BlackBerry movie storyline. A company that toppled global giants before succumbing to the ruthlessly competitive forces of Silicon Valley. This is not a conventional tale of modern business failure by fraud and greed. The rise and fall of BlackBerry reveals the dangerous speed at which innovators race along the information superhighway.
BlackBerry is a 2023 Canadian biographical comedy-drama film directed by Matt Johnson from a script by Johnson and producer Matthew Miller. It was loosely adapted from Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff’s book Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry.
The film is a fictional account of creation of the BlackBerry line of mobile phones by co-founders, Douglas Fregin and Mike Lazaridis, and investor, Jim Balsillie. Lazaridis is portrayed by Jay Baruchel, and Balsillie is portrayed by Glenn Howerton. It also stars Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, SungWon Cho, Saul Rubinek, and Cary Elwes in supporting roles.
BlackBerry premiered in competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2023. IFC Films acquired the rights to distribute the film in the United States, with Paramount Global Content Distribution acquiring multiple international territories for distribution.
The film was released in Canada on May 12, 2023, by Elevation Pictures. An extended, serialized version of the film will air as a three-part miniseries on CBC Television in fall 2023, including additional footage that was not part of the theatrical release.
BlackBerry (2023)
Directed by: Matt Johnson
Starring: Glenn Howerton, Jay Baruchel, Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, SungWon Cho, Mark Critch, Saul Rubinek, Cary Elwes, Fuad Musayev
Screenplay by: Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller
Production Design by: Adam Belanger
Cinematography by: Jared Raab
Film Editing by: Curt Lobb
Costume Design by: Hanna Puley
Set Decoration by: Lucy Larkin
Art Direction by: Kerry Noonan
Music by: Jay McCarrol
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout.
Distributed by: IFC Films
Release Date: February 17, 2023 (Berlin), May 12, 2023 (United States)
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