilly playing Chris-Ann Brennan— Jobs’ girlfriend in his twenties and the mother of his first daughter. How is she the third most important “character” in Steve Jobs’ life? This is why tech nerds hate Hollywood.
