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20Q: Joseph Gordon-Levitt PLAYBOY: We’re about to see you play a bike messenger chased by a twisted cop in the big-screen action thriller Premium Rush. Meanwhile, audiences are still arguing about whether The Dark Knight Rises is the best-ever Batman flick, and your profile has kept rising since you did Inception and (500) Days of Summer. Having acted in commercials and TV shows such as 3rd Rock From the Sun since you were six and having made your 1992 movie debut at the age of 11 as Student #1 in Beethoven, do you look back on your childhood as a bit skewed? GORDON-LEVITT: I wouldn’t say I was a normal kid. I’d say I was a lucky little kid, because unfortunately it’s not normal to have extraordinarily good parents who love and support you. I played baseball, did gymnastics, took piano lessons and started acting as just another one of the things I did. I wasn’t pressured into it. But it was acting I loved. I had a really cool acting teacher who taught us how to become a character, to be realistic and feel those feelings, so I hated being expected to behave like an idiot in TV commercials because they seem to think that’s what sells toys or whatever. I remember on Beethoven we weren’t allowed to pet the dog because it would have distracted him. For a dog lover that was disappointing and weird. Q2 PLAYBOY: Back then, just as now, you never seemed to get caught up in any of the missteps that have turned many promising young actors into tabloid fodder. How? GORDON-LEVITT: Being on TV when I was a teenager in high school was way harder than anything I’ve experienced since. It prepared me for what it is to work in pop culture. I’ve learned I have basically two different interactions with people. I love when someone approaches me and tells me they’ve seen me in something that made them feel something and that they connected to it. That’s part of why I do it. The other interaction is with people who really don’t care about the movies or anything like that. They just sort of buy into the fame thing, and that feels icky to me. Q3 PLAYBOY: Have you followed the political traditions of your grandfather Michael Gordon, a director who survived the 1950s blacklists; your father, who was news director of a politically progressive radio station; and your mother, who in 1970 ran for Congress on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket? GORDON-LEVITT: My parents are political in that they’re well read and as up on the news as anybody I know. To me that is political activism, choosing to stay informed and not just watching CNN or some bullshit entertainment show. Every time I sit down and watch television news, I think, This is show business. That’s what I do. I say, go on the internet and find news from all over the world through the BBC, the Pacifica stations, newspapers, people’s blogs and tweets. It’s so funny when people say Fox is bad. Sure Fox is bad, but I don’t think CNN and MSNBC are really any better. Q4 PLAYBOY: You’ve shot a number of short films, including one last year documenting Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park in New York. How closely does the mainstream media’s coverage of that movement relate to what you filmed and experienced? GORDON-LEVITT: Very little. What I’ve seen on TV focuses on the superficial stuff. It’s a pretty simple notion: People who have lots of money—people in corporations who have tons of money—are malevolently manipulating the system to keep their money. And the rest of the world suffers for it. You could show a trillion examples of how Goldman Sachs, McDonald’s, Walmart and Monsanto are clearly fucking over everybody, but CNN, Fox and MSNBC are owned by Fortune 500 companies, so they never show any of it. Q5 PLAYBOY: Couldn’t a detractor accuse you, a famous, privileged actor, of being one of the elites? GORDON-LEVITT: I grew up in the 1990s, when it was considered cool to be excessively rich. That’s what rappers rapped about, and later that’s what Paris Hilton had a TV show about and what MTV Cribs was about. The Occupy movement is a pop culture happening that’s saying money is not what’s cool. What’s cool is doing something worthwhile. If your goal is to make money in the movie industry, you make crappy movies, not good ones. Q6 PLAYBOY: How did you make the rough transition from kid TV star to grown-up movie star? GORDON-LEVITT: As a teenager in the 1990s I loved the spike of indie films coming through Sundance, and films like Pulp Fiction, Big Night, Sling Blade, Trees Lounge and Swingers. Had I said to my agents at the time that I wanted to do that stuff, they would have said, “You’re making a ton of money doing TV, and that’s what you’re going to do.” I went to school, quit acting for a while, and when I came back everyone wanted me to do another TV show and make more money. I didn’t want to. I made a decision that I was going to do only work that inspired me creatively, not what was supposed to be good for my career. Q7 PLAYBOY: Yet the work that inspires can also be commercial. The sweet, upbeat indie romance (500) Days of Summer was a hit and turned you into a heartthrob. GORDON-LEVITT: The (500) Days of Summer attitude of “He wants you so bad” seems attractive to some women and men, especially younger ones, but I would encourage anyone who has a crush on my character to watch it again and examine how selfish