It would seem that, in terms of casting, Quentin Tarantino just can’t catch a break lately.  His latest film, Django Unchained, has been beset with actor dropouts almost as soon as casting for the spaghetti western began—first, Kevin Costner was attached to star as the villainous Ace Woody before dropping out  and being replaced by Kurt Russell, then Joseph Gordon-Levitt bailed to film his directorial debut.  Now, Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen are also bailing on the project, as well.

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We’re living in a strange era of the movie trailer—in an effort to boost hype and gain attention, ad companies and movie studios are coming up an increasingly bizarre series of attempts to make the movie trailer more interesting.  Some are successful (like the backwards trailer for The House at the End of the Street); some are not (just about every “trailer for the trailer” ever).  The teaser for Looper (itself pretty cool) not only has a series of behind the scenes previews leading up to its premiere last week, it now has a director’s commentary by Rian Johnson.

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We’re all for new forms of audience outreach and clever marketing here at ScreenCrave.  We’re also highly anticipating Rian Johnson’s new film, Looper, in which a young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is hired to be a “Looper” (an assassin who kills people sent from the future) and is tasked with murdering his 30-years-older self (Bruce Willis)—at which point things get complicated.  But one thing we’re getting sick of?  The trailers for trailers.  Or, in this case, the “sneak peak” to the upcoming release of the film’s teaser trailer.  Check it out below (and hey, we’re still excited about Looper).

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In a very sweet note for the end fo 2011, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel have decided to commemorate the end of the year by singing “What Are You Doing New Years Eve?” The duo did a song and dance number together in 500 Days of Summer, and must have got on well enough to want to work together again, by hook or crook. This song seems like a good chance to have a little fun. Check it out…

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This weekend, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol premiered the opening sequence of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, and offered the film’s theatrical trailer. Currently the opening sequence is still only in certain Imax theaters, but the trailer is now online, and offers glimpses at new cast members Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, along with returning cast members Gary Oldman, Christian Bale and Michael Caine. Check it out…

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Variety is reporting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is “in talks” for Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained. Though casting can go into a film’s shooting schedule, the film is set for a January start date, and “in talks” usually means that it’s going to happen. There may be some nasty scheduling conflicts, but those can often be worked out.

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Here’s the problem with this 50/50, the marketing sets it up for failure. They’re so busy trying to get people into the theaters by making them think that it’s a comedy, that they’re setting up the wrong expectations and therefore forcing the film to be unable to achieve its goal — telling a true to life story. There are some laughs, some love, some beautiful moments, some sadness, fear, all the things that go into real human life, which is what makes it so great. So avoid the ads and go into this film knowing you’re getting a solid drama with a few chuckles…

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a lowly bike messenger sucked into a world of intrigue when he delivers the wrong package in 2012′s Premium Rush. He stars with Michael Shannon and Jamie Chung in the latest film from go-to screenwriter David Koepp, who recently wrote the final draft of Men In Black III, and is currently on Johnny Depp‘s The Thin Man update. Check out the trailer…

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One of the most popular actors working today in both big blockbusters and small indies is Joseph Gordon-Levitt who while promoting his latest indie Hesher spoke to us about creating this interesting, edgy, and if you ask me, f*cked up Jesus-like character for the film. Even though Levitt is extremely sought after right now, director Spencer Susser was not convinced that he was right for the role, so Levitt had to once again proved himself worthy of the role and win over his director in an audition. Find out the story from Levitt’s perspective below…

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