The studio film “Jobs” based on the life of Steve Jobs , will be released nationwide on August 16th. Ahead of its debut, actor Ashton Kutcher has taken to the Q&A site Quora to explain why he chose to take on the role of Steve Jobs.

Choosing to take this role was very difficult. I greatly admire the work that Steve Jobs has done and have many friends and colleagues who knew and/or worked for Steve. So, when I read a screen play that was not entirely flattering to his character I had great reservations.  But I chose to take on the role for a couple reasons.

1. I care. As I read the script I had a knot in my stomach. I imagined actors playing the role and not connecting to the love that went into some of the seemingly irrational decisions that Steve sometimes made. If this film becomes an enduring memory, of a man I admire, I wanted to ensure that it was portrayed by someone who cared about his legacy and took the time to represent him in a way that people who were close to Steve felt to be authentic.

2. The idea of playing the role terrified me. I’ve found that the greatest rewards I’ve received in my life have come from jumping at the opportunities to take on things that scare me. The chance to portray someone who not only lived but  who is still very relevant and alive in the zeitgeist seemed to be a once-in-a-lifetime challenge.

3. It was a perfect convergence in my craft and my interests. I’ve spent the last 5 years working with early stage technology companies as an investor and advisor. Whenever you take on a role, it’s like crash course in the subject matter of the film. So while researching the role I was able to spend countless hours studying tech design, product, and history. It also afforded me the opportunity to meet with several of Steve’s peers who happen to be icons of the tech world.

4. I loved what the film stands for. I think with the state of the global economy inspiring young people to build things is vital. I wanted to remind entrepreneurs that Steve Jobs wasn’t always “Steve Jobs”, th mobat he struggled, that he failed, and that he rigorously persevered to build something great to improve other people’s lives.

Over the weekend, the company posted a 15-second version of the trailer on the video version of Instagram.

“Jobs”, which stars Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak is not the only Jobs-related movie. Funny or Die released a rather poorly received “iSteve” comedy film starring Justin Long and a third film is being written by Aaron Sorkin and is the official adaptation of Jobs’ authorized biography by Walter Isaacson.

Source [MacRumors]