That seems to be the second time I asked that question! :zzz

Anyway, Jan, thanks again for the post, I want to add this here in his profile, for we keep on getting more and more hits of joe's profile page. We'll also be cvreating a separate sub-directory for him, it's about time!

With Tobey Maguire still uncertain about whether or not he’ll be playing Spider-Man after the third movie, Sony is preparing a contingency plan that will allow the franchise to move on without him. We have a line on who one of the actors they’re considering to replace him is.

One of our most reliable, proven, inside sources emailed me tonight to let us know that Joseph Gordon-Levitt, star of The Lookout, could be in contention to be the next Peter Parker. Our source says the people in charge over at Sony were impressed by his performance in The Lookout, and that has him on their radar. And it should. Levitt’s brilliant in it. Actually, he’s brilliant in everything. He’s one of the best young actors working today. He also has the right build, the right look, and could easily step in where Tobey Maguire has already tread.

Till now, a lot of the focus for who might replace Maguire if he leaves has been on Jake Gyllenhaal. He’s the obvious choice for the part, but he’s also more famous and more expensive. Levitt is cheaper, younger, and you know what… he’s a much better fit than Jake Gyllenahaal. For the first time I can actually imagine someone being better at playing Peter Parker than Tobey Maguire. That’s how good he is.

Of course everything depends on what Maguire decides to do. If he ends up sticking around, this discussion is moot. Even if he doesn’t, for now this should only be considered a rumor. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is only in contention for the part, we’re not saying he has it. No one does, until Tobey makes up his mind.

News by Josh Tyler.

Joe is Spidey???
That seems to be the second time I asked that question!

Anyway, Jan, thanks again for the post, I want to add this here in his profile, for we keep on getting more and more hits of joe's profile page. We'll also be cvreating a separate sub-directory for him, it's about time!

Your quite welcome Jed! Great idea about adding this bit of info in Joe's profile here. It's also great to hear that his profile has become popular here on tMF...its no surprise why it is--both because of the great written profile itself, and for Joe's great acting!

As for Joe taking over the Spiderman role and franchise....I admit to maybe having somewhat mixed feelings, but I also trust that Joe will certainly make the right decision for himself and his career.

True, Jake Gyllenhaal has been talked about the most, as far as maybe taking over the Spiderman role, who knows....Jake was waiting in the wings at one time a few years ago, when Maguire injured his back. If I may mention, in the article you quoted, when the interviewer say's that Levitt is cheaper and younger to get....well it sort of struck me funny when I read that cause in actuality, Joe is only ONE year younger than what Jake is (thanks to IMDb biography)!

It will certainly be interesting to see if the new Spidey will be Jake, Joe, or someone else....

Let me also say thanks to Kat for writing such a great profile here on Joe Levitt!

I also enjoyed watching the You Tube vid with Joe talking about The Lookout, thanks. It so happens its not long ago I listened to the really great SlashFilm interview as well, and its really interesting. I'll have to take another listen to it again, thanks for posting it.

I believe if I'm not mistaken, alot of the bank scenes in The Lookout, were shot here in Canada (Winnipeg)....and the actors minded the cold during filming, LOL! Big babies, LOL!

I have not had the opportunity to see Joe in The Lookout yet, but I certainly hope to. I recently read something a critic said, that I thought was a bit uncalled for (nothing about the actors)....This critic said in the Lookout movie itself, that if the bank gave a janitor job to Joe's character (a person with a brain injury), that the bank deserved to get robbed! :x

Joe supposedly spent time with people who had suffered traumatic brain injuries. Here is an excerpt from a really great interview:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: I started by hanging out with people who had been through similar things. With some of them, you could tell right away that they were suffering from a brain injury. With others, you couldn't. And it seems like it fits the script better if you couldn't. And so the guys that I spent the most time with were mostly just like hanging out with anybody else, except for certain moments when you'd realize, "Okay, that just reminded me that your brain doesn't work the same way mine works. You've been through something I haven't been through." It's something I've discovered while preparing for movies like this one and Manic, when I have characters who have unique traits that I need to research. You can read about these [medical conditions] all you want, but once you spend time with [the afflicted], you start recognizing them as individuals, as opposed to lumping them in with everybody else who might have those symptoms.

