Editing BlackBerry (section)

=== In popular culture ===

In August 2022, it was announced that a [[docudrama]] film about the history of the BlackBerry brand, simply titled ''[[BlackBerry (film)|BlackBerry]]'', had [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped production]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=2022-08-23 |title='BlackBerry': Story of Doomed Smartphone Company Casts Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton, XYZ Films Boards Sales for TIFF (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/blackberry-movie-smartphone-jay-baruchel-1235347842/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Heater |first=Brian |date=2022-08-23 |title=BlackBerry movie stars Dennis from 'It's Always Sunny' |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/23/someone-made-a-blackberry-movie-starring-dennis-from-its-always-sunny/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Get ready for a movie based on the rise and fall of BlackBerry |url=https://www.engadget.com/blackberry-movie-104051122.html |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=Engadget |date=August 24, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> The film, written by [[Matt Johnson (director)|Matt Johnson]] and [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1546969/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 Matthew Miller], was adapted from the book ''Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry.'' ''[[BlackBerry (film)|BlackBerry]]'' features [[Jay Baruchel]] and [[Glenn Howerton]] in the principal roles of Lazaridis and [[Jim Balsillie]] respectively, with writer/director [[Matt Johnson (director)|Johnson]] portraying [[Douglas Fregin|Doug Fregin]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=BlackBerry About the Show |url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/blackberry |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=CBC Media Centre}}</ref> In September 2022, the rights to the film's distribution in the U.S. were acquired by [[IFC Films]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=2022-09-08 |title=IFC Films Buys 'BlackBerry' Movie, About World's First Smartphone (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/blackberry-movie-us-distributor-ifc-films-1235362340/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> It was released in May 2023.<ref name=":5" /> There was an extended three-part miniseries released in fall 2023, with each episode running 60 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BLACKBERRY |url=https://solutionsmedia.cbcrc.ca/en/shows/blackberry/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=solutionsmedia.cbcrc.ca |language=fr}}</ref><ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Alex |date=2023-06-01 |title='BlackBerry' Is Being Turned into a TV Series |url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/blackberry_is_being_turned_into_a_tv_series |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Exclaim}}</ref>