Rian Johnson's Next Film Project - Looper

[a speedo model]

Just read about this, didn't see a thread. Sounds pretty awesome. Anyone else hear about this? Love his work.

From Wikipedia:
Looper, is Johnson's next film set in the near future, and involves a group of hitmen that are sent back in time to Kansas for their victims from the future. Only big organized crime groups are going to be using time travel because it is such a serious offense.[/URL]


Chud.com:
For the next few weeks, a lot of people will be talking to Rian Johnson as his great film [URL="http://chud.com/articles/articles/19420/1/RIAN-JOHNSON-LETS-SLIP-A-FEW-MORE-DETAILS-ABOUT-LOOPER/Page1.html#"]The Brothers Bloomhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rian_Johnson#cite_note-0) begins to roll out. (It opens limited this week, then wide on May 29.) He'll be getting a lot of questions about his next film, Looper, which he's previously described as a violent, character-oriented sci-fi filmhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://chud.com/articles/articles/19420/1/RIAN-JOHNSON-LETS-SLIP-A-FEW-MORE-DETAILS-ABOUT-LOOPER/Page1.html#) involving time travel.

Johnson told /Film (http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/04/23/iffboston-a-few-more-details-about-looper-rian-johnsons-next-sci-fi-film/) during the IFFB that the story will take place about thirty years from now in a dystopian future. Now he's given a few more tiny tidbits to Vulture (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/05/brothers_bloom_director_rian_j.html ):

"It’s not like a I, Robot–type thing. It’s a very character-based film, and it’s very violent and very dark. It’s set in the near future, and things are very bad in an industrial town in Kansas. The worst crime you can commit 30 years from now is messing with time travel, so the only people who will mess with it are big criminal groups. It’s a weird mixture; it has elements of the first Terminator and Witness, bizarrely enough."

There are bits in there that sounds tantalizing: going Dystopian but also rural, and having criminals be the time travelers. (Previously, he'd told /Film the criminals were 'a disruptive element'.)

With respect to the Terminatorhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://chud.com/articles/articles/19420/1/RIAN-JOHNSON-LETS-SLIP-A-FEW-MORE-DETAILS-ABOUT-LOOPER/Page1.html#) reference, Johnson has said "I'm using time travel in a way almost identical to the first Terminator, which helps keep things simple," though there's also a more recent post from his forum (http://www.rcjohnso.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1977&start=75) ("I took somebody's advice and just went balls out with it") that, if not at least slightly facetious (or, more likely, a reference to the wild Balls Out script, as one email (http://chud.com/articles/articles/19420/1/RIAN-JOHNSON-LETS-SLIP-A-FEW-MORE-DETAILS-ABOUT-LOOPER/Page1.html#) suggested) could mean that simple is out the window. Regardless, this is something to be excited for.

[ThexQuietxCull]

Rian Johnson + sci-fi themes = PUMPED

[TJ Wells]

Man is my favorite new director working right now, and also an enormous film nerd. Hopefully, he's me in ten years. :-)

EDIT: Thirteen years. Wow, he does not look 36.

[WarpSpeedChewy]

Rian Johnson is the best. This can't come out sooner. Hopefully this will be handled better than Brothers Bloom. I'm still sore over the fact the DVD hasn't come out yet/

[a speedo model]

Rian Johnson + sci-fi themes = PUMPED
Exactly my thinking, this has to be great.
Man is my favorite new director working right now, and also an enormous film nerd. Hopefully, he's me in ten years. :-)

EDIT: Thirteen years. Wow, he does not look 36.
I agree, Brick and Brothers Bloom are two of my favorite now and this sounds very promising.

I'd love to be a director but I don't think I'd be good passed the idea stages, haha. Good luck, man.

[a speedo model]

Rian Johnson is the best. This can't come out sooner. Hopefully this will be handled better than Brothers Bloom. I'm still sore over the fact the DVD hasn't come out yet/
I bought Brothers Bloom from my video store in town, in the case it'll be released with, two months ago. Couldn't believe my luck. $7.99.

[TJ Wells]

Exactly my thinking, this has to be great.

I agree, Brick and Brothers Bloom are two of my favorite now and this sounds very promising.

I'd love to be a director but I don't think I'd be good passed the idea stages, haha. Good luck, man.
I never sleep anyway, might as well do something with that time, I figure.

[WarpSpeedChewy]

Looper sounds like a spiritual successor to Primer (which I still haven't completely seen).

I bought Brothers Bloom from my video store in town, in the case it'll be released with, two months ago. Couldn't believe my luck. $7.99.
My understand is that the DVD/Blu-Ray is not available to buy until sometime in January.

[drudo182]

Sounds interesting. Really impressed with his style so far. Really need to watch Brick again. I want to get one of the posters for that movie.

[Genuma]

I've been following this for a while, Rian Johnson is great. I wish they'd just come out with a trailer already, it sounds so good.

[drudo182]

Have they even begun shooting this?