he is. He develops a mildly delusional obsession over a girl onto whom he projects all these fantasies. He thinks she’ll give his life meaning because he doesn’t care about much else going on in his life. A lot of boys and girls think their lives will have meaning if they find a partner who wants nothing else in life but them. That’s not healthy. That’s falling in love with the idea of a person, not the actual person. Q8 PLAYBOY: Are you actually slagging a movie that landed you on people’s radar and made many of them fall in love with you and Zooey Deschanel as a screen couple? GORDON-LEVITT: No, I really liked that movie. The coming-of-age story is subtly done, and that’s great, because nothing’s worse than an over-the-top, cheesy, hitting-you-over-the-head-with-a-hammer, moral-of-the-story sort of thing. But a part of the movie that’s less talked about is that once Zooey’s character dumps the guy, he builds himself up without the crutch of a fantasy relationship, and he meets a new girl. Q9 PLAYBOY: Your character in (500) Days made extravagant gestures in the name of love. What kind of woman could make you do that? GORDON-LEVITT: Making checklists of things you’re looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you’ll be alone forever. You can’t meet someone and think, Do they have everything I want in a person? You just have to pay attention, keep your eyes open, listen to people and be present. I guess what I look for in a girl is someone who’s doing that too. Beyond that there’s not much more I would specify, because you never fucking know, man. Q10 PLAYBOY: You and Deschanel also made the music video “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” and a homemade one of you two singing the 1947 classic “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” How do you react when so many people—judging from comments on the internet—want the two of you to get together romantically? GORDON-LEVITT: It’s awkward when people say that. Whatever. Zooey and I just think it’s funny. It is funny. We’ve been friends for 10 years. She loves movies, music and art, and she’s incredibly knowledgeable about that stuff. She’s turned me on to so many good movies and so much good music. It’s fun just to have conversations, watch movies with her and stuff like that. Q11 PLAYBOY: You’ve used YouTube and the internet a lot to express yourself. Is it as satisfying and creative an outlet as film? GORDON-LEVITT: The internet’s a fascinating thing because you can express yourself anonymously without any of the consequences. I’ve developed a lot of meaningful, creatively collaborative relationships with all sorts of people on the internet. I use Twitter a lot, and I have an open collaborative production company, hitRECord, where I make art with people. Q12 PLAYBOY: Are there any film genres you haven’t done that you’d like to tackle? You’re reportedly attached to a remake of Little Shop of Horrors. GORDON-LEVITT: I would like to do a musical, if I could find a cool one. When Zooey and I danced in that video it was just us having a great time, just being ourselves. A song-and-dance role is closer to me personally than other characters I play. Q13 PLAYBOY: Your grandfather Michael Gordon directed some of the most popular romantic comedies and tearjerkers of the 1960s, with Doris Day, Rock Hudson and James Garner. Do you ever wish you were working in old-time Hollywood? GORDON-LEVITT: No. Right now is without a doubt the most exciting time in human history. The ability to connect with one another, the technology of the internet and all that it’s spawning, is doubtlessly the most fascinating thing that’s ever happened. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be alive, as a human being and especially as an artist. In the 20th century making movies, music or anything was a one-way thing, but creativity is always more of an interactive, back-and-forth, organic and progressive thing. We’re going to get away from “Oh, I just get to listen to stories; I don’t tell them” and “I just listen to music; I don’t play or sing it.” No, man! That’s a terrible way to think about yourself. I think art is going to become more conversational, more of a dialogue, and a better, healthier thing for everybody. Q14 PLAYBOY: Why do you think your Dark Knight Rises co-star Christian Bale called you an “intriguing guy”? GORDON-LEVITT: We had a fucking great time every day working on that movie. I felt as though I’d transferred in for senior year and had a graduation celebration. You felt a huge sense of accomplishment and closure. Everyone on that movie did such good, dignified work. No one came to phone it in or just cash a check. Q15 PLAYBOY: Are you enough of a daredevil to tear through Manhattan traffic on a fixed-gear brakeless bicycle the way your terrorized bike messenger character does in Premium Rush? GORDON-LEVITT: I’m really into bikes, actually, because I was paying attention to them doing Premium Rush. So when someone rides by with a cool setup that really fits them, I think, Oh wow, that looks nice. I live in a part of L.A. with quite a bike culture, and I bought a great bike, but I don’t ride it as much as I’d like. Q16 PLAYBOY: Does being an internet-savvy guy who has acted in a few high-tech, futuristic movies translate into being a cutting-edge, gadget-buying guy offscreen? GORDON-LEVITT: I’d say no. I will admit I like cameras. I have