Looper is a 2012 American science fiction action film written and directed by Rian Johnson with a time travel plot. The film stars Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt. Filming began in Louisiana on January 24, 2011. It has been selected to be the opening film of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is set to be released in Australia on September 27, 2012, and in North America and the United Kingdom on September 28, 2012.
In a futuristic gangland in the year 2042, a 25-year-old assassin named Joseph Simmons (Gordon-Levitt) works for a mafia company in Kansas City as a "Looper". Loopers kill and dispose of agents sent by their employers from corporate headquarters in Shanghai from the year 2072. Loopers are foot soldiers, paid on the condition that all targets must never escape. When Simmons recognizes his target as a future version of himself (Willis), his older self escapes after incapacitating him. The failure of his job causes his employers to come after him, forcing him to fight for his life as he hunts his older self.
Directed by Rian Johnson
Produced by Ram Bergman
James D. Stern
Written by Rian Johnson
Starring Bruce Willis
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Emily Blunt
Paul Dano
Noah Segan
Piper Perabo
Jeff Daniels
Music by Nathan Johnson
Cinematography Steve Yedlin
Editing by Bob Ducsay
Studio FilmDistrict
Endgame Entertainment
DMG Entertainment
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date(s)
September 6, 2012 (TIFF)
September 28, 2012 (US)
Running time 118 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Production
Rian Johnson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt speaking at WonderCon 2012 in promotion of Looper.
Looper is written and directed by Rian Johnson. After Johnson released The Brothers Bloom in 2008, he re-teamed with producer Ram Bergman, who produced Johnson's previous two films, with the goal of starting production of Looper in 2009. In May 2010, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was cast in one of the lead roles, which he would play after completing Premium Rush. Later in the month, Bruce Willis was also cast. In the following October, Emily Blunt joined Gordon-Levitt and Willis. Filming began in Louisiana in January 2011 and continued in Shanghai in April. Shane Carruth, writer and director of Primer, was confirmed to be involved in creating the effects of the film's time travel sequences.
Release
Looper is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 28, 2012. The film's studio Endgame Entertainment negotiated a deal with FilmDistrict at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011, and FilmDistrict will release the film in the United States through TriStar Pictures.
The Chinese release of the film will reintegrate a number of scenes set in Shanghai that were originally cut due to pacing reasons. The move was requested by Chinese production company DMG Entertainment in order to further appeal to Chinese audiences.
Looper was a Gala Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2012.
Marketing
The first trailer for Looper was released on April 12, 2012 and was met with mostly positive feedback. A sequence of numbers (07153902935) are displayed on the promotional poster that, if typed as a web address (http://www.07153902935.com), takes you to a viral website that features the trailer and a hidden image of Jeff Daniels interrogating an injured Noah Segan.
Reception
The film has received positive reviews from critics. It currently holds a 96% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 27 reviews. UK-based film magazine Total Film gave the film a five-star review (denoting 'outstanding'): "The best sci-fi movie since Moon. The best time-travel yarn since 12 Monkeys. And one of the best films of 2012."
References
^ http://www.bbfc.co.uk/AFF289903/
^ "Official Looper production blog".
^ "Looper to launch Toronto film festival". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
^ "Australians to see Looper a day before the rest of the world". August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
^ "US Release Date". June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
^ "UK Release Date". June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
^ a b McNary, Dave (May 14, 2011). "TriStar, FilmDistrict set 'Looper' deal". Variety.
^ a b c d e f g h McNary, Dave; Coonan, Clifford (January 21, 2011). "Actors in 'Looper' group". Variety.
^ Zeitchik, Steven (September 17, 2008). "Rian Johnson's future target: 'Looper'". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Kit, Borys (May 4, 2010). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt eyes two action thrillers". Reuters.
^ Fleming, Mike (May 14, 2010). "CANNES: Bruce Willis Plays Mature Joseph Gordon-Levitt In Time Travel Pic 'Looper'". Deadline.com.
^ McNary, Dave (October 1, 2010). "Emily Blunt set for 'Looper'". Variety.
^ Bettinger, Brendan (January 17, 2011). "Shane Carruth Working on LOOPER". Collider.
^ Staff (June 9, 2011). "Rian Johnson's Looper Gets a Release Date". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
^ Zeitchik, Steven (June 19, 2012). "A more Sino-centric version of 'Looper' will be released in China". LA Times.
^ Staff (April 12, 2012). "The Teaser Trailer For LOOPER!". aintitcool.com. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
^ http://07153902935.com/
^ "Looper Review". Total Film. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
External links
Official website
Looper at the Internet Movie Database
Looper at Rotten Tomatoes
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