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Joseph Gordon-Levitt And Zooey Deschanel Go Out In A "Blaze Of Glory" As SID AND NANCY!
Beaks here...
There's an amusing scene in Marc Webb's upcoming (500) DAYS OF SUMMER (limited release begins July 17th) in which Zooey Deschanel's title character, Summer, confounds Joseph Gordon Levitt's hopelessly romantic Tom by suggesting that they're in a "Sid and Nancy" relationship. A few seconds later, she completely emasculates him by clarifying that he's the Nancy of the duo.
Here's the scene (I should note that I wasn't aware it was online until reading Monika Bartyzel's piece for Cinematical):
And now, in a very clever bit of viral marketing, here are Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt making like Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb for Mean Magazine's "Cinemash" project.
Though Deschanel acquits herself nicely as the knife-toting Sid, Gordon-Levitt's commitment to what could've been just another Funny-or-Die-style lark is stunning. He's actually kind of heartbreaking as the distraught, ill-fated Nancy. Not that I'm surprised. As anyone who's been paying attention since MYSTERIOUS SKIN knows, Levitt's firmly established himself as one of his generation's most talented actors. I haven't seen him phone in a role yet (though we'll see if I'm still singing that tune after GI JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA.
Oh, and I'd highly recommend that you check back next week for Cinemash's second offering: TRON as performed by Cheech & Chong.
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But cmon, is this really a full on front page story with exlcamation points? It's literally 40 seconds. I love both of them, but seriously. Sloooow news week.
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It's Marc Webb. Just saying. And (500) Days of Summer is fantastic.
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Its been said on here before, but Joseph Gordon Levitt is the natural person to attempt to stand in the immortal Heath Ledger's shoes to reprise the Joker role in another Batman sequel. JGL not only has the talent to pull it off, but he really does look quite similar to Heath. As i was watching 500 Days of Summer, i couldnt get over the resemblance!
500 Days of Summer is such a great flick, and JGL is the reason that the movie will be remembered for years to come. It just has that instant classic feel to it, and anyone who doesnt smile from ear to ear during the Hall & Oates "You Make My Dreams Come True" number during 500 Days deserves to be stranded on an island with Rush Limbaugh. -
Jul 07, 2009 9:07:13 PM CDT
Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Nancy Boy"
by seppukudkurosawa
I'd be tempted to say this has got TOO much indie hipster cache with Zooey and Levitt, but JGL can do no wrong in my book, so I'll prolly make it.
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Is this obvious to anyone else? FFS
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The real attraction is the Sid & Nancy Cinemash that's linked below the clip from 500 days.
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Jul 07, 2009 9:20:20 PM CDT
Mysterious Skin remains the only film I almost walked out on
by the grug
And not for any sort of conscientious objection, I just found the whole thing thoroughly disturbing and upsetting. A remarkable film though.
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...I completely agree. Ledger was great, but people just need to get over the whole dead guy reverence thing and realize that TDK should only be the beginning of the Batman/Joker conflict/relationship/whatever. JGL would be a terrific replacement, as far as I'm concerned. If only to bring the audience's expectations back down to zero to allow a good actor to catch them by surprise, the way Ledger did.
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or perpetuate the ridiculous idea that Sid and Nancy are a good example of a couple that are in love. They were pathetic, talentless drug addicts who killed each other because they were psychotic.
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While I agree that JGL has the chops to replace Ledger as the Joker, I don't see it happening. Firstly, any performance, no matter how good, bad or ugly would inevitably be compared (negatively, I might add) to Ledger's. And JGL would run the risk of either mimicking Ledger's and coming off as a wannabe, or making his own Joker and ending up skewing the established Joker we already love in this series. Sadly, I think when Ledger died, the Joker died with him.
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PERFECT, if he were just the right age. And yeah, I mean SPIKE, not Sam. Reprazent!
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What a sweetheart. She was the best thing in M Night's The Crappening.
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thought they were starting another pointless remake.
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Yes sir, I would.
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I honestly can't see anyone else filling that role now, not even Johnny Depp, but I really hope his stint as Cobra Commander doesn't destroy all the good will I have for him in an over-the-top villain role. Of course maybe if that's dumb and no one thinks he can play the Joker, THEN Nolan will cast him. As it is, I think he may be seen as too obvious (stupid reason not to cast him, but it happens).
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We'll have to wait and see...
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I'm similarly annoyed when people want to compare lovers to "Romeo and Juliet". Messed up teenagers who killed themselves in a tragic misunderstanding. Ugh.
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but executed it was pretty stupid.
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Jul 07, 2009 10:43:07 PM CDT
No, Zooey was one of the worst things about The Crappening
by seppukudkurosawa
She acted that entire movie like she'd spent six hours staring at lightbulbs and sniffing ether rags before each take.
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...in the new Re-Imagining.
God Save The Queen!
Because Peasants are Money!
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I first noticed it when coming upon a picture of it near the release of TDK.
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Seconded. Also, I'm not sure who mentioned it first (it was someone here in a TB) but someone suggested Chris Evans for Spike, and after seeing Sunshine, I have to agree that he'd also make a great Spike.