some that are really nice. I like a beautiful guitar or piano, because I love music and musical instruments. I guess I do as much fetishizing as the average guy. Cars do not impress me. Whenever I see somebody with an extremely nice car, I’m like, What an idiot. It just looks so stupid. Q17 PLAYBOY: You play Abraham Lincoln’s son in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming historical epic Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis. GORDON-LEVITT: It’s a ridiculously exciting movie to be part of. Daniel Day-Lewis has a unique, enormously inspiring process that’s very immersive. I never heard his real voice or saw him out of costume. I met the president, I met my dad, but I never met Day-Lewis until we wrapped. As excited as I am about Lincoln, though, I’m honestly most excited about Looper. Q18 PLAYBOY: That’s the time-travel movie in which you’re an assassin assigned to kill your future self, played by Bruce Willis. What personal or professional transgressions would you travel through time to fix? GORDON-LEVITT: I wouldn’t do that, but I’m a sucker for Rian Johnson’s thing. He’s the writer-director of Looper, and I also made Brick with him. He’s a dear friend and a brilliant filmmaker—a great writer, a great mind. Looper brings all the exhilaration and chemical feelings you hope to get from an action sci-fi movie. But Rian has also come up with a concept that will tickle your intellect while he tells a sincere story about the cyclical nature of violence and how violence begets violence. I love going to a good movie more than anything, and this movie just hits it. Q19 PLAYBOY: What’s the best night out you’ve had recently? GORDON-LEVITT: Questlove is a great drummer, but I saw him deejay recently. He could put on any record at all, but the art is in the sequence, reading the crowd and thinking, I know exactly the song to put on right now. To me that’s the art form of the 21st century and creativity in general—being able to pick and choose from anything and make the right choice. Q20 PLAYBOY: You replaced James Franco in Inception and James McAvoy in 50/50. Which other famous Jameses are you out to replace? GORDON-LEVITT: [Laughs] That’s funny. LeBron better look out. Read more at ONTD: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/71172069.html#ixzz24I8YuwS5

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Tells 'Playboy' Dating Zooey Deschanel Is an "Awkward" Idea Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who stars in the upcoming action flick, Premium Rush, opened up to Playboy about love and dating. And while we're not sure we agree that he and his 500 Days of Summer co-star Zooey Deschanel wouldn't make a good couple, we do love his stance on dating checklists. "You just have to pay attention, keep your eyes open, listen to people and be present. I guess what I look for in a girl is someone who’s doing that too," Joseph says. "Making checklists of things you’re looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you’ll be alone forever.” Bravo, Joseph! We agree! On Zooey, he tells the mag that it's "awkward" when people say they should date in real life. "Zooey and I just think it’s funny. We’ve been friends for 10 years. She loves movies, music and art, and she’s incredibly knowledgeable about that stuff. She’s turned me on to so many good movies and so much good music. It’s just fun to have conversations, watch movies with her and stuff like that.” That sounds like a pretty solid foundation to us, but whatever. Zooey is currently dating screenwriter Jamie Linden.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'My character in '(500) Days Of Summer' is no romantic role model' Joseph Gordon-Levitt has declared that his character in cult indie flick (500) Days Of Summer is "selfish" and not a romantic role model. Gordon-Levitt's portrayal of the lovestruck Tom Hansen in the 2009 flick, which co-starred Zooey Deschanel, cemented his status as an indie heartthrob, with the actor going on to secure roles in blockbusters including Christopher Nolan's Inception and this year's The Dark Knight Rises. Speaking to Playboy, however, he said: "The (500) Days Of Summer attitude of 'He wants you so bad' seems attractive to some women and men, especially younger ones. But I would encourage anyone who has a crush on my character to watch it again and examine how selfish he is." Despite making it clear that he "really liked" the film, he added: "He develops a mildly delusional obsession over a girl onto whom he projects all these fantasies. He thinks she’ll give his life meaning because he doesn’t care about much else going on in his life." "A lot of boys and girls think their lives will have meaning if they find a partner who wants nothing else in life but them," he concluded. "That’s not healthy. That’s falling in love with the idea of a person, not the actual person." Gordon-Levitt also spoke about his time making The Dark Knight Rises and described the process as a "fucking great time". "I felt as though I’d transferred in for senior year and had a graduation celebration," he said. "You felt a huge sense of accomplishment and closure. Everyone on that movie did such good, dignified work. No one came to phone it in or just cash a cheque." Earlier this week (August 13), it was reported that The Dark Knight Rises had passed the $800 million (£510 million) mark at the worldwide box office. However, its box office total remains behind the previous instalment in Nolan's Batman trilogy, 2008's The Dark Knight, which grossed a shade over $1 billion (£640 million) worldwide. At present, The Dark Knight Rises is grossing slower than its predecessor in the US, but compensating for the shortfall in international markets.