Before the iPhone, there was the great BlackBerry – the world’s first smartphone, which enjoyed a dizzying rise in the early 2000s only to face a catastrophic demise.
A new film by the director of “The Dirties” and “Operation Avalanche,” titled “BlackBerry,” details the rise and fall of the once-ubiquitous device as its Canadian parent company Research in Motion stumbled into legal disputes and ultimately lost its market advantage to competitors like Apple and Samsung. . At the heart of the story is the working relationship between founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balcelli.
The film’s cast is led by Jay Baruchell (“This Is The End”, “Knocked Up”) and Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, “AP Bio”). Although it has not yet been confirmed, it is likely that they play the role of the founders of the company.
Other cast members include Carrie Elwes (“Mission: Impossible – Dead Account”, “Saw”), Saul Rubink (“Hunters,” “Real Romance”), Rich Somer (“The Devil Wears Prada”, “Mad Men”), Martin Donovan (“Tenet”, “Big Little Lies”), Michael Ironside (“Total Recall”, “Scanners”), and Johnson (“The Dirties”, “Operation Avalanche”).
Johnson and Miller adapted the screenplay from the 2015 bestselling book Losing Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Fall of BlackBerry by Jackie McNeish and Sean Silkoff, journalists for Canada’s The Globe and Mail.
BlackBerry has now concluded production.
XYZ Films, which co-financed the film, will present the project to buyers at TIFF. Elevation Pictures will distribute the film in Canada.
“BlackBerry” is produced by Niv Fichman (“Enemy”, “The Red Violin”), Matthew Miller (“The Dirties”, “Operation Avalanche”), Fraser Ash (“Possessor”, “Closet Monster”), and Kevin Krikst (“Owner”). ‘, ‘Monster locker’). The pic is produced by Rhombus Media and Zapruder Films, with Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates, in association with CBC Films, IPR.VC and XYZ Films, who are also executive producers.
Johnson and Miller are represented by 3 Arts Entertainment. Baruchel is represented by CAA and Thruline Entertainment Howerton is represented by WME and 3 Arts Entertainment Elwes is represented by APA and LINK Entertainment Rubinek is represented by Noble Caplan Abrams artists and actors Sommer is represented by Innovative Artists and Davis Spylios Management, Donovan is represented by Buchwald and GGA and Ironside is represented by TalentWorks and The Artist Representative Company.
(Pictured, LR: Jay Baruchell, Glenn Hurton)
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