The new movie BlackBerry from Canadian director Matt Johnson tracks the rise and fall of Research In Motion and its groundbreaking keyboard phone, and features a surprising turn by actor Jay Baruchel.
isn't the feature film format, but Johnson's instincts. Likesitcom, Johnson and his frequent cinematographer Jared Raab employ a loose handheld shooting style. At the RIM workshop the camera hovers, capturing the dorm-like atmosphere as Doug and his army of engineers alternate between playing Doom and constructing a phone that could access email. With quick edits and a fist-pumping soundtrack with everything from MC Hammer to Matthew Good, Johnson puts us in the trenches.
For the actor who's actively chosen to live and work in Canada and has a maple leaf tattooed over his heart, Mike Lazaridis is more than just a challenge. It seems kismet. As the pressure on the company grows we see him fighting against outsourcing production to China. Both Balsillie and Lazaridis took on the world from their home in Waterloo. For Baruchel, that makes them patriots and this a story worth telling.
Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton as Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie. Jay Baruchel told CBC News he relished the idea of taking on a more serious, less comedic character. But the secret sauce to Jay's performance isn't the flag waving or the grey wig plastered to his head — it's his co-conspirator Matt Johnson. The role of Doug could have gone to any number of actors. Actors that would have likely added a little more star power. But Baruchel insisted it had to be Johnson.
Why? As Baruchel told CBC News, "I wanted to jam with him." To him, it isn't a Matt Johnson film unless he's in them. The result is great on-screen duo, each actor drawing on the other. Doug acting as Mike's buffer, keeping the chaos at bay. He's everything that Mike isn't — this loud, boisterous, shaggy-haired cheerleader keeping RIM's army of nerds motivated.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The ‘super Canadian’ ‘BlackBerry’ story Matt Johnson and Jay Baruchel wanted to tellOttawa-born actor Jay Baruchel stars in the film “BlackBerry,” which charts the rise and demise of the world’s first smartphone.
Read more »
Jay Baruchel Dishes On ‘BlackBerry’ MovieET Canada’s Brittnee Blair sits down with Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton and Matt Johnson to find out about their new biographical movie “BlackBerry”, while Baruchel admits that he just recently stopped using the Canadian smartphone.
Read more »
New 'BlackBerry' movie charts rise and spectacular fall of a Canadian tech giantBlackBerry tells the unlikely story of how a group of computer geeks teamed with foul-mouthed businessman Jim Balsillie to invent the device that revolutionized modern communications before it was supplanted by Apple’s iPhone. markhdaniell with the story:
Read more »
New 'BlackBerry' movie charts rise and spectacular fall of a Canadian tech giantWriter\u002Ddirector Matt Johnson and stars Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton explore the rise and fall of Canada\u0027s BlackBerry in a new biopic.
Read more »
'Canadians suffer from this absolute refusal to see myth and romance in ourselves': A Q&A with BlackBerry star Jay BaruchelThe actor talks about making the outrageous new film, fighting Canadian cinema's old guard, buying weed with grandparents and whether it's 'the Beach' or 'the Beaches'
Read more »