Posts tagged Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Channing Tatum & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wanted To Lead A Remake Of ‘Guys And Dolls’
Apr 24th
Deadline are reporting that 20th Century Fox has picked up the movie rights to ‘Guys And Dolls,’ and the studio will soon start the process of developing a remake of the stage and movie classic for what Fox hopes will be a pairing of Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the roles made famous by Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando. While there’s no writer or director on-board yet, the outlet believe that Tatum and Gordon-Levitt are interested. Additionally, they’re also reporting that there won’t be a deal in place with each actor until a script and filmmaker are in place. The two recently showcased their stage skills at the Oscar ceremony as they took part in a musical number with Seth MacFarlane.
The musical was taken from Damon Runyon’s short stories that captured the rogue gangsters and gamblers of the 1920s and 1930s. Here, Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra) has a town full of captive gamblers and wants to set up a floating crap game but needs money to do it. He bets his pal Sky Masterson (Marlon Brando) that Sky can’t get the wholesome Sarah Brown (Jean Simmons) — who runs a mission — to go with him to Havana. Frank Loesser wrote the music and lyrics, and Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows wrote the book. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical when it premiered in 1950, and won the 1951 Pulitzer for Drama, until the troubles Burrows was having with the House Un-American Activities Committee caused the Trustees of Columbia University to veto the selection. ‘Guys And Dolls’ was then turned into the 1955 movie. Expect more details about this project shortly.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Directorial Debut ‘Don Jon’ Set For October 18th
Apr 10th
Relativity Media has set an October 18th release date for Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut, ‘Don Jon.’ After a stellar reception at the Sundance Film Festival earlier in the year, Relativity Media reportedly paid roughly $4 million for ‘Don Jon,’ with a $25 million commitment to the film’s marketing.
Besides directional duties on the film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote the script and stars as a modern day Don Juan who sets out to become a less selfish person after meeting a recently widowed older woman (Julianne Moore). Scarlett Johansson co-stars in the dark comedy alongside Tony Danza, Glenne Headly, and Rob Brown. Gordon-Levitt’s longtime collaborator Ram Bergman (Looper) produced with the helmer’s HitRecord Films banner, and the film was executive produced by Nicolas Chartier of Voltage Pictures, which is handling international sales. The synopsis for ‘Don Jon’ can be read below.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Talks About Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ & His Character “Johnny”
Mar 11th
Out and about on the promotional rounds for his directional debut ‘Don Jon,’ Joseph Gordon-Levitt talked to SuperHeroHype about his work on Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.’ Gordon-Levitt shot the movie in Austin, Texas at Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios last month. In the film he plays Johnny in a segment called “The Long Bad Night,” which isn’t based on any of Frank Miller’s existing comics. The outlet asked whether Miller actually drew the story as a guideline before they started filming it. Gordon-Levitt said that this wasn’t the case compared to the previous movie. ”It’s interesting. They wanted to have a movie where fans of the books would still be able to look forward to something new and unexpected, so they added a story. I remember being really intrigued by that and I was really looking forward to, ‘Oh that will be so interesting to have the actual comics to refer to as an actor’ but no I didn’t.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt continued, “I had a ball doing that, I loved doing that. I mean, Robert Rodriguez is a guy whose movies I’ve liked for a long time and he has creativity pouring out of him.” He also told the outlet that while Johnny’s a new character and story, he’s firmly within the world of ‘Sin City’ where other characters are likely to show up. “I saw Bruce and Mickey (Rourke) and I have a scene together, and Jessica (Alba). I was so stoked.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Retitles His Directional Debut ‘Don Jon’; Four New Images Released
Mar 9th
Alongside releasing four new images for the film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has took to his Facebook account to reveal that he’s changing the name of his directorial debut to ‘Don Jon.’ The film formerly went under the title ‘Don Jon’s Addiction.’ After a stellar reception at the Sundance Film Festival earlier in the year, Relativity Media reportedly paid roughly $4 million for ‘Don Jon,’ with a $25 million commitment to the film’s marketing. The studio are planning a theatrical release later this year for the film, though no release date has been set.
Besides directional duties on the film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote the script and stars as a modern day Don Juan who sets out to become a less selfish person after meeting a recently widowed older woman (Julianne Moore). Scarlett Johansson co-stars in the dark comedy alongside Tony Danza, Glenne Headly, and Rob Brown. Gordon-Levitt’s longtime collaborator Ram Bergman (Looper) produced with the helmer’s HitRecord Films banner, and the film was executive produced by Nicolas Chartier of Voltage Pictures, which is handling international sales. Check out Gordon-Levitt’s statement about the new title ‘Don Jon’ below.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Speaks On ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ & Working With Robert Rodriguez
Feb 25th
Talking to MTV at the Academy Awards, Joseph Gordon-Levitt shed some light on his work on ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.’ Revealing that he’s already shot his part, the actor had the following to say about the film and working with Robert Rodriguez, ”Yeah, we shot it already. It went so great. Robert Rodriguez is just a delightful human being. He’s got so much creativity pouring out of him. He’s got a painting studio set up next to where we shoot so that when there’s downtime he encourages people to just go paint. How cool is that? So cool.”
Alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ cast includes the original cast members: Mickey Rourke as “Marv,” Jessica Alba as “Nancy,” Bruce Willis as Hartigan, Rosario Dawson as “Gail” and Jaime King as “Goldie/Wendy.” New cast members include: Eva Green as “Ava Lord,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt as “Johnny,” Dennis Haysbert as “Manute,” Christopher Meloni as “Mort,” Jeremy Piven as “Bob,” Stacy Keach as “Wallenquist,” Jamie Chung as “Miho,” Ray Liotta as “Joey,” Juno Temple as “Sally,” Julia Garner as “Marcy,” and Josh Brolin as “Dwight”.
First Look At Josh Brolin As Dwight In ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’
Feb 16th
Robert Rodriguez has revealed through his Twitter account this first look at Josh Brolin’s Dwight in ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.’ The filmmaker tweeted the following about the behind-the-scenes image below, “Having a BLAST making this movie. Amazing cast, and they’re all doing fantastic work. Here’s bad ass Josh Brolin driving a Rodriguez-mobile. (A green box with a steering wheel bolted on)” For the above image, Rodriguez added, “And here’s a quick photo touch up I do to set a tone for the actors. (Probably won’t be raining in final movie)”
Alongside Josh Brolin, the ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ cast includes the original cast members: Mickey Rourke as “Marv,” Jessica Alba as “Nancy,” Bruce Willis as Hartigan, Rosario Dawson as “Gail” and Jaime King as “Goldie/Wendy.” New cast members include: Eva Green as “Ava Lord,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt as “Johnny,” Dennis Haysbert as “Manute,” Christopher Meloni as “Mort,” Jeremy Piven as “Bob,” Stacy Keach as “Wallenquist,” Jamie Chung as “Miho,” Ray Liotta as “Joey,” Juno Temple as “Sally,” and Julia Garner as “Marcy.”
