The venue holds about 2,300 people, but hundreds more showed up to be extras - and many didn't make the cut. It's also the same venue where Apple CEO Tim Cook last September introduced the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch and Apple Pay. Sporting '80s gear, I was among the hundreds on Saturday who were turned away from the production in the venue where Jobs unveiled the Macintosh computer in 1984.
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The line of would-be extras for the Steve Jobs movie seemed to go on forever. Several books and films have been created about his life, most notably an authorized biography written by Walter Isaacson, the basis for this latest film. Since his death from cancer in 2011, interest in him has only grown. Jobs, who spearheaded Apple's creation of products such as the iPod, iPhone and iPad, built up a cult-like following in his years leading the company. It extends to every aspect of the consumer electronics giant - even if it's a film about its legendary co-founder. It turns out that Apple's allure doesn't just apply to its gadgets. After years of covering the lines at Apple events and product launches, I should have known better.
I thought I'd have no trouble getting onto the movie set at the Flint Center here since I was "confirmed" as an extra and arrived at the designated time.
I found that out the hard way when I showed up on a beautiful Saturday morning to be an extra in the unnamed Jobs biopic penned by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle. It's also the possibility of being in the new Steve Jobs movie that gets Apple fans up at the crack of dawn. It's not just Apple's iPhone that attracts long lines. The crew filming the new Steve Jobs movie hosted hundreds of extras on the Cupertino, Calif., set.ĬUPERTINO, Calif.