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Synopsis
In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a “looper” – a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good… until the day the mob decides to “close the loop,” sending back Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. Credits
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The 5 Worst Snubs Of The 2013 Oscar NominationsWe've all had a few hours now to process this year's Oscar nominations, to scream to the heavens demanding justice for Ben Affleck or running through the forest with fireworks to celebrate Beasts of the Southern Wild. So now that the dust has settled, what are the snubs that are still burning us up? Who are we going to miss the most on Oscar night?...by Katey, Eric, Kristy, Sean & Mack | published: 2013-01-10 11:23:07comments
Looper, Lincoln And More Score Writers Guild Screenplay NominationsWith tricky rules about eligibility and three different categories, the Writers Guild of America always manages to honor more screenplays than the Oscars or the Golden Globes-- which usually makes for an interesting batch of nominees. Today they announced their picks for the 2012 films, and with expected Oscar contenders like Lincoln, Life of Pi...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-04 12:08:44comments
Looper Deleted Scene Has Emily Blunt And Garret Dillahunt Sharing A Tense MomentRian Johnson's sci-fi thriller Looper arrived on DVD and Blu-ray this week, offering a number of bonus features, among which are deleted scenes. One of them has made its way online and gives us a look at a tense moment between Emily Blunt and Garret Dillahunt. ...by Kelly West | published: 2013-01-02 08:42:08comments
The 10 Best On-Screen Couples Of 2012As we put a cap on the cinematic year, we wanted to go back and single out the duos who turned our heads with combustible on-screen chemistry. We admit to cheating in at least one selection, and we admit an over-reliance on the Hollywood “bromance.” But we think it’s a great list....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-12-31 09:50:05comments
Bruce Willis' 10 Most Terrifying CharactersOver the course of his twenty-five-plus year career, Willis has painted hundreds of rooms red with the fluids of his foes, and something tells me twenty-five years from now, he’ll be sitting on a stoop with a shotgun, picking off bad guys and pleasing audiences in yet another terrifying turn on screen....by Mack Rawden | published: 2012-12-30 21:15:49comments
The Top 10 Movies Of 2012: Mack's ListThe following ten movies are the ones that have really stuck with me. They’re the ones that have gotten better with months or weeks of age and have separated themselves from the pack. Some of them will definitely be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and others will not even be considered. Some of them you’ll probably agree with, and some of them will probably make you laugh and doubt my credibility. ...by Mack Rawden | published: 2012-12-28 14:10:06comments
Giveaway: Win A Copy Of Looper Along With A Badass Pocket WatchCinema Blend is giving away one copy of the Looper Blu-ray. As if getting a free copy of a time traveling tale featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis playing the same character wasn’t enough, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment also has a Looper look-alike pocket watch to giveaway along with the copy of the movie....by Jessica Rawden | published: 2012-12-28 12:44:08comments
The 10 Most Disappointing Movies Of 2012Looking back a year full of movies you have to remember the bad with the good. We can celebrate the best of the best and express our love and appreciation for them, but for the sake of balance it’s important to look back at the ones that we expected more from – the ones that didn’t deliver on expectations or hopes. These are the titles we see in theaters and leave saying, “Man, I wish that was better.” ...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-12-27 18:12:41comments
Ask Looper Director Rian Johnson Anything: Live Chat HereNow, as the movie nears release on Blu-ray, Johnson is ready and willing to answer all your Looper questions, and he’ll be doing it right here, live, as part of the live chat embedded below. Join in, ask him anything. Our live chat with Rian Johnson kicks off right here....by CB | published: 2012-12-17 17:23:20comments
Looper Will Hit Blu-ray At The End Of DecemberRian Johnson’s low-budget science fiction flick, Looper is traveling on to Blu-ray sooner than your might guess. Looper will be hitting Blu-ray, DVD and digital download on December 31, just before the new year. Consider the Blu-ray your post-holiday treat. ...by Jessica Rawden | published: 2012-11-19 16:41:27comments
Looper Diagrammed With Straws, Even Though Bruce Willis Said Not ToThis fall's twisty sci-fi movie Looper inspired a lot of people to dig through its logic and potential plot holes, but the movie itself cut off that kind of analysis at the pass, having Bruce Willis's character scoff at a suggestion to figure out how time travel works: " If we start talking about it we’ll be here all day, making diagrams with straws!...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-11-05 10:42:49comments
New Infographic Illustrates A Major Flaw In Looper's EndingLet this be your warning that the following article contains spoilers about Looper. You probably should have figured that out from the headline, but we here at Cinema Blend believe in safety nets. For those of you who have seen Looper or just don't care about spoilers, enjoy!...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-10-09 18:32:04comments
Watch Looper As A Disney MovieGenre-bending writer-director Rian Johnson's recently released sci-fi thriller Looper is not only dazzling critics with its compelling new take on the time travel subgenre, but also scoring with audiences, debuting at #2 its opening weekend behind Adam Sandler's record-breaking animated romp Hotel Transylvania. So just imagine how well Looper would have done at the box office if it were a bit more family friendly! ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-10-03 07:11:05comments
Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives to Looper, Pitch Perfect, And V/H/SWith so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. And so we offer this bi-weekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair nicely with the latest theatrical releases. This week we've selected a trio of time travel tales, competition-fueled comedies and found footage frighteners for your home-viewing pleasure. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-10-01 14:52:41comments
Weekend Box Office: Hotel Transylvania Arrives Early, Breaks RecordsSeptember's a slow month at the box office. The biggest September weekends are still smaller than major days in the cash heady months of summer and Christmas. But, once in a while something comes along in September that draws a crowd and this year Halloween came early to give the sleepy month a little boost....by Scott Gwin | published: 2012-09-30 17:26:14comments
Hotel Transylvania And Looper Take Over Friday Box OfficeSony Pictures is competing against itself at the box office this weekend, and lucky for them, both of their offerings are getting a warm reception, taking the #1 and #2 spots among Friday moviegoers. The animated family film Hotel Transylvania, featuring the voices of Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez, made $11 million on Friday...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-09-29 12:48:32comments
Great Debate: What's The Best Kind Of Time Travel Story?Much as we love Pitch Perfect, the big release of this weekend is undeniably Looper, the time travel thriller in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a hit man in the future, who's suddenly assigned to assassinate… himself, only 30 years older and played by Bruce Willis...by Katey Rich and Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-09-28 15:12:25comments
Operation Kino 82: Looper And Getting On Board With Time Travel LogicThis week on Operation Kino, we're reviewing Looper… or maybe we already reviewed it, 30 years ago, back before time travel was possible but illegal. After that, inspired by Looper and it's time travel plot, we talk about time travel devices in movies, and specifically how films that ask you to follow their logic...by Operation Kino | published: 2012-09-28 12:55:45comments
Looper Director Says Shakespeare, David Bowie And Harrison Ford Inspired His StoryDon’t be surprised if you absorb a number of European influences during your Looper screening. As Johnson explains, most of the city scenes he conceived and penned for the movie happened while he was living in Belgrade, Serbia and nursing a bruised heart over a girl he actively pursued. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-09-26 10:03:41comments
Looper Interview: Emily Blunt Talks Shotguns, Redemption And A Nickname For Her FansEarlier this week, we sat down with Looper star Joseph Gordon-Levitt to discuss his character, a hit man tasked with eliminating targets from a distant future. While JGL’s character goes on the hunt for his older self, his paths cross with a lovely but cautious farmer whose son has a bigger role in the larger Looper story....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-09-26 07:19:34comments
Looper Interview: Joseph Gordon-Levitt On The Butterfly Effect And His Impersonation SkillsWe’ll have Looper interviews on the site throughout the week, as Sony was kind enough to grant us one-on-one access with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt and Johnson. We dove into such thought-provoking topics as the butterfly effect, the overwhelming affect true love can have on an individual’s heart, and Blunt’s ability to chop wood convincingly....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-09-24 13:17:54comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Looper, Won't Back Down And Hotel Transylvania ReviewsI could see my breath this morning on my walk to get a coffee, which only means one thing. The autumn movie season must be up in full swing. (What did you think it meant?) This week we've got JGL getting loopy, parents combatting evil teachers and Dracula doing the family thing...by Doug Norrie | published: 2012-09-23 08:51:11comments
Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt And Rian Johnson Answer What Is A Looper?Genre-bending writer-director Rian Johnson. The ever-compelling Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Bruce "Yippee Ki Yay Motherfucker" Willis. If these three elements aren't enough to make you madly desire to see Looper no questions asked, then—to be frank—you make no sense at all to me....by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-09-15 06:30:50comments
First Clip From Looper: Bruce Willis Doesn't Want To Talk About Time TravelOn paper backwards time travel seems really simple - person travels from "Future Point A" to "Past Point B" - but when you really start digging into it it becomes insanely complicated. Is a person literally traveling to their own past, or are they visiting an alternate timeline? If it's not an alternate timeline, does that mean every thing that happens post-time travel has a direct effect on "Future Point A"?...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-08-30 12:48:40comments
Looper Interactive Trailer Will Blow You AwayWe’re hoping that the rest of Looper ends up being as cool as the film’s promotional material. But based on the early trailers, and the presentation Sony brought to Comic-Con in July, we’re pretty confident Brick director Johnson will be able to deliver on the potential of his engaging premise. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-08-27 13:40:56comments
