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First Look at Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs: Best Biopic Casting?

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Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs

Black mock turtleneck? Check. Baggy jeans? Check. Beard? Check. The first photos of Ashton Kutcher as a young Steve Jobs have emerged, and the digerati are busy debating whether he looks the part.
  1. Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs

    Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs

    Black mock turtleneck? Check. Baggy jeans? Check. Beard? Check. The first photos of Ashton Kutcher as a young Steve Jobs have emerged, and the digerati are busy debating whether he looks the part.

  2. Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix

    Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix

    Andre Benjamin -– Outkast's André 3000 -- will play legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix in a biopic, "All Is by My Side," despite objections from Hendrix's estate.

  3. Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher

    Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher

    Meryl Streep won her third Oscar this year for playing Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" -- her first since 1983.

  4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe

    Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe

    Williams won a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for her role as Marilyn Monroe in "My Week with Marilyn."

  5. Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles

    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles

    Foxx won the Oscar for his impressively physical performance as Ray Charles in 2004's "Ray."

  6. Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison

    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison

    We've never understood why Kilmer's performance as Jim Morrison was largely overlooked in 1991's "The Doors."

  7. Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta

    Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta

    De Niro won his second Oscar (and gained 60 pounds) to play troubled boxer Jake LaMotta in 1980's "Raging Bull."

First Look at Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs: Best Biopic Casting?
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Black mock turtleneck? Check. Baggy jeans? Check. Beard? Check. The first photos of Ashton Kutcher as a young Steve Jobs have emerged, and the digerati are busy debating whether he looks the part.

In the pics, Kutcher, 34, is seen heading to the set of an upcoming indie movie tentatively titled "Jobs: Get Inspired," which is scheduled to be released this fall. The film reportedly focuses on the late Apple co-founder as a young hippie-turned-technology visionary.

ashton kutcher steve jobs

While the likeness is more impressive than some people thought it would be, there's at least one goof so far. Jobs mostly wore New Balance 991’s, but it looks like Kutcher is wearing Asics, Cult of Mac notes.

From Kutcher as Jobs to Outkast's André 3000 as Jimi Hendrix to Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, click through our slideshow and let us know: What was Hollywood's best biopic casting decision?
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  • jester 2012/05/15 17:34:28
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    jester
    +11
    The poster can double for a Doors album cover, and the acting was spectacular....

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  • Revolut... BIG BAD... 2012/05/17 05:47:24
    Revolution ATX ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮
    +1
    NO ONE is Marilyn...except Marilyn!
  • addie Revolut... 2012/05/17 15:37:12
    addie
    +2
    Oh, I dunno, there have been lots of drug addicted tramps in Hollywood, that people found it, almost, unbearable to work with, some could, even, act. heehee
  • BIG BAD... Revolut... 2012/05/17 17:37:57
    BIG BAD JOHN R.
    +1
    You are so right, there is only true Marilyn, and the rest are just wantabes Marline Monro
  • chinedu... BIG BAD... 2012/06/28 20:29:59
    chinedu.matthew.7
    +1
    hi baby girl how ar u doing
  • Kyuubi }:) 2012/05/16 19:08:29
    Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
    Kyuubi }:)
    +2
    Meryl is always fantastic, but id have liked to see Jennifer Lopez as Selena make the list. She was amazing.
  • littlebuffalo55TBA 2012/05/16 19:08:18
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    littlebuffalo55TBA
    +4
    Val Kilmer nailed it! As did Robert DeNiro! I feel Meryl Streep deserves an honerable mention for "Postcards from the Edge" which is the semi-autobiographical story of Carrie Fischer and her mother Debbie Reynolds.

    postcards from the edge
  • katywon littleb... 2012/05/17 16:03:40
    katywon
    +1
    you are right to add Postcards to the list.. It placed a lot of humanity and comedy and sadness into a difficult story to tell. Life is not easy to portray realistically in movies. The actors are always the key to the success. Especially when you are telling stories about living people.
  • littleb... katywon 2012/05/18 00:09:22
    littlebuffalo55TBA
    +1
    Thanks! Yes, I thought is was a great story portrayed but a very good cast!
  • Brendakp 2012/05/16 18:57:41
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    Brendakp
    +1
    I just watched The Doors again last nite. Great movie and Val was phenominal!
  • rugrat1411 2012/05/16 17:39:32
    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
    rugrat1411
    Tie between Jamie and Val because he really did do a great job in the Doors...
  • HarleyCharley 2012/05/16 16:50:21
    Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
    HarleyCharley
    Ashton would be good..
  • katywon 2012/05/16 16:40:24
    Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta
    katywon
    +1
    He is the ultimate actor and was cast against type. Great performance Robert Deniro Jake LaMotta
  • addie katywon 2012/05/17 15:38:21
    addie
    +1
    Against type??
  • katywon addie 2012/05/17 16:06:21
    katywon
    I think Deniro is nothing like Jake LaMotta. He sounds like the typical Italian American New Yorker. But he has a lot more depth than LaMotta, It was a very sad story to me and difficult to show LaMotta's struggles with life.
  • addie katywon 2012/05/17 16:27:57 (edited)
    addie
    +1
    I am not saying he did not do a good job, I just questioned, "against type."
    He did, it was a great movie.

