Steven Spielberg’s Apple appearance riles up social media: ‘Big old mixed message’


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 28 Mar 2019

Director Steven Spielberg speaks during an event launching Apple tv+ at Apple headquarters on March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California. (Photo by NOAH BERGER / AFP)

LOS ANGELES: Many Hollywood heavyweights flocked to Apple’s Cupertino, California headquarters to help reveal the tech giant’s revamped steaming service Apple TV+ on March 25 – but one such legend was so polarising he became a national trending topic on Twitter for simply showing his face. 

Steven Spielberg was the first to appear in a dramatic short film about the power of creative content, cued up by Apple CEO Tim Cook and played at the top of a presentation of the many original series the company has ordered. 

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