Here are our top ten picks for this summer's hottest hunks on film.

10. The boys of eclipse

Taylor Lautner and Kellan Lutz and Robert Pattinson, oh my. Got to be honest, I'm not that into the Twilight guys but I realize that I'm in the minority so, here you go, Twi-hards, they are included on the list. Just to be clear, I am, however, Team Jacob.

9. Zac Efron: Charlie St Cloud

Insert high-pitched screaming here. Young or old, Zac Efron can bring out the squealing, crying, Tiger Beat-subscribing fan in us all. Yes, there are gay rumors and plastic surgery rumors still, Zac Efron is poised to be his generation's Leonardo DiCaprio, if he can prove he's got the acting chops. With his first major dramatic role, we'll see what the High School Musical star is really made of.

8. Paul Walker: Takers

We used to call Paul Walker "The Ding" because that's the sound we'd hear when he'd flash his pearly whites in films like Pleasantville or Varsity Blues. Nowadays all we hear is bow-chicka-wow-wah when Paul Walker struts on screen. Speaking of names, his latest film Takers used to be called Bone Deep, but the porn connotations and embarrassingly misleading Google searches forced a title change for this film about a group of bank robbers , who specialize in spectacular robberies. Get ready for some major eye candy.

7. Jason Statham: The Expendables

Whoever said bald isn't beautiful, obviously never had the pleasure of watching Jason Statham. The follically challenged, gravelly voiced Englishman, who could Transport us anytime, is part of Sly Stallone's megawatt cast of ultimate action heroes, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke and Bruce Willis, who play a team of mercenaries sent to South America to overthrow a dictator. We just hope Statham is kind enough to overthrow his clothing while battling bad guys.

6. Jake Gyllenhaal: Prince of Persia

We doubt the "I wish I knew how to quit you" references will ever end but