User blog:Porterfield/Looper Interview from Comic-Con 2012

At Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, Wikia's own Eric Moro (the man behind the ToMoro page) was not only the emcee of the Twilight/Breaking Dawn panel, but he also got a chance to interview several stars involved in upcoming blockbusters.

One of Eric's best moments at the Con was when he got to interview the director of Looper, Rian Johnson, as well as cast members Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt. The film doesn't come out until September 28th (check out the trailers here), but it's not too early to start talking about how awesome it will be watching Bruce Willis try to evade his younger self, played by a subtly prosthetically-altered Gordon-Levitt. If you're curious about the makeup artist that Gordon-Levitt mentions in the interview, check out his credentials on IMDb. He did the makeup effects on everyone from Benjamin Button to Hellboy, so JGL isn't lying when he says he's the best.

Anyway, it seems from this interview that director Rian Johnson knows what he's doing. Gordon-Levitt puts him in the same caliber as Christopher Nolan and Emily Blunt says that she would "drop whatever she's doing" to film a movie with him. It pains me to think in such terms, but as long as Looper turns a decent profit, Johnson is certain to do well in Hollywood. It's rare to see actors praise a director with such enthusiasm, especially coming from Gordon-Levitt, who has his pick of the litter these days.

There's also a part in the interview where Eric asks Gordon-Levitt about appearing in three Rian Johnson films, and Emily Blunt seems confused, so Gordon-Levitt says "I believe he's referring to Brothers Bloom". Those of you who have seen the movie might think he wasn't in that! But if you watch it again, he appears as an uncredited extra in the bar scene:

Anyway, Looper is about people being sent back in time by the Mob to be cleanly executed, so hopefully there will be no gaping holes or inaccuracies in the storyline, as there often is when dealing with time travel. The trailer, as well as the viral video of the guy talking to his 12 year old self, got me wondering what it would be like to meet your future or past self. In that vain, please vote in this poll: Would you want to meet a version of yourself from the future or past? Yes, it would be a life-changing experience. Hell naw, that's creepy and/or risky.