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

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  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.

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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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  • chas 2012/06/11 04:20:51
    Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
    chas
    kind of close I'd say.
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  • xxx 2012/05/22 03:54:43 (edited)
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    xxx
    +1
    I thought he was pretty good in this. When I think of Val I think of Jim now. Jamie Foxx was good too
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  • 214scifi 2012/05/21 21:04:14
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    214scifi
    +1
    Robert downey jr as chaplin
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  • 214scifi 214scifi 2012/05/21 21:06:23
    214scifi
    +2
    val kilmer as jim morrison
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  • 214scifi 214scifi 2012/05/21 21:08:12
    214scifi
    +1
    tommy lee jones as howard hughes
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  • beach bum 2012/05/20 01:47:55
    Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
    beach bum
    sure
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  • P. Sturm 2012/05/18 20:11:12
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    P. Sturm
    All poems do have wolves in them. Death has been my companion all my life, the same as Jim's. He's embraced me many times, Jim failed to push him away the final time. This is True about everyone though, we just recognized our traveling companion. Whether you do or not doesn't matter, the outcome of life is the same.

    "Five to one, baby
    One in five
    No one here,
    Gets out alive, now"
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  • Wolverineland 2012/05/18 15:18:01
    Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta
    Wolverineland
    +2
    Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta was great but my favorite had to be Steve Railsback as Charles Manson in the film "Helter Skelter." steve railsback as charles manson
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  • chas Wolveri... 2012/06/11 04:22:02
    chas
    for sure ! That was one scary dude !
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  • Loreli 2012/05/18 03:46:59
    Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
    Loreli
    +1
    Kutcher is a tool, don't ever want to see him in any film.
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  • Torchy 2012/05/17 22:26:06
    Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
    Torchy
    +3
    Actually, Robert Downey, Jr. in "Chaplin" is my favorite. I love the movie, and his characterization was spot-on.

    chaplin robert downey jr
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  • Feekie 2012/05/17 18:15:06
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    Feekie
    Val Kilmer did a fantastic job as Jim Morrison and he looked just like him. I can't stand Ashton Kutcher. I didn't even like him on That 70's Show.
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  • Margaret Jacobson 2012/05/17 16:39:52
    Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
    Margaret Jacobson
    +1
    makeup works wonders on ALL of these people !!
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  • JoeM 2012/05/17 16:26:38
    Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta
    JoeM
    This one was tough. Maryl Streep was brilliant as Margaret, and Val Kilmer did his best work to date as Jim Morrison, but I think the nod goes to De Niro due to the response of those that knew the real man.
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  • RoseyRhod 2012/05/17 15:25:43
    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
    RoseyRhod
    He did a fantastic job. He was very believable.
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  • patchulie 2012/05/17 07:24:21
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    patchulie
    Val Kilmer, of course
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  • Kazaira 2012/05/17 06:33:03
    Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
    Kazaira
    +2
    her acting was impressive as margaret thatcher :') no wonder she got her second oscar for that role :D <3
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  • Kazaira Kazaira 2012/05/17 06:38:38
    Kazaira
    +1
    * i mean her third oscar lol >.<
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  • Betty 2012/05/17 06:01:29
    Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
    Betty
    +1
    It would have made a lot more sense if Yahoo had posted a picture of Steve Jobs at the age he was, that Ashton Kutcher is portraying. All your pictures show Ashton Kutcher portraying a young Steve Jobs, and a photo of an older Steve Jobs. I lived in the Sunnyvale-Cupertino area in those years; and to me, Ashton looks very much like Steve Jobs at a younger, healthier age.
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  • Revolution ATX ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮ 2012/05/17 05:50:27
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    Revolution ATX ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮
    +5
    That was the best on the list. The best of all time? Easy! Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious, in "Sid and Nancy."

