Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in a movie about the late Apple co-founder from his early days as a “wayward hippie” up through to his technology ventures, according to show business publication Variety. The independent film ‘Jobs’ is based on a script by Matt Whiteley and will be directed by Joshua Michael Stern (‘Swing Vote’). Kutcher, who replaced Charlie Sheen on the long-running television sitcom ‘Two and a Half Men,’ is scheduled to shoot the movie during that TV series’ production hiatus. Kutcher’s big-screen credits include ‘Valentine’s Day,’ ‘What Happens in Vegas’ and ‘The Butterfly Effect.’