Official trailer black berriesAn upcoming comedy biopic about the rise and fall of the first smartphone. Canadian producer Jay Baruchel plays BlackBerry founder Mike Laziridis, the technology mind behind Research In Motion, which released the first BlackBerry smartphone in 2002. a mobile phone. black berries also stars glenn howerton, best known for his role as dennis It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, as the company’s head of business, Jim Balsillie. The film hit theaters on May 12 after its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February to critical acclaim.
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The trailer outlines the rapid growth of the Laziridis company after forming a tie-up with the more financially driven Balsillie and their product decline rapidly after Apple’s iPhone took over the industry. The movie looks like it was made in the mid to late ’90s, with shocking physical transformations for both main characters, Baruchel in a silver wig and bald Howden.
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The trailer also introduces Laziridis’ collaborator Douglas Frakin, played by the film’s director Matt Johnson. Freking offers a revolutionary line”A mobile phone and an email machine in oneIn the trailer, this seems to have convinced business magnate Balsilley to join the BlackBerry team. Johnson and producer Matthew Miller adapted the screenplay from the book by Jacquelines and Sean Silkoff Loss of signal: The untold story behind BlackBerry’s extraordinary rise and spectacular fall.
The film, which was also cast for South by Southwest, will star Cary Elwes as real-life businessman Karl Jankowski, who is also in the upcoming film. Mission Impossible Movie cast black berries Also includes character actor Saul Rubinek, known for his role in Huntersuch as John Woodman, Michael Ironside, many people will be for him DC And Miracle Projects like Charles Purdy, YouTuber SungWon Cho as Ritchie Cheung and Michelle Giroux as Dara Frankel.
The film also tackles the theme of Canadian roots, as both Laziridis and Balsillie are from Canada. Johnson and Baruchel are also Canadian, as are many of the actors who played supporting roles, with the exception of American Rich Sommer, crazy man Will play an alumnus of Paul Stannos. The founder is depicted in black berries No big names of other tech biopics Social network And Job Enjoy, but should be credited based on early feedback.
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