I can't find any other info other than brief plot outlines.

[a speedo model]

I never sleep anyway, might as well do something with that time, I figure.
Good logic. I tend to work on my novel late in the night.
My understand is that the DVD/Blu-Ray is not available to buy until sometime in January.
Correct. I believe video stores got it early, and at mine is wasn't moving fast enough for them so they decided to get rid of a few. Lucky me, haha.

[drudo182]

Just read that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is officially in this film. Sounds great.

[bouttogetfancy]

I remember Joseph announcing that on his blog a while back.

[Chris Fallon]

I love Brick. This sounds like it could be a really inventive & stylish sci-fi thriller. I'm in!

[Smash Adams]

http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/cannes-bruce-willis-plays-mature-joseph-gordon-levitt-in-time-travel-pic-looper/
Bruce Willis plays a future version of JGL

Loopers are hit men whose victims are sent back in time from the future to be executed. The Loopers bump them off in the present, so there is no trace of a crime in the future. I'm told that Willis and Gordon-Levitt will play the same character, in those different time frames.

[distilledw]

This sounds so amazingly promising. Can't wait, actually i would be keen if it was either Rian Johnson or JGL working on it alone, but both of them together?! awesome.

[Smash Adams]

http://loopermovie.tumblr.com/
I guess this is viral marketing or something

[secretsociety92]

Not seen either of his previous films but I'm especially intrested now that Willis is in it.

[Smash Adams]

http://twitter.com/prodweek/status/20994220136
shooting starts in January

[stayillogical]

I don't know how I feel about Bruce Willis as an older JGL.

[Smash Adams]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=70316
Emily Blunt's in this too

[TJ Wells]

http://goo.gl/fb/bFwuK
Paul Dano joins the cast

[CstSnow]

http://goo.gl/fb/bFwuK
Paul Dano joins the cast

This is just getting better and better, easily my most anticipated movie.

[Smash Adams]

http://twitter.com/#!/hitRECordJoe/status/23555653180071936
http://twitter.com/#!/rcjohnso/status/23169707997667328

[eraserhead]

This sounds pretty fucking good

[TJ Wells]

Holy balls:

http://www.slashfilm.com/potd-primer-director-shane-carruth-set-rian-johnsons-looper/

[dellico]

Holy balls:

http://www.slashfilm.com/potd-primer-director-shane-carruth-set-rian-johnsons-looper/

I was really excited when I saw this. I was just wondering the other day what Carruth has been up to.

[WarpSpeedChewy]

I hate the fact I still haven't seen Primer. Anyone know where to get it ?

[dellico]

I hate the fact I still haven't seen Primer. Anyone know where to get it ?

It's on Netflix Instant last I checked.

[Genuma]

it's not on instant anymore, but you can most definitely get it through netflix.

[Smash Adams]

http://www.slashfilm.com/jeff-daniels-piper-perabo-noah-segan-cast-rian-johnsons-looper/#more-96381
more info

[pshh]

script was great, so excited for this

[popdisaster00]

Yeah, this should definitely be great

[deadkidsean]

Starts filming tomorrow.

[Smash Adams]

http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/willis-looper-550x366.jpg
also Piper Perabo, Garret Dillahunt, and Paul Dano being in this hasn't been mentioned yet I don't think

[DickfaceChillah]

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/anyone_got_a_time_machine_rian_john sons_looper_gets_a_september_28th_2 012_r/

September 28th, 2012 is the release date. What a fucking wait. =[

[DickfaceChillah]

Oh, and can someone PLEASE PM me the script?

[drudo182]

Why such a long wait? Bummer.

[wileythekid]

really excited for this, I loved Brick, still need to see Brothers Bloom

[DickfaceChillah]

Why such a long wait? Bummer.

Most likely to bank off the success of JGL in TDKR. Completely understandable financially, but a huge bummer for us that have been waiting so long.

[drudo182]

Most likely to bank off the success of JGL in TDKR. Completely understandable financially, but a huge bummer for us that have been waiting so long.

That's true. Did you ever get the script for this?

[DickfaceChillah]

That's true. Did you ever get the script for this?

Nope. It's been floating around for a while yet it's evaded me. I really, really want to read this one.

[drudo182]

Nope. It's been floating around for a while yet it's evaded me. I really, really want to read this one.

Yeah, same here.

[timeVSmusic]

Really stoked for this one. Reading the script this weekend.

[Smash Adams]

https://twitter.com/#!/Loopermovie/status/149946287054266368
https://twitter.com/#!/Loopermovie/status/149946287054266368

us release date is 9/28/12

[aolsux]

wow, still awhile away, must have been a post production heavy process

[DickfaceChillah]

http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/ZZ62E5C7AE-550x814.jpg

Ick, hate the design, but JGL looks JUST like Bruce in facial structure in this. I didn't see the resemblance at ALL in those photos that were released a few weeks ago, but it's uncanny in this.

