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Call-In Commentary: Watch the “Looper” trailer with writer-director Rian Johnson
Photo: Joseph Gordon-Levitt in "Looper," courtesy Sony Pictures
The indie auteur takes you inside his break-out sci-fi mindbender.
One of the most underrated talents in Hollywood, Rian Johnson (“Brick,” “The Lookout”) finally makes his major studio debut with “Looper,” a taut sci-fi mindbender starring frequent collaborator Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt. The film takes place in a grit-filled near-future where time travel has yet to be invented, but will be in the even farther future. In that more distant time, killing folks is near-impossible so the leading crime syndicate zaps their would-be victims back into the past where loopers wait for their prey, and then blast them as soon as they arrive at a meticulously coordinated time.
Gordon-Levitt plays Joe, one of the youngest loopers whose life comes to a crossroads when the intended victim sent back is…himself, 30 years removed. When the older version of him manages to escape, it sets in motion one of the most exciting and intelligent movies of the year.
That’s exactly why we were thrilled to enlist Johnson for our Call-In Commentary series, where filmmakers provide narration to their movie trailer. In the video below, Johnson takes you through his picture, laying out behind-the-scenes anecdotes and interesting factoids, such as how one diner scene used more film than the entire making of “Brick.” Check it out below; “Looper” opens nationwide this Friday.
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