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...I say recast the role. Heath nailed his version, but who would've predicted that from just the casting? Not that I'd suggest him for the part, but when I saw Perry Farrell play with Jane's Addiction a while back, he looked EXACTLY like I'd always imagined the Joker looking in real life, right down to the weirdo rock-star zoot suit. We've had various Batmen in the same franchise, and that wasn't (necessarily) a deal-breaker for audiences. And the Joker is so ripe for interpretation, why not let someone else unexpectedly put their spin on the character? At the very least, I think that trying to recapture Heath's performance with JGL doing (essentially) an impression of Ledger is much more of a lame proposition than letting someone else just rip into the role again.
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He's effectively avoided the pretty boy stereotyping, and continues to make strong choices in his roles. Plus, he doesn't suffer from that Shia LeDouche syndrome.
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Jul 08, 2009 1:19:49 AM CDT
Except for GI Joe. That one confuses the F outta me.
by joker gordon levitt
Why would he agree? Of course, I'd play the lower part of a donkey to hang out with Sienna Miller, so maybe that's it.
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Seriously, look at her track record (and feel free to bring up the two good movies she was in, as if that balances out the 38 completely freaking terrible ones)Either she curses the productions she's involved in, or she should fire her agent, yesterday.Although, it's helpful to know that if I'm flipping around cable, and her big bug-eyes appear, that I should move on in a quick-fast-hurry.
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Not funny!!! But yeah, Joseph Gordon is great. I adored him in Brick. He's just waiting to explode.
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If he was gonna be in Batman 3 it would be as a 5 minute cameo at best, like the Scarecrow. And that's as it should be. TDK set up some pretty interesting places for a third story to go, but none of those requires the Joker.
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That was sort of embarrassingly pointless wasn't it?
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Ya craaazzzyyyy! I thought they signed up for a SID AND NANCY remake!
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Typical Beaks article...
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Zoey ruined this part. If you read the script, you'll see that Summer is supposed to be a total bitch - not a clueless quirky bad actress. Anyway, script review here: http://scriptshadow.blogspot.com/2009/02/500-days-of-summer.html
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If JGL can take a two dimensional villain archtype based on a toy commercial and turn it into something great.
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struth!!! i didn't realise sid was bloody australian...what a ripper!!
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Why do people love Zooey so much? She's such a horrible actress. Really.
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What they should do is have a scene in the next Batman where GodBale has to go to Arkham and maybe seek help from or....i don't know....somehow get JGL on the screen as the Joker for a full scene with a long monologue. 1. It'll cure our insatiable lust for more Joker fun-time. 2. It'll acknowledge that the Joker is still around and that he and Batman haven't forgotten about each other. 3. It'll set up a fourth movie if need be which will be five or six years removed from Ledger's performance where the Joker could make a re-appearance. 4. Most importantly, it could give us a test run with JGL as the Joker. Johnny Depp would crash and burn, he doesn;t have the wickedness and darkness to pull it off. Even without Burton, he's been Burtonized to the point of no return. Levitt is the only choice, and one scene would show that to the world. But, as we know, Hollywood doesn't have the ballsto replace Ledger's Joker so we roll the dice on someone else playing another villain even though they will most likely fall more short of the bar than Levitt would have as the Joker.
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more please
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I've only seen a few of her movies. Bridge to Terabithia, Elf, are descent and 500 Days is getting excellent reviews.
The Crappening took a dump on the audience not because of Zooey, the script and execution sucked horse cock. Walberg talking to a tree in the house....for fucks sake man....
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But yeah, she does end up in a bunch of terrible movies. The girl does have talent though - it's a shame she doesn't get to use it more. But she was fucking hilarious in Weeds.
Oh, and "500 Days of Summer" is a great, great movie, btw. She and JGL were both pitch perfect in it, imo.This Sid and Nancy thing was kinda funny in a really random way. -
I'm touched.
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Come on, Beaks- lay off your fanboy crackpipe for a second. The guy did BRICK and THIRD ROCK. He's a good actor, yes. But "firmly established" as one of the most talented of his generation? Hyperbole much?
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Is my favorite David Gordon Green film, AND my favorite Deschanel performance.
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For Inception. His next film. Mark my words. Nolan has done this to see if JGL can and will play the Joker. Which he will!!!!!
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I ONCE PUT ON A SUMMER DRESS AND PUMPS AND LET ME PERV UNCLE PILE DRIVE MY ARSE WHILST I SANG JUDY GARLAND TUNES.
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Yeah, he just wanted to thank you all for NOT having any influence whatsoever in his getting the part of the Joker. JGL will be thanking you for the same thing soon enough. Please save your energy- nobody cares what we think about who should play Joker or any other role for that matter.
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It was very mediocre. The sound mix was wrong (voice levels way too low) and the editing at the "big moment" was not satisfying at all. There are some good parts to it- nice lighting in places, good camera work as well. But overall, it's under-average.
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I went to a screening of (500) Days of Summer tonight and absolutely LOVED it. My only hope is that when the DVD comes out, there is a bonus feature where you can watch the movie in sequential fashion as opposed to how it skips around (at least it labels what day it is so you can follow as opposed to guessing what comes when in the story).
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I officially believe he could nail the Joker now. That's just fucking creepy.
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