Looper Debuts New Poster And Featurette About The Unusual ScoreLooper may not be the biggest or flashiest film coming out in the next few months, but it might be the most interesting, with a twisty time-travel premise and the so-crazy-it-has-to-work idea of having Joseph Gordon-Levitt playing a younger version of Bruce Willis. The film's tagline-- "Hunted by your future. Haunted by your past"-...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-08-23 10:16:42comments
New Looper International Trailer Arrives Along With New Viral CampaignWith each new trailer I get more and more excited for Looper. It's not just the thrill of seeing new footage and looking forward to the performances by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, but also just the fact that each new preview delivers just a little bit more information about the science-fiction world that the movie has established and with each new detail that's revealed I'm left a little bit more impatient. And this new international trailer isn't helping at all:...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-08-14 15:58:47comments
Check Out This Cool Fan Poster For Rian Johnson's LooperThe idea behind Rian Johnson's Looper is so cool and creative that that it's inspiring fan art more than a month before its release. While the promotional art for the film has actually been pretty spectacular (at least by Hollywood standards), this one, which was drawn by artist Daniel Keane, takes the cake....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-08-09 00:36:32comments
Looper Breaks Out The Big Guns For International PosterLooper would be high on our must-see list for the second half of 2012, even if we knew absolutely nothing about director Rian Johnson. But, add Johnson’s name to the mix, and we’re clawing our eyes out waiting for the opportunity to see the new film....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-08-03 12:40:07comments
UPDATED: Looper, Cloud Atlas, Argo And Many More Set For Toronto Film Festival PremieresKicking things off will be Rian Johnson's Looper, the twisty time-travel thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, which will be the festival's opening film. Looper stole the show at Comic Con a few weeks ago, but the opening night spot at TIFF is a huge spotlight for what's essentially a genre movie from a director with only two other films behind him....by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-24 06:49:44comments
Looper Gets A New Official Website, Releases 12 New StillsIf you've been searching around for reviews of The Dark Knight Rises, you may notice a certain pattern: near universal praise for Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The young actor steals nearly every scene he's in, and is easily one of the best parts of the movie (as noted by both Katey and me in our respective reviews). And while audiences will get a full dose of Gordon-Levitt this weekend, there's a lot more on the way, including the awesome looking Rian Johnson film Looper....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-07-20 12:29:07comments
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Explains How To Become Bruce Willis At Looper Comic Con Press ConferenceJoseph Gordon-Levitt had one hell of a 2011, making movies with Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises), Steven Spielberg (Lincoln), and then Rian Johnson, reuniting with his Brick director to star in the time-travel thriller Looper...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-13 19:19:32comments
Looper Comic Con 2012 Live BlogSony’s Hall H panel shifts gears from the futuristic expanse of Len Wiseman’s Total Recall to the time travel thrills of Rian Johnson’s Looper, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis playing versions of the same person locked in a battle that could mean one of them has to die....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-07-13 18:19:56comments
Joseph Gordon-Levitt And Bruce Willis Face Off In Incredible New Looper TrailerSet in the not-too-distant future, the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Joe, a young man who works for a crime syndicate as a Looper. In the future criminals send their marks back in time 30 years where Joe is waiting to kill them and collect his money. But when the mob tries to close the loop by sending an older version of Joe (Bruce Willis) back in time, the older version manages to escape and young Joe is forced to track him down....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-06-28 16:13:30comments
Looper UK Trailer Reveals Much, Much More Of The PlotDirector Rian Johnson has done an admirable job so far of keeping secrets about his upcoming movie Looper, a thriller set in a near-future where criminals use time travel to "disappear" the people they need assassinated. So far we knew that Joseph Gordon-Levitt played one of those assassins...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-06-27 10:17:10comments
Looper Gets Extended Release In ChinaRegardless of what anyone might tell you, the goal of any movie is to make money, maybe not a ton of money but at least some money. If little scenes can be flipped around, added or removed in order to generate a much greater return, studios are almost always willing to do so, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s upcoming Looper is a great example of that. ...by Mack Rawden | published: 2012-06-25 11:47:46comments
Three New Looper Images Arrive OnlineThe film is set in a future where time travel has been invented, but is highly illegal. In fact, criminals have found a way to use it in which they send murder victims back 30 years in the past to a hitman waiting to kill them. Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is one of these hitmen. But when Joe's bosses decide that it's time to close the loop, they send Joe's future self to be killed....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-30 16:25:50comments
