Wealth | Entrepreneur | Mindset on Instagram: "BlackBerry CEO spends millions to steal Google’s top talent BlackBerry is a 2023 drama directed by Matt Johnson. It follows the wild story behind the rise and fall of the BlackBerry smartphone. The film is based on the book Losing the Signal. Jay Baruchel plays Mike Lazaridis. Glenn Howerton plays Jim Balsillie. Matt Johnson himself plays Doug Fregin. In this scene, Jim finds out Mike has a contract with Google. He wants Mike to walk away from it. S