TL;DR
- We now have the primary trailer for “BlackBerry,” a movie in regards to the rise and fall of the world’s first main smartphone model.
- It appears to be like so much like “The Massive Brief,” a movie in regards to the 2008 housing market crash.
- You possibly can see the film in theaters on Could 12.
The iPhone is the system heralded as the start of the trendy smartphone period. However earlier than the iPhone, there was a distinct prime canine of the moveable handset world: BlackBerry.
On Could 12, 2023, we’ll see a BlackBerry movie land in theaters, which is able to inform the true story of the corporate’s rise (and subsequent fall). The primary trailer for the movie — aptly titled “BlackBerry” — launched immediately and may be seen within the video participant above.
Curiously, the trailer makes “BlackBerry” appear similar to “The Massive Brief.” The latter movie is an Academy Award-winning dramatization of the 2008 housing market crash. As humorous as it’s infuriating, “The Massive Brief” presents correct depictions of historical past however from a fantastical perspective.
The “BlackBerry” movie trailer runs by a spotlight reel of the corporate’s origins and the beginnings of its downfall. We see younger Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fredin (performed by Jay Baruchel and director Matt Johnson respectively) creating BlackBerry with the assistance of Jim Balsillie (performed by Glenn Howerton of “It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia”). We see the launch of the primary iPhone (by real-life footage of the late Steve Jobs) and the frantic actions of the workforce as they reply to this new risk.
To this point, early critics are giving the movie excessive reward. “BlackBerry” at present sits with a 95% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes primarily based on 20 critiques.