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BlackBerry (2023) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Mike Lazaridis
- Jim Balsillie
- Carl Yankowski
Played By Jay Baruchel
Mike Lazaridis is portrayed by actor Jay Baruchel in Blackberry. In real life, Lazaridis was the former founder and co-CEO of BlackBerry, who became one of the wealthiest people in the world at the company’s height. Lazaridis also founded an investment company to fund research on quantum information science and is still regarded today as the father of the smartphone only for iPhone to kill the BlackBerry. BlackBerry actor Jay Baruchel is also most for voicing Hiccup Haddock in How to Train Yo...
Played By Glenn Howerton
Glenn Howerton stars in BlackBerry’s biopic as Jim Balsillie. Depicted as the cut-throat businessman in the movie, the real Jim Balsillie was hired by Lazaridis as they shaped the title company, which included making Balsillie co-CEO of BlackBerry. While Lazaridis focused on the tech and innovation of the company, Balsillie maintained the business side of the venture until both resigned from their CEO positions around the company’s downfall. Glenn Howerton is best known for playing Dennis Rey...
Played By Cary Elwes
In BlackBerry, Carl Yankowski is a well-known businessman and the CEO of Palm Inc., a tech company specializing in personal data assistants, an early smartphone model, and developing software. The company was a key rival of BlackBerry, making Yankowski an important figure in the bigger picture of Balsillie and Lazaridis’ eventual downfall at BlackBerry. Cary Elwes is most notable for his roles in The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Stranger Things season 3, Saw, and Glory.
- Colin Mccormick
Lazaridis is portrayed by Jay Baruchel, Balsillie is portrayed by Glenn Howerton, and Fregin is portrayed by Johnson. The film also stars Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, SungWon Cho, Mark Critch, Saul Rubinek, and Cary Elwes in supporting roles.
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.
'BlackBerry' tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.
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- Jay Baruchel
Apr 14, 2023 · BlackBerry is a darkly comic film about the rise and fall of the BlackBerry device, starring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, and Matt Johnson. The film is based on a book by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff, and premiered at Berlinale 2023.
Aug 23, 2022 · Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton star in a film about the rise and fall of the smartphone company Research in Motion. The movie is based on a book by The Globe and Mail reporters and is produced by XYZ Films.
