AWARDS BUZZ BUILDS FOR BLACKBERRY 

IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY STAR SHINES IN ACCLAIMED TECH BIOPIC SET FOR EXCLUSIVE RELEASE IN UK & IRISH CINEMAS FROM 6TH OCTOBER

The hugely enjoyable tech biopic and critics favourite starring Glenn Howerton and Jay Baruchel, will released exclusively in UK & Irish cinemas from 6th October. 

The “true story” of the meteoric rise & catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone, BLACKBERRY is a smart, funny tech story with a heart – 98 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes – that sees two loveably goofy tech upstarts pitted against big money investors in a terrifically entertaining whirlwind ride, with a knockout indie rock soundtrack.

Fast, funny and brilliantly smart, BLACKBERRY is written and directed by Matt Johnson (The Dirties), who also delivers a hilariously deadpan lead performance alongside Jay Baruchel (How To Train Your Dragon). Baruchel is quite brilliant as the beleaguered techie thrown into the lion’s den of Silicon Valley big business. Howerton, famous for playing Dennis in the hit sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, is almost unrecognisable here, outstanding in a role that is being tipped for awards season success, as the dogged and intense CEO who risks everything to bring the ‘smartphone’ to the market. The supporting cast includes Rich Sommer (Mad Men), Michael Ironside (Scanners), Saul Rubinek (True Romance), Cary Elwes (Saw) and Martin Donovan (Tenet).

Like Air, Tetris, The Social Network and The Big Short before it, BLACKBERRY is a fascinating look at innovators and risk takers, that Variety predicts for Oscar nods for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Howerton.

National Amusements and Piece of Magic Entertainment will release BLACKBERRY in the UK on behalf of Republic Pictures.