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Watch: Trailer For 'Hesher' Starring Natalie Portman & Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • February 19, 2011 3:52 AM
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  • 2 Comments
It's been a difficult road for Spencer Susser's "Hesher." The film, which stars Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rainn Wilson, seemed custom built to be an indie hit. It debuted at last year's Sundance Film Festival to mixed reviews, was bought up days later by Newmarket Films, and has languished for over a year without hitting theaters because of what appears to be internal politics. Newmarket chief Chris Ball left the company to form his own shingle, and there are now plans for the release to be a joint venture between Newmarket and Ball’s Wrekin Hill Entertainment. It should hit later this spring.
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Summit Sets Seth Rogen/Joseph Gordon-Levitt Cancer Comedy, Retitled '50/50,' For Sept 30th

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • February 18, 2011 1:58 AM
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  • 3 Comments
Terminal illness and comedy: not always the easiest combination to market. While a film like "Terms of Endearment" was a colossal success, that was a quarter of a century ago, and a more recent example like "Funny People" showed how even the seemingly unstoppable pairing of Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler could come unstuck at the box office when death is on the agenda.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, 50/50, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anna Kendrick

Joseph Gordon-Levitt In Talks To Join Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight Rises'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • February 2, 2011 2:50 AM
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  • 9 Comments
"Inception" star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to reunite with Christopher Nolan in the director's upcoming superhero film, "The Dark Knight Rises." While his role is currently unknown (he was rumored to be playing The Riddler for much of last year but Nolan put the kibosh on that villain making an appearance), Deadline reports that the 29-year-old actor is in talks to take a part in the last installment of Nolan's Batman trilogy.
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More: Films, Actors, Christopher Nolan, Super Hero Films, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Dark Knight Rises

Watch: Trailer For 'Elektra Luxx,' Yet Another Excuse For Carla Gugino To Be Scantily Clad

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 31, 2011 9:45 AM
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If you were one of the five people who saw "Women In Trouble" -- and liked it -- today is your lucky day as the film now has a sequel, called "Elektra Luxx," and the trailer has landed.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Elektra Luxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman

Wrekin Hill Films Belatedly Acquires Sundance 2010 Drama 'Hesher' For An April Release

  • By Edward Davis
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  • January 24, 2011 3:44 AM
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A debut film, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival starring Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "The Office" comedian Rainn Wilson and John Carroll Lynch. If that's not the ideal foundations of an indie-hit in the making, we're not sure what is. Only it wasn't.
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Chinese Actress Xu Qing Joins Rian Johnson's Sci-Fi Actioner 'Looper'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • January 19, 2011 1:59 AM
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Script Rewritten To Cater For Newly-Announced Chinese Co-ProductionChinese actress Xu Qing has joined the cast of Rian Johnson's upcoming sci-fi actioner "Looper" with lensing set to begin next week in New Orleans and an exciting cast boasting Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Paul Dano and Emily Blunt.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Rian Johnson, Shane Carruth, Looper, Bruce Willis, Paul Dano, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Xu Qing

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