Funny or Die has announced that it has made its own Steve Jobs movie entitled, 'iSteve' which will be released on April 15th, reports the New York Times.
A biopic poking fun at biopics, 'iSteve' stars Justin Long (“New Girl,” “DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story”) in the title role. At 60 to 75 minutes, the movie is the longest project to date for Funny or Die, which generally features bite-sized videos.
"In true Internet fashion, it’s not based on very thorough research — essentially a cursory look at the Steve Jobs Wikipedia page," said Ryan Perez, who wrote and directed 'iSteve.' "It’s very silly. But it looks at his whole life."
According to Allison Hord, producer of 'iSteve', the tone is such that "even the harshest fanboy critics will be able to laugh with us."
"We were kicking around the idea of making a fake Steve Jobs movie trailer, and as often happens in a writers’ room, the joke kind of escalated," said Hord. Pereze wrote the 81 page script for 'iSteve' in three days; it was taped in five.
'Jobs', the biopic starring Ashton Kutcher, was supposed to be the first Steve Jobs movie released; however, Open Road has delayed the release in order to have more time to market the film.
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A biopic poking fun at biopics, 'iSteve' stars Justin Long (“New Girl,” “DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story”) in the title role. At 60 to 75 minutes, the movie is the longest project to date for Funny or Die, which generally features bite-sized videos.
"In true Internet fashion, it’s not based on very thorough research — essentially a cursory look at the Steve Jobs Wikipedia page," said Ryan Perez, who wrote and directed 'iSteve.' "It’s very silly. But it looks at his whole life."
According to Allison Hord, producer of 'iSteve', the tone is such that "even the harshest fanboy critics will be able to laugh with us."
"We were kicking around the idea of making a fake Steve Jobs movie trailer, and as often happens in a writers’ room, the joke kind of escalated," said Hord. Pereze wrote the 81 page script for 'iSteve' in three days; it was taped in five.
'Jobs', the biopic starring Ashton Kutcher, was supposed to be the first Steve Jobs movie released; however, Open Road has delayed the release in order to have more time to market the film.
Read More [via Felix]