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Ashton to Play Steve Jobs

Yes, Kutcher really will play Apple co-founder in indie film

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 2, 2012 8:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – In an indie biopic chronicling Steve Jobs' rise from hippie 20-something to Apple co-founder, Jobs will be played by … Ashton Kutcher. No, the news—first reported by Variety yesterday—isn't an April Fools' Day gag, insists Variety reporter Jeff Sneider. Jobs, directed by Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote), is scheduled to start filming in May, and should not be confused with the other biopic being developed by Sony; that one will be based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs. Check out our photo gallery and decide for yourself if there's any resemblance between Jobs and Kutcher.

This 1977 file photo shows Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as he introduces the new Apple II in Cupertino, Calif.
This 1977 file photo shows Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as he introduces the new Apple II in Cupertino, Calif.   (AP Photo/Apple Computers Inc., File)
Actor Ashton Kutcher attends the 2011 GQ Gentlemen's Ball at the Edison Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 in New York.
Actor Ashton Kutcher attends the 2011 GQ Gentlemen's Ball at the Edison Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
In this file photo taken Jan. 27, 2010, then Apple CEO Steve Jobs stands in front of a photo of himself, right, and Steve Wozniak, left, during an Apple event in San Francisco.
In this file photo taken Jan. 27, 2010, then Apple CEO Steve Jobs stands in front of a photo of himself, right, and Steve Wozniak, left, during an Apple event in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
Actor Ashton Kutcher attends the premiere of Spread during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.
Actor Ashton Kutcher attends the premiere of "Spread" during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
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myflap.blow
Apr 3, 2012 5:58 AM CDT
whatever. at least he looks the part. it'd be a real test of his acting skills for sure. I just want to know who will be playing The Woz!  Maybe Al Madrigal as a young woz? and for old - Will Sasso? (as kenny rogers)
DERY
Apr 3, 2012 3:39 AM CDT
Won't work! Kutcher is a stuck-up self-centered a-hole who shouldn't have gone half as far as h.... On second thoughts, he's perfect.
thirdimpact
Apr 2, 2012 2:11 PM CDT
Wasn't Noah Wyle available?

 
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