This week I told you that Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in a film called suggestive Jobs, a film that will be released in the fall of this year. The choice of Kutcher was questioned by many, but Steve Wozniak, one of the co-founders of Apple and a good friend of the late Steve Jobs, supports the choice of the young actor. In an interview given to those from TMZ Wozniak says that he trusts the choice made by the producers of the film and that Ashton was not chosen just because he is very popular now, but because he is the right man to play Jobs.
Kutcher canceled all his projects this year to focus on the movie about Steve Jobs and that says a lot about the actor's interest in this movie. I for one hope that the film will be very good because tens/hundreds of millions of people from all over the world will be very eager to see it. Below is the entire statement made by Wozniak for TMZ.
There is probably little I can say, other than expressing my belief that this will be a great and popular film. I feel that Pirates of Silicon Valley was more interesting and grabbing and gets more play in schools of all levels than The Social Network. My hopes are that this film turns out as truthful and genuine as possible. I can't judge that aspect until the film is done and I see it.
As for the role of Steve Jobs, I have little to say. Everyone has their own idea of who they think could play Steve the best. But when we started Apple at our young ages I decided not to put my nose and comments into every aspect of the company, like the color of boxes or the job responsibilities for a team. I would not step on the toes of people who had done these jobs for many years or decades. I would just do my engineering where I could not fail. So I look at the casting agencies and directors who are experts in casting. I trust that they considered all the relevant factors and made the best selection.
The fear that many might have is that Ashton was selected because he's 'hot' right now. But I feel that his selection was done in the most professional manner. And I'm glad that he's on board. I think he'll put a lot into it and that he cares about this particular subject.
It's almost too bad that Steve Jobs is gone. His opinions and guidance, as to the story and film crew and cast would have been invaluable.