Joseph Gordon-Levitt And Rian Johnson Explain Looper's Time Travel LawsOne of the greatest things about the science-fiction genre is that it allows the creator to build a world from the ground up. Whether they want it to reflect the world we live in now, or be completely unrecognizable, the author has the chance to do whatever they want. The drawback of this is that rules of the universe need to be created, and that’s particularly important in the case of time travel....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-13 18:38:15comments
Looper Trailer Has Joseph Gordon-Levitt Hunting HimselfAll week, we’ve been teased about the upcoming teaser trailer for Looper. The teaser trailer has now arrived online! It's full of shooting, explosions, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt attempting to kill his future-self. Check it out ahead and decide for yourself if it was worth the wait... ...by Kelly West | published: 2012-04-12 17:18:58comments
Check Out The Latest Trailer Teaser For Looper, Starring Joseph Gordon-LevittLooper stars Gordon-Levitt as Joe, a hitman who is living in a distant future where time travel exists, but is highly illegal. The mob uses the technology to send targets 30 years into the past where Joe waits for them and kills them. While Joe has made a solid career for himself doing the job, everything starts going wrong when his bosses decide to close the loop....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-11 11:39:18comments
Get Ready For The Looper Trailer With This Second TeaserI am dying to see some real footage from writer/director Rian Johnson's Looper and luckily I won't have to wait much longer. The first official trailer for the time travel thriller is scheduled to arrive online this Thursday, but in the run-up Sony has been releasing a series of teases hosted by Johnson and star Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who starred in the filmmaker's debut, Brick, and had a cameo in the follow-up, The Brothers Bloom)....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-10 11:10:09comments
Get A Sneak Peek At Looper, Starring Joseph Gordon-LevittIn my opinion there are few movies released in the last decade better than Rian Johnson's Brick. In addition to being a great twisty, moody neo-noir, it also introduced us to a fascinating new filmmaker. A few years later Johnson took a left turn when he wrote and directed The Brothers Bloom, a con film with a completely different atmosphere than his first movie. Now, four years later, the writer/director is just about ready to release his latest film...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-09 13:26:38comments
Looper Poster Transforms Joseph Gordon-Levitt Into Bruce WillisThe whole mirror image thing happening vertically makes the poster immediately distinct from all the garbage floating heads we usually see, and I love the effect of both actors disintegrating, either by explosion or the passing of time. You also notice, of course, that Levitt is wearing blue contacts...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-04-06 08:37:38comments
First Look At Joseph Gordon-Levitt In Rian Johnson's LooperIn Looper, the upcoming science-fiction film from Brick director Rian Johnson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis play the same character, Joe. Because the plot involves time travel, the movie has Gordon-Levitt playing the present day version of Joe while Willis is the future version. There's one problem, however: Joseph Gordon-Levitt looks nothing like Bruce Willis....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-03-17 20:49:22comments
Looper Director Rian Johnson Shares Details On His Time-Travel ThrillerWhat of the time-travel element, which Johnson readily admits “just never makes sense” in most sci-fi films? "If you just tell somebody the plot, you're inevitably telling them the time travel stuff, but the movie actually uses that as a set-up,” he explains. “The best parallel I can draw is to the first Terminator moviem where time travel is used to set up this impossible situation between these people and then that situation plays itself out."...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-01-16 07:56:47comments
Looper Set Photo Reveals A Very Cool Looking MachineJoseph Gordon-Levitt has a number of projects in the works, among which is The Looper, a film that reunites him with Brick director Rian Johnson. Those interested in following the progress of what sounds like a sci-fi/action thriller, will definitely want to follow the movie’s Tumblr. Today, a photo was posted that gives us a look at what could prove to be a very crucial piece of the film’s set. ...by Kelly West | published: 2012-01-02 13:45:16comments
Bruce Willis Shoots Fire In First Image From Rian Johnson's LooperThe image emphasizes muscle over what I imagine is a more intellectual and sci-fi side to the film, but I don't mind it for now. Empire also has more plot details on the film than I've seen anywhere before. I've included them after the image, but spoiler alert for anyone who's super-duper sensitive about these things...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-05-13 09:22:33comments
Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo And Noah Segan Join The Cast Of LooperThough he's only made two films, Rian Johnson has quickly shown a knack for attracting top-tier talent. His debut, Brick, attracted the likes of Joseph Gordon Levitt...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-01-21 11:17:09comments
Primer Mastermind Shane Carruth Joins Production On Rian Johnson's LooperPrimer, which Carruth wrote, directed, starred in and designed, is one of the twistiest and most satisfying time-travel stories you could hope to see, and fans of the sci-fi genre have been dying to see Carruth follow up on it...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-01-18 07:18:58comments
2010's Black List Includes College Republicans And LooperNormally the Black List is known for supporting smaller scripts that wouldn't get any attention otherwise, but this year's lineup seems to include a lot of projects already well into pre-production...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-12-13 14:45:23comments
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