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  • Lily James, Gordon-Levitt, Himesh Patel join comedy 

    By Express News Service

    Actors Lily James, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Himesh Patel will star in an upcoming comedy film titled Providence. Written by Michael Vukadinovich, the film is set to be directed by Potsy Ponciroli. 

    The story follows the eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town who must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars as a series of increasingly bad decisions upends the once-peaceful community. 

    Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker’s Limelight and David Boies and Zack Schiller’s Boies Schiller Entertainment will produce the film along with Shannon Houchins’ Hideout Pictures. Vukadinovich, Tyler Zacharia, Sam Slater, Phil Keefe and Dane Eckerle will serve as executive producers while CJ Barbato will co-produce.

    The principal photography of the film will begin this week in North Carolina, United States. James was recently seen as Pamela Anderson in the limited series Pam & Tommy, and in Netflix’s The Dig. Gordon-Levitt recently played Uber founder Travis Kalanick in the anthology series Super Pumped.

    The actor has Poker Face series coming up and will voice Jiminy Cricket in Disney’s live-action adaptation of Pinocchio. Patel is best known for his role in Yesterday, and his recent credits include Tenet and Don’t Look Up.

  • Gordon-Levitt joins cast of Rian Johnson’s series

    By Express News Service

    Hollywood actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been roped in to star opposite Natasha Lyonne in the upcoming series Poker Face.

    The series is created by Rian Johnson (of Knives Out-fame). Though plot details are currently kept under wraps, reports state that the series will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Details of the role Gordon-Levitt plays are also under wraps.

    Johnson will executive produce the series alongside T-Street partner Ram Bergman and the company’s television president Nena Rodrigue. Lyonne will also serve as an executive producer via her Animal Pictures. The company’s Maya Rudolph and Danielle Renfrew Behrens will co-executive produce.

  • King Of Late Night: Johnny Carson biopic casts Gordon-Levitt

    By Express News Service

    A biographical series on late American TV personality Johnny Carson is in development, with actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt portraying Carson.

    Titled King Of Late Night, the series is written by David Milch and directed by Jay Roach. The series will follow the life and career of Carson from New York to Los Angeles, to the Las Vegas strip. The series will reveal how Johnny’s diehard connection to his audience overlapped with his lifelong desire for a basic quality of life, and how his beloved on-screen persona came into conflict with the more colourful aspects of his personal life.

    Carson, who served in the US Navy in World War II before going to college, started his career in local radio and television before transitioning to network game shows and eventually landing NBC’s The Tonight Show. Carson hosted the show for 30 years, from 1962 to 1992. Famous for his on-screen presence, Carson was very private off-screen.

    Gordon-Levitt, Milch, and Roach serve as executive producers with wiip’s Paul Lee and David Flynn, as well as Paul Green and Salmira Productions.

  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt-starrer ‘Mr Corman’ not returning with second season

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Apple TV Plus is not renewing Joseph Gordon-Levitt-starrer ‘Mr Corman’ for a second season.

    As per Variety, the series’ final episode titled ‘The Big Picture’ was released on Friday. Gordon-Levitt created, wrote, directed and executive produced the series about a fifth-grade teacher and former musician working in the San Fernando Valley.

    While ‘Mr Corman’ is not moving ahead, Apple TV Plus is continuing to work with Gordon-Levitt on the new animated series ‘Wolfboy and the Everything Factory’, for which he voices a lead character and serves as executive producer.

    ‘Mr Corman’, which premiered on August 6, also features Debra Winger, Juno Temple, Arturo Castro, Bobby Hall (aka Logic), Alexander Jo, Jamie Chung, Shannon Woodward and Hector Hernandez.

    ‘Wolfboy and the Everything Factor’ follows Wolfboy, voiced by Kassian Akhtar, an imaginative oddball who discovers a strange realm at the centre of the Earth where fantastical Sprytes create clouds, trees, rabbits, dreams, hiccups, memories and time. Wolfboy comes to realise that being different is what makes him special.

    Also coming this year from Apple TV Plus are Todd Haynes’ documentary ‘The Velvet Underground’ on October 15, Simon Kinberg and David Weil’s sci-fi series ‘Invasion’ premiering October 22, drama series ‘Swagger’ from NBA superstar Kevin Durant and creator Reggie Rock Bythewood coming October 29, Tom Hanks’ film ‘Finch,’ on November 5, the third season of ‘Dickinson’ on November 5 and ‘The Shrink Next Door’ on November 12.

    Mahershala Ali’s new film ‘Swan Song’ premieres December 17, while ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ premieres in theatres December 25 ahead of a January 14 release on Apple TV Plus.

  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt to play Uber CEO in Showtime series

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor-producer Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been tapped to essay the role of former Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick in Showtime series “Super Pumped”.

    According to Variety, the anthology drama hails from “Billions” creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien and Beth Schacter.

    The trio will executive produce, write and serve as showrunners on the series.

    The season one is based on journalist-author Mike Isaac’s book “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber”.

    It will deal with Uber and Kalanick’s meteoric rise in Silicon Valley, the company’s roller coaster ride and Kalanick’s eventual ouster amid allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic environment at the company.

    “Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a remarkably intelligent and charismatic actor, embodying charm with an unpredictable edge.

    We are beyond excited to see what he will bring to the role of Travis Kalanick, the hyper-brilliant and controversial CEO whose ambition and reckless drive threatened the very enterprise he was determined to build,” said Amy Israel, executive vice president of scripted programing at Showtime.

    Each season of “Super Pumped” will explore a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed culture.