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: CNN, MSNBC Are Like 'Bullshit Entertainment,' Media Ignores Corporate Evil Any news about Joseph Gordon-Levitt automatically qualifies as entertainment news. Unfortunately, as far as he's concerned, the major news media handles news about politics and world affairs in the same manner it handles red-carpet and tabloid headlines. OUR EDITOR RECOMMENDS Joseph Gordon-Levitt Discusses Potential 'Dark Knight Rises' Sequel 'Looper' Trailer Puts Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a Tough Spot: Killing Bruce Willis (Video) The politically minded star of the upcoming NYC bike-messenger thriller Premium Rush took dead aim at cable news networks in a new interview with Playboy, likening CNN and MSNBC to "bullshit entertainment shows." "Every time I sit down and watch television news, I think, 'This is show business,' " he told the magazine. "That’s what I do. I say, go on the Internet and find news from all over the world through the BBC, the Pacifica stations, newspapers, people’s blogs and tweets. It’s so funny when people say Fox is bad. Sure Fox is bad, but I don’t think CNN and MSNBC are really any better." PHOTOS: The Dark Knight Rises Premieres in NYC Gordon-Levitt, while a major star since his youth, long has been concerned with alternative means of production and communication. He runs an independent film and record label, Hit Record, which uses submissions from the Internet to create collective works and showed vast interest in the Occupy Wall Street movement when it began in fall 2011. He spent time filming the Zuccotti Park area as The Dark Knight Rises filmed there in the fall and told Playboy that the major media's portrait of the movement doesn't really match what he saw. "What I’ve seen on TV focuses on the superficial stuff," he said. "It’s a pretty simple notion: People who have lots of money --people in corporations who have tons of money -- are malevolently manipulating the system to keep their money. And the rest of the world suffers for it. You could show a trillion examples of how Goldman Sachs, McDonald’s, Walmart and Monsanto are clearly fucking over everybody, but CNN, Fox and MSNBC are owned by Fortune 500 companies, so they never show any of it." Speaking with The Huffington Post last November, he recalled his own version of events in downtown Manhattan. "I had a lot of long conversations with all sorts of people -- kids, older people, some cops -- I talked to some people who look really rebellious, I talked to some people who were wearing a suit," Gordon-Levitt said. "I talked to all sorts of people, and everyone's just feeling really positive and optimistic. They look around and they see people who are on the same page, and they're not going to just sit around and say, 'Oh, there's nothing I can do,' and it's reassuring, it's exciting."

Tom Hardy and Michael Shannon Take THE LONG RED ROAD Once they’ve put their superhero films behind them, Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) andMichael Shannon (Man of Steel) will topline The Long Red Road. The feature film will be an adaptation of the Brett C. Leonard play by the same name. Hardy previously starred in the play as Sam, a man living on an Indian reservation in South Dakota who attempts to drink away his sorrows; Hardy will reprise his role in the film. Shannon is attached to play Sam’s older brother, Bob. Hit the jump for more on The Long Red Road. zariety goes on to say th at the plot ofThe Long Red Road thickens when a man from Sam’s past comes calling and Sam is forced to look at the road that led him to the man he has become. The theatrical version was previously directed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman,although there is no report as of yet that attaches the actor/director to the film. The Long Red Road will be the first feature from Whipsmart, headed byPaul Neesan and Richard Fant. Hardy, who previously starred as the villainous Bane in this summer’s The Dark Knight Rises, will next be seen as one of the Bondurant brothers in John Hillcoat’s Depression-era drama,Lawless. He is currently filming Mad Max: Fury Road for director George Miller. Shannon will next appear as a nefarious character in Premium Rush, opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He also stars as General Zod in next summer’s Man of Steel for Warner Bros. For those of you who are interested, take a look at this video behind the scenes of The Long Red Road, featuring Hardy and Hoffman:

BRADLEY COOPER IS WORKING UP A BROMANCE WITH JEREMY IRONS IT appears that a Tinseltown bromance is brewing between Hollywood heart-throb Bradley Cooper and stalwart of the British acting fraternity Jeremy Irons. So much so in fact that Bradley, 37, left, has likened his 63-year-old co-star of upcoming film The Words to an angel. “Working with Jeremy was just one of those moments where you just have to pinch yourself,” says Bradley. “First of all, his voice is just so intoxicating. Then there’s his face and his hair – that guy is just like an angel.” Blimey!

