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  • Set Photos Show Ashton Kutcher Playing Steve Jobs On Acid

    Recent photos from the set of Steve Jobs biopic currently filming under the working title Jobs: Get Inspired (yes, really) show Ashton Kutcher playing Steve Jobs on acid. And no, that’s not a reference to Kutcher’s acting style. If you know much about Jobs’s life, you may already know that he freely admitted to taking LSD and other drugs in the 1970s. While our culture tends to frown on such things, Jobs insisted that it was one of the most important times in his creative life, providing him with a great deal of inspiration for his work.

    Since Jobs’s experience with drugs were such an important part of his experience, then, it makes sense that the film would portray that. What’s more, it looks like that’s the part of the movie that’s being filmed now. The Daily Mail has gotten their hands on a few photos of the scenes from the set. They show Kutcher as Jobs sitting in the shade and staring off into space, running through a field with his arms out, and pawing at the sky with his hands. Check them out below:

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    When Kutcher was cast to play Jobs in the indie biopic, it raised a lot of eyebrows. While the resemblance between Kutcher and Jobs is hard to deny and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak declared Kutcher a great choice, there were many who didn’t think the star of Dude, Where’s My Car would have the acting chops to pull it off.

    Whether Kutcher really has the chops remains to be seen, of course. The movie, which follows Jobs’s life from 1971-2000, began filming in May. It’s scheduled for a fourth quarter 2012 release.

  • The Ashton Kutcher / Steve Jobs Movie Has A Crappy Working Title, Hitting Theaters In Q4

    On April Fool’s Day, we were hit with the news that Ashton Kutcher was set to play iconic Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie biopic. The internet exploded, as some people thought it was a joke. Those that accepted the reality of the situation had mixed feelings. While some scoffed at the casting choice, others pointed out Kutcher’s striking resemblance to a young Jobs in saying that it might be a good decision.

    Personally, I think Kelso can totally pull it off, but that’s just my opinion. Steve Wozniak thinks he can too, by the way.

    Casting debates aside, we now have a little bit more information on the film, thanks to Neowin’s interview with the producer, Mark Hulme.

    First off, he revealed that the decidedly uninspiring working title of the movie is Jobs: Get Inspired. When we first heard the news, the film was simply called Jobs. We’re hoping that this working title isn’t an indication of the quality of the film.

    We also knew that the film would focus heavily on Steve Jobs’ early years, but we didn’t know to what extent. According to Hulme, Jobs: Get Inspired will mostly leave out the iPhone/iPad revolution and stick to 1971-2000.

    He sites Kutcher’s physical similarity to a young Jobs as a factor in the casting:

    Since our film covers the early years of Apple, when Jobs was in his 20’s, we needed an actor who could carry not only the youthfulness of Jobs at the time but also the psychological complexity. Because of that, and Ashton’s physical similarities to Jobs, he’s perfect for our film.

    And as far as any competition with the other upcoming Steve Jobs biopic (the one based on the Walter Isaacson biography)?

    Sony is a highly respected company, and Isaacson’s book is a great read. But our project was in development even before the release of Isaacson’s book and our movie will be out well before their movie.

    The films is set to start shooting in May, and Hulme says that it will come out some time in the fourth quarter of 2012.

    Do you have high hopes for the film? Think they should change that title? Let us know in the comments.