Also, that picture on the bottom looks like a press photo from another film Willis did. This looks fake.

Anyways, teaser trailer is coming April 12th!

Still looking for the script as well.

[Indoor Living]

Is the JGL picture supposed to look like garbage?

[DickfaceChillah]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iCSmVdqXEFo/Tx8IPVOhkyI/AAAAAAAAA_8/2LBWxsgfXOg/s400/bluesteel.png

[bouttogetfancy]

http://loopermovie.tumblr.com/

updated by Rian Johnson.

[DickfaceChillah]

Wish I were here:

http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/loopermovie/18030511389/1/tumblr_lzrkakUU1z1qaq9kl

[DrStrong]

Willis looks like he is straight off the Surrogates' set. I'm curious how the plot will be explained, because as of now it doesn't really make too much sense.

[Recovery Room]

Trailer ... for the trailer (http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/trailer-for-the-looper-trailer-features-rian-johnson-and-joseph-gordon-levitt-bragging-on-action.php).

Hopefully this trend dies soon, it's incredibly stupid.

[Recovery Room]

Still excited for this, but JGL's make-up is a bit much. I would've been perfectly fine with him just looking the way he is -- now I'm worried his look might be distracting.

[DickfaceChillah]

From what I understand, we are getting a featurette every day up until the trailer premieres. I agree that 'teasers' for teasers are lame, but this seems a little more meaty than that. I like seeing Rian Johnson talk. Dude's on his third movie now, though, and he needs to get a new fucking pair of glasses.

Also, I agree on the make up. That shot of Joe in the cornfield is horrendous. His face looks plastic, almost like Gigolo Joe in A.I.

[xjulianx89]

http://www.slashfilm.com/trailer-rian-johnsons-time-travel-movie-looper/

Trailer is up.

[Thomas Balkcom]

And firstshowing has a Youtube link for those who need it. http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/watch-first-kick-ass-teaser-trailer-for-rian-johnsons-sci-fi-looper/

[xjulianx89]

Wow. This looks great.

[*crying stars*]

Trailer looks awesome

[deadkidsean]

Looks cool. Still not buying Levitt becoming Willis, but that's a minor gripe.

[Thomas Balkcom]

looks great. Sean stop with the "cool" nonsense!!

[deadkidsean]

Just not head-over-heels for Johnson like everyone else around here, so I'm keeping expectations low.

[jwicklun]

Looks cool.

[aradiantsunrise]

Definitely looks interesting.

[Thomas Balkcom]

Just not head-over-heels for Johnson like everyone else around here, so I'm keeping expectations low.

nor am I. I was early on in my film-watching "career."

[deadkidsean]

nor am I. I was early on in my film-watching "career."
noob

[wileythekid]

looks promising

[Full Effect Ed]

Eh, it looks alright

[stayillogical]

I'm a sucker for anything time travel.

[Wake Up]

crossin ma fingas. looks good.

[popdisaster00]

Just not head-over-heels for Johnson like everyone else around here, so I'm keeping expectations low.
You know what - I wasn't head over heels for him either but this trailer looks badass, and I'm officially very interested in this one.

[deadkidsean]

You know what - I wasn't head over heels for him either but this trailer looks badass, and I'm officially very interested in this one.
I was being nice. I think Brick fucking sucks and The Brothers Bloom put me to sleep. This oughta be his best effort.

[Thomas Balkcom]

once you really delve into film and see Brick, it's almost painful to watch. I actually like The Brothers Bloom quite a bit, but can't say that Johnson has much behind me liking it. The brothers thing tugged at me personally.

[deadkidsean]

once you really delve into film and see Brick, it's almost painful to watch. I actually like The Brothers Bloom quite a bit, but can't say that Johnson has much behind me liking it. The brothers thing tugged at me personally.
I wish I had brothers!

[popdisaster00]

I started Brick and turned it off after 20 minutes :shrug:

[I am Mick]

Wish the trailer wasn't so "typical action movie" with the shitty music and everything. I still fucking love Brick and am excited for this

[josepablo32]

The music reminded me of the intro of Fight Club.

[ImTheSheriff]

I'm hoping this is good. Brick was boring but I enjoyed The Brothers Bloom.

[DrStrong]

I'm hoping this is good. Brick was boring but I enjoyed The Brothers Bloom.
Brick was boring?!

I guess I could see that, some of the dialogue got on my nerves but it was pretty solid, overall.

The only movie by JGL that I can't watch is Mysterious Skin.

[ImTheSheriff]

Brick was boring?!

I guess I could see that, some of the dialogue got on my nerves but it was pretty solid, overall.

The only movie by JGL that I can't watch is Mysterious Skin.

Mysterious Skin is great

[DrStrong]

Mysterious Skin is great
I didn't need to see a little kid give another kid a bj, then Smykowski from Office space starts blowing JGL. It was a little too "molesty" for my taste. Happiness is probably the furthest I'll go in terms of movies where molestation is involved.