Photo Flash: Bradley Cooper, Nathan Lane, and More Visit Victor Garber at 54 Below! The stars were out this week at 54 Below. Stars ranging from Hollywood's Bradley Cooper and Academy Award nominee Amy Irving to Tony Award winners Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, David Hyde Pierce, Betty Buckley, John Benjamin Hickey, Ron Rifkin, John Kander, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman were in attendance for Victor Garber's final performance at the venue on August 20. Sarah Rice, who co-starred opposite Garber' as Johanna in the original Broadway cast of Sweeney Todd, also stopped backstage for a reunion. Earlier in the week, Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and vocalist Tom Postilio came out for Hilary Kole's opening night. 54 BELOW, Broadway’s nightclub is the new performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, 54 BELOW is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. In their description of 54 BELOW, The New York Times writes “the club has the intimacy of a large living room with unimpeded views and impeccable sound; there is not a bad seat. Its sultry after-hours ambience is enhanced by brocade-patterned wall panels planted with orange-shaded lanterns. And the atmosphere is warmer and sexier than in Manhattan’s other major supper clubs.” The New York Post calls the venue "a gorgeous new cabaret space. With its heavy lineup of moonlighting Broadway stars, 54 Below has the congenial feel of a theater hangout where stars go to unwind and sing the songs that really matter to them. It’s a pleasure to share their joy." Designed by Tony Award winner John Lee Beatty and architect Richard Lewis, lit by Tony Award winner Ken Billington, and with sound by Tony Award nominee Peter Hylenski, 54 BELOW features an in-your-living-room intimate relationship between its performers and audiences. Tony Award winner Scott Wittman serves as creative consultant and MAC Award Winner Phil Geoffrey Bond serves as director of programming. André J. Marrero is the Executive Chef of the new venue, which provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage. Bringing together his love of the arts with his passion for cooking and hospitality, Chef André has created a market driven contemporary bistro menu that includes ingredients sourced from all over the world. 54 BELOW is owned and operated by Tony Award winning producers Tom Viertel, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, and Steven Baruch. 54 BELOW features up to three shows nightly and has audio and video recording capabilities. The cover charge ranges from $5-$85. 54 BELOW is located at 254 West 54th Street. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Read more: http://broadwayworld...##ixzz24I62rzVW

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Halle Berry, Joseph Gordon-Levitt among "Sesame Street" guests LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Halle Berry, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Maya Rudolph will be hanging out on "Sesame Street" this season - and they'll be far from alone. The long-running children's show announced the guest stars for its upcoming 43rd season on Monday, unveiling a list that includes Berry, Gordon-Levitt, Rudolph, Don Cheadle, Amy Ryan, Casey Affleck, Melissa McCarthy, Steve Carell and Jon Hamm. Other actors who will be guesting on "Sesame Street" include David Hyde Pierce, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Kristen Bell and Paula Patton. On the musical end of things, rapper Common, singer Colbie Caillat and rock band Train will make appearances. Train will duet with Elmo and the Count on "Five By," a parody of their hit "Drive By." The Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp and NBA slam dunk champion Blake Griffin will pitch in with guest appearances, as will "Extra" personality Mario Lopez and talk-show host Wendy Williams. Oh, and the Muppets will also be getting a visit from U.S. Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor. In addition to the guest stars, the 43rd season of "Sesame Street" - which premieres September 24 on PBS Kids - is adding a new segment, "Elmo! The Musical!" Replacing the current "Elmo's World" segment, "Elmo! The Musical" will deliver "a math-filled adventure inviting kids to sing, dance, play and imagine along with Elmo as he envisions himself in such productions as "Sea Captain the Musical" and "Guacamole the Musical," according to Sesame Workshop. Pop-culture spoofs this season will include "The Voice," featuring three judges who are searching for "the voice," but "keep mistaking it for sounds made by other parts of the body," and "Upside Downton Abbey," a skewering of PBS's own "Downton Abbey" that turns the concept of gravity on its head.