Joe's last statement is quite profound and endearing on his part I must say, that he was able to come to such a mature conclusion.

Another new project Joe also recently signed on for is 'The Frog King,' based on novel I believe, and scheduled for 2009. It's a story about publishing, and his relationship with a woman.

Just discovered this MTV interview of Joe, its probably one of my favorite interviews of him, so far, that is...

Excerpts:

MTV: As part of your preparation, you refused to listen to any music other than Pearl Jam during the months you were filming "The Lookout." Why was that important to you?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Well, it wasn't so much that the character only listens to Pearl Jam; it was me. Music is a big part of figuring out who the character is for me, and movie sets are these logistical nightmares where there is so much distracting stuff going on. I have to put in some music just to keep focused.

MTV: Why Pearl Jam?

Gordon-Levitt: I always design an arsenal of songs to go with every character I play, and I had never done it before with only picking one band. But for some reason, just because [the character's] mind goes in circles, [it seemed appropriate]. Having one voice in my head the whole three months we were shooting worked, and that voice was Eddie Vedder.

Joe at MTV

First up for Gordon-Levitt is "Uncertainty," the latest film from David Siegel and Scott McGehee. The film is loosely based on a script by Siegel and McGehee, who also are producing, with dialogue to be developed in collaboration with the actors.

The story revolves around a young couple faced with having to make an important decision, and the film is split into two versions of the same Fourth of July in New York, presenting a new series of unexpected choices the characters make.

Siegel and McGehee wrote and directed "The Deep End" and co-directed "Bee Season."

Shooting is under way in New York.

READ FULL ARTICLE FROM THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

November 1, 2007

What does it take to become a star?

My advantage is that I know the system,” says Joseph Gordon-Levitt. “Big budgets don’t impress me. They might’ve done when I was 13, but I’ve been working since I was 6.” The almond-eyed 26-year-old veteran (his first gig was a peanut butter commercial) was a charismatic moppet in films such as A River Runs Through It (1992), and in the long-running TV sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. Recently, however, the Hollywood local (he grew up in a part of town near to the sign itself) has become a brooding Method heavyweight, generating heat and earning kudos for his intricate turns as a wounded street hustler in Mysterious Skin (2004), an adolescent gumshoe in Brick (2005), and a brain-damaged janitor in the heist movie The Lookout. So don’t expect to see him in a big-budget summer blockbuster anytime soon. “Success is not important to me, nor are power or money,” he says. “If the script feels good, then I’m in. It’s that simple.”

Source: TimesOnline.co.uk

With no disrespect to the late and wonderfully talented Heath Ledger...................I think Joseph Gordon-Levitt has the look, the acting skills and the respect for heath to (if it is in the plans to be done) play the joker in the next Bat-Sequel.

If there was a way that the public could see that Heath ledger can be out acted (hard but look at what happened to Jack Nicholson) in his awesome role as the joker, I personally with others to agree that only Joseph Gordon-Levitt could pull it off. Again as said by Tom-E he has the skills and this is the only true way to put them to highest test. It would also be cool to see a trio of The Joker, Scarecrow and Two Face, take over Gotham together (for a short time)and have Batman try and take it back. now that would be a topping movie worth seeing. I hope we can get the writers and the public to agree and make this dream come true, it shouldn’t be hard, like I said Jack was out acted why cant Heath Ledger. Note that I respect that it was his dying role and he did the best job I’ve seen yet of the Joker, but they didn’t kill off the character, so the story is not over for the famous character villain. Deffintly not in my eyes. Please do this role Joseph Gordon-Levitt, were counting on you.
J

he is so cute is he related to heath ledger cuz they look so alike