    list gary oldman sid vicious sid nancy
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  • katywon Revolut... 2012/05/17 07:31:07
    katywon
    I think Gary Oldman was great but Sid and Nancy was a terrible movie
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  • Revolut... katywon 2012/05/17 07:53:09
    Revolution ATX ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮
    +1
    I thought the genius that is Gary Oldman overcame any deficiencies the movie may have had. The lady who played Nancy was really great; from all accounts, the real-life Nancy was even more annoying than the movie version. Also, it helps if you're a middle-aged person with a history of substance abuse; it's easier to relate to movies when they relate to YOU. Anyone who's been around junkies knows what a helluva job Oldman did in that flick.
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  • 2012/05/17 04:55:01
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    +2
    I don't think I've ever seen a more striking resemblance, or perfect performance than Val Kilmer's portrayal of Jim Morrison. I'll admit to not having seen most of these, but out of the biopics I have seen, The Doors is one of the best.
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  • Revolut... 2012/05/17 05:51:39
    Revolution ATX ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮
    +1
    Check out "Sid and Nancy," the music is killer and the movie is GREAT!
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  • Revolut... 2012/05/21 17:14:42
    +1
    I forgot about Sid and Nancy! I have seen, it, and you're right, it's awesome! There's another great biopic. Nowhere Boy was great too, but since we don't have as many videos of young John Lennon, the accuracy of the portrayal is hard to place. Good movie overall though, in my opinion.
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  • Revolut... 2012/05/21 17:22:52
    Revolution ATX ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮
    The Doors, Ray, and Sid & Nancy: the resemblances are just downright CREEPY!
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  • Revolut... 2012/05/29 01:39:18
    +1
    I have not seen Ray, but maybe I will one day.
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  • D.C. Willis 2012/05/17 04:36:59
    Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
    D.C. Willis
    +1
    Don't care for either of them so they could be twins as far as I am concerned.
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  • Ejayt7 2012/05/17 03:35:19
    Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
    Ejayt7
    I liked MerylSteep as Margaret Thatcher, Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, and Halle Berry as Dorthy Danridge to name a few
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  • VintageLys 2012/05/17 03:32:06
    Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix
    VintageLys
    he looks just like him!
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  • linqli 2012/05/17 03:29:43
  • MrFabulous47 2012/05/17 03:25:25
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    MrFabulous47
    +1
    Val Kilmer freaking scared me as Jim Morrison he was so good...particularly the bobble-head action and the blank facial expressions. He WAS Jim.
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  • ☆FritzW☆ 2012/05/17 01:30:49
    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
    ☆FritzW☆
    +1
    I got to give the props to Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles. Haven't seen Kutcher as Jobs other than the picture, but there's more to it than looks and that's mannerisms and speech habits, etc. Foxx was awesome as Ray Charles and of the list.. he's the best there. I do look forward to seeing the Jobs movie though and who knows, perhaps my opinion will change once I've seen it... but I doubt it. :)
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  • Alexa Montalvo 2012/05/17 00:29:06
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    Alexa Montalvo
    Val as jimmy. no doubt the best. i didnt know both the doors nor Val very well until i had watched the movie. And Hubby hubby . Could have fooled me. I thought it was the Singer playing the part.
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  • El Prez 2012/05/16 23:27:20
    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
    El Prez
    +1
    The others are good but the looked and sounded like Ray Charles.
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  • Sterling 2012/05/16 20:23:43
    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
    Sterling
    +4
    Jamie Foxx owned that role.
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  • michael johnson 2012/05/16 20:12:08
    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
    michael johnson
    +1
    Actually, Busey as Buddy Holly and Lou Diamond Philips as Richie Valens were probably unbeatable.
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  • michael... michael... 2012/05/16 20:14:00
    michael johnson
    +1
    Ashton Kutcher is just an obnoxious dick no matter what role he's supposed to be playing.
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  • BIG BAD JOHN R. 2012/05/16 20:03:00
    Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
    BIG BAD JOHN R.
    +1
    Michelle is Marilyn Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
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  • BIG BAD... BIG BAD... 2012/05/16 20:03:40
    BIG BAD JOHN R.
    +1
    You can't top that one!
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