I cringe at the idea, but I also cringed at the idea of heath ledger playing the joker. Ashton is one of the few celebrities I can think of that seems like they would really care of nailing jobs just right.
Great cast. Kutcher will get it right, plus he resembles Jobs:<p><a href="http://www.tjwalker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Steve-Jobs-1977.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.tjwalker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Steve-Job...</a><p><a href="http://www.binsidetv.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ashton-kutcher.jpg.jpeg" rel="nofollow">http://www.binsidetv.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ashton-k...</a>
Not to disrespect either Steven Jobs or Aston Kutcher, but while I guess Kutcher has the ego/arrogance to match the role he's playing, I cannot imagine his aura of flippancy and silliness being overcome. With all his silly, comic roles in the past, it'll be hard for anyone to take him seriously.<p>Wait - is this an April Fool's joke? (God, I can't wait for this day to be over!)
He may be a tad young for the stuff after 2000 (i.e., the part more interesting and familiar to most potential viewers) but I have a feeling that this Noah Wyle kid could make a decent show of portraying Steve Jobs.