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Two next action roles for Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Zooey Deschanel & Joseph Gordon -Levitt in "(500) Days of Summer" (2009)

"Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who last starred as a lovelorn man in "(500) Days of Summer" is taking a turn into action territory.
The actor is in final negotiations to star in "Premium Rush," a Columbia chase thriller being directed by David Koepp. He also is in talks to topline "Looper", a sci-fi thriller that will reteam him with "Brick" director Rian Johnson.
Noah Segan, Lukas Haas, Rian Johnson an Joseph Gordon-Levitt at Park City: 'Layer Cake' premiere party - 21st January, 2005

Koepp, one of the town's hottest screenwriters, wrote the script with John Kamps. Gavin Polone, who produced "Zombieland" for the studio, is producing the pic, which is eyeing a late-summer start. Matt Tolmach and Elizabeth Cantillon are overseeing for the studio.

Gordon-Levitt then could segue to "Looper" the latest movie from Johnson. Veteran producer Ram Bergman is producing with Endgame, which also is financing.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt with Nora Zehetner in "Brick" (2005) - Deleted Scenes

Johnson gave Gordon-Levitt one of his first major roles as the actor was coming off five years worth of "3rd Rock From the Sun." Gordon-Levitt's role in "Brick" represented a 180-degree turn from his NBC sitcom work.

"Looper" is set during a future in which time travel has been invented, with operatives sent back to the present to assassinate criminals. Gordon-Levitt will play a man sent back to kill himself.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in "Inception" (2010).

Repped by CAA and attorney Karl Austen, Gordon-Levitt next appears in Christopher Nolan's "Inception" and stars in the indie drama "Hesher," which premiered this year at Sundance".
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