    I find that, Guido thing, Deniro, typically does, very offensive and I am not even Italian, but maybe he cannot help it.
  • caius madison 2012/05/16 16:18:57
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    caius madison
    This one actually worked well, the others never quite got this close.
  • Holmes 2012/05/16 16:16:14
    Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
    Holmes
    This will work
  • Aksana 2012/05/16 16:14:59
    Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
    Aksana
    so ok
  • Юлия Чмелёва 2012/05/16 15:58:07
    Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
    Юлия Чмелёва
  • Lois Griffin 2012/05/16 15:58:04 (edited)
    Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix
    Lois Griffin
    +2
    I have to add Greg Kinnear as JFK was amazing. He nailed it. It was a REELZ mini-series, The Kennedys, now on Netflix. If you missed it be sure and catch it sometime. You won't regret it. I have watched it 4x now. It's fabulous. I have been waiting for Andre 3000 to announce he will be Jimmy Hendrix for over 3 years! WTH? Gawd, that was so delayed. How come Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones aren't on this list for playing Loretta & Doolittle Lynn in "Coalminers Daughter"? Thats some perfect casting! I wonder who Kutcher is blowing in Hollywood sometimes. Dayum. Cuz He sux at everything.
  • kdog 2012/05/16 15:41:11
    Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta
    kdog
    +3
    Although not the title character I thought Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood was damn near perfect!
  • katywon kdog 2012/05/16 16:42:08
    katywon
    terrible movie. What a waste of time
  • RoseyRhod katywon 2012/05/17 15:28:32
    RoseyRhod
    +1
    It's all a matter of opinion. I thought it was a very enjoyable film.
  • ron.geatz 2012/05/16 15:33:54
    Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta
    ron.geatz
    +1
    And what about Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford?
  • Tennessee3501 2012/05/16 15:04:06
    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
    Tennessee3501
    +1
    I voted for Jamie Foxx, but Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro won oscars as well. The correct answer should be "all of the above"!

    If they re-make "Frankenstein", I want Kanye West cast as the monster going from village to village promoting Beyonce's videos.
  • margs605 2012/05/16 14:30:12
    Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
    margs605
    +10
    joaquin phoenix as johnny cash
    johnny cash joaquim phoenix
  • katywon margs605 2012/05/16 16:43:36
    katywon
    I have to agree with J.P. as Cash. I was impressed and expected to hate the movie.
  • BlackwinterG36C 2012/05/16 11:32:17
    Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
    BlackwinterG36C
    +3
    What about Jenifer Lopez as Selina? That one made her JLO into the powerhouse she is today.
    Jlo Selina
  • Lois Gr... Blackwi... 2012/05/16 16:02:29
    Lois Griffin
    Excellent! Who can forget! That movie makes me f'g cry everytime! LOVE IT!!!!! "It's a braaa.....with little sprinkly things on it!"
  • Southern Man 2012/05/16 10:52:13
  • Lois Gr... Souther... 2012/05/16 16:03:10
    Lois Griffin
    +1
    & sexy as hell. Have you seen Val lately. Damn shame Iceman went to pot(belly)
  • Souther... Lois Gr... 2012/05/16 16:06:23
  • rugrat1411 Souther... 2012/05/16 17:40:59
    rugrat1411
    +2
    I heard it was for a play and movie he is doing about Mark Twain...
  • Souther... rugrat1411 2012/05/16 17:46:55
  • Corsair 2012/05/16 10:11:34
    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
    Corsair
    For me, it was a tie between Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles and Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe. But Jamie Foxx did a great job as Ray Charles.
  • Kozman 2012/05/16 03:25:26
    Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta
    Kozman
    Ragging Bull was an Awesome Movie. Kilmer was good tho.
  • TC1116 2012/05/16 03:07:58
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    TC1116
    Had to agree with this one. Val Kilmer really did an incredible job in his likeness to Jim Morrison. Really don't think I could buy Ashton as Steve Jobs. Never know.
  • Lois Gr... TC1116 2012/05/16 16:03:47
    Lois Griffin
    +1
    Kutcher is a dip-sh**. It's a joke.
  • caius m... Lois Gr... 2012/05/16 16:25:11
    caius madison
    I don't see the semblance at all. Since when does wearing a similar outfit make you look deadringer for a celebrity. Hey, I got ripped up jeans, Chuck Taylor's, a polo green and blue horizontal striped sweater, and a couple of Fender guitars. Despite this, however, combining it all doesn't make me look like Kurt Cobain.
  • TC1116 Lois Gr... 2012/05/17 21:01:07
    TC1116
    Definitely a questionable choice, to say the least.

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