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Michael Fassbender says of Steve Jobs role: 'I studied Ashton Kutcher' Michael Fassbender says of Steve Jobs role: 'I studied Ashton Kutcher'
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Michael Fassbender plays Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle’s new biopic, but he isn’t the first actor to portray the tech pioneer on screen.Michael Fassbender plays Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle’s new biopic, but he isn’t the first actor to portray the tech pioneer on screen.
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In 2013, Ashton Kutcher played the man in a critically reviled drama, Jobs. Fassbender poked fun at Kutcher’s film during a press conference at the New York Film Festival on Saturday, where the film screened as the centerpiece presentation.In 2013, Ashton Kutcher played the man in a critically reviled drama, Jobs. Fassbender poked fun at Kutcher’s film during a press conference at the New York Film Festival on Saturday, where the film screened as the centerpiece presentation.
Asked how he prepared for the project, Fassbender smirked and said: “I studied Ashton Kutcher.”Asked how he prepared for the project, Fassbender smirked and said: “I studied Ashton Kutcher.”
Unlike Jobs himself, Steve Jobs the film has been a hit with critics since premiering at the Telluride Film Festival. Fassbender and the film are considered locks for the awards race this fall. And unlike the Kutcher drama, which spanned Jobs’ entire professional life, Sorkin’s screenplay works with a compressed timeframe, focusing on three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. Unlike the film Jobs, Steve Jobs has been a hit with critics since premiering at the Telluride Film Festival. Fassbender and the film are considered locks for the awards race this fall. And unlike the Kutcher drama, which spanned Jobs’ entire professional life, Sorkin’s screenplay works with a compressed timeframe, focusing on three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
Fassbender admitted that he didn’t know much about Jobs before embarking on the project, which was first set to be directed by David Fincher and star Christian Bale in the title role.Fassbender admitted that he didn’t know much about Jobs before embarking on the project, which was first set to be directed by David Fincher and star Christian Bale in the title role.
“I’m not very interested in technology,” Fassbender said. “I use it pretty poorly. So everything was new to me, to be honest.”“I’m not very interested in technology,” Fassbender said. “I use it pretty poorly. So everything was new to me, to be honest.”
Meeting with people who knew Jobs left a deep impression on Fassbender, he said. Among the people he spoke with were former Apple CEO John Sculley, Jobs’s colleague and friend Joanna Hoffman, computer programmer Steve Wozniak and Andy Hertzfeld, who co-created the original Macintosh computer.Meeting with people who knew Jobs left a deep impression on Fassbender, he said. Among the people he spoke with were former Apple CEO John Sculley, Jobs’s colleague and friend Joanna Hoffman, computer programmer Steve Wozniak and Andy Hertzfeld, who co-created the original Macintosh computer.
Fassbender said: “The one thing that stuck with me was how much of an impression he made on these people.Fassbender said: “The one thing that stuck with me was how much of an impression he made on these people.
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“Obviously when he was alive, but since he passed away, you could see that he was still very much present in their lives. Even if the relationships were difficult, there was a sadness and a love there for him that I felt was pretty clear.”“Obviously when he was alive, but since he passed away, you could see that he was still very much present in their lives. Even if the relationships were difficult, there was a sadness and a love there for him that I felt was pretty clear.”
Since his casting was announced, many have been quick to criticize how Fassbender does not physically resemble the real-life person. As it turns out, that factor troubled the actor as well.Since his casting was announced, many have been quick to criticize how Fassbender does not physically resemble the real-life person. As it turns out, that factor troubled the actor as well.
“Obviously I don’t look anything like Steve Jobs,” he said. “That was the first thing I said to Danny. I said: ‘Christian Bale looks a lot more like Steve Jobs than me.’“Obviously I don’t look anything like Steve Jobs,” he said. “That was the first thing I said to Danny. I said: ‘Christian Bale looks a lot more like Steve Jobs than me.’
“He wasn’t interested in that – he wanted to get the energy and essence of the man and go with that.”“He wasn’t interested in that – he wanted to get the energy and essence of the man and go with that.”