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The first official trailer for Don Jon has been released! It’s available at the apple store
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In his directorial debut, writer-director Joseph Gordon-Levitt also stars as Jon Martello—a New Jersey guy who loves his family, his friends, his church… and his porn. When he meets Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson), a perfect “dime” with an infatuation with romantic Hollywood movies, they struggle to find happiness while wrestling with their respective ideals of what the opposite sex should be.
Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Glenne Headly and Brie Larson also star in this insightful and unexpected comedy about searching for true intimacy in a world full of unrealistic expectations.
The Sundance and SXSW film festival favorite, DON JON opens in theaters nationwide on October 18, 2013
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Directed by: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Written by: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Brie Larson
Produced by: Ram Bergman
Executive Producer: Nicolas Chartier
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Synopsis:
Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a strong, handsome, good old fashioned guy. His buddies call him Don Jon due to his ability to “pull” a different woman every weekend, but even the finest fling doesn’t compare to the bliss he finds alone in front of the computer watching pornography. Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) is a bright, beautiful, good old fashioned girl. Raised on romantic Hollywood movies, she’s determined to find her Prince Charming and ride off into the sunset. Wrestling with good old fashioned expectations of the opposite sex, Jon and Barbara struggle against a media culture full of false fantasies to try and find true intimacy in this unexpected comedy written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Interview with Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Don Jon at the 2013 CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Gordon-Levitt discusses Don Jon (formerly Don Jon’s Addiction), the subject matter, directing the film, directing himself, and his advice for wannabe filmmakers.
Joseph Gordon Levitt is coming back to a small-screen near you.
The former 3rd Rock from the Sun star is set to host a variety show based on his collaborative site, hitReCord, for Participant Media’s newly announced cable network, pivot.
The series, HitRECord on TV!, will feature contributions—like films, live performances, animation and more—from online community members, which Levitt will select, piece together and present on-air, the network announced at its upfront presentation in New York City today.
The millennial-geared network will also feature a host of other original series, including a period saga about William Shakespeare by Craig Pearce, the writer behind The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge, and Romeo + Juliet, and a docu-series with Meghan McCain.
Don Jon (formerly Don Jon’s addiction) is set for an October 18 wide release. The film will be released by Relativity Media. It was the biggest deal at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s still a long time away but we can’t wait for the film!
Joseph posted an announcement about his new film Don Jon, thanks to mammoth press for sending me this
Hey everybody,
So, as you might’ve heard already, I wrote and directed a movie last year, and it’s coming out later this year. Which is absolutely crazy, and I still kinda can’t believe it. Anyway, I’m posting this today to let you all know that I’m changing its title. It’s now called… DON JON. I decided to change it, first of all, because DON JON is just so short and simple, and if you know me, you know I’m a fan of brevity. Second of all, it felt to me like the old title, “Don Jon’s Addiction” was throwing some people off a bit from the point of the movie. People were assuming it was a film about porn addiction and sex addiction, which really isn’t true. That’d be sort of like saying “The Maltese Falcon” is a movie about a statue of a falcon. DON JON is a comedy about how men and women treat each other, and how the media we consume can create unrealistic expectations that we put on one another. That’s why the story centers around a relationship between a young man (played by me) who watches too much pornography and a young woman (played by Scarlett) who watches too many romantic Hollywood movies. It’s a topic I personally find fascinating and hilarious.
And while I have your attention, I figured I’d show you the first production still we’re releasing of Jon’s father, played by none other than Tough Tony Danza. More to show soon. We’re just starting to work on the trailer now. And I’m heading down to SxSW with Tony this weekend with the film, so I’ll see some of you in Austin!
thanks again.. J
OFFICIAL DON JON SOCIAL HANDLES:
Twitter Handle: @donjonmovie
HashTag: #DonJon
Joseph Gordon Levitt was on Jay Leno again this week on Wednesday, November 21st just before the Thanksgiving weekend. He’s just returned to LA after his hitrecord tour in 6 cities. Check out the clips below of him on Jay Leno.
