Blackberry delves into the journey of a Canadian tech startup that transformed into a multibillion dollar industry giant (Republic Pictures)BlackBerry, a tech biopic starring Glenn Howerton and Jay Baruchel, has arrived in UK cinemas.Directed by Matt Johnson and co-written with producer Matthew Miller, the comedy-drama delves into the journey of BlackBerry, a Canadian tech startup that transformed into a multibillion dollar industry giant and its spectacular downfall.Read more: The most exciting movies still to come in 2023Howerton, who plays businessman Jim Balsillie in the film, said: “The movie is about the rise and fall of the company Research in Motion that created the BlackBerry.”Here’s what you need to know about the true story behind BlackBerry.The true story behind BlackBerryBlackBerry is a biopic about the rise and fall of the tech giant (Republic Pictures)Founded in 1984 by Canadian university students, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin, Research in Motion (RIM) is the company behind the iconic BlackBerry, the parent company that would be renamed BlackBerry Limited in 2013.Initially, the company focused on electronics and computer science consulting and was joined by friend and fellow student Michael Barnstijn. In 1986, RIM was awarded a $600,000 contract by General Motors for creating Research in Motion.Emigrating to Canada with his Greek parents at the age of five, settling in Windsor, Lazaridis loved science as a child and by the age of 12 he had won an award for reading every science book in the Windsor Public Library.Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie the then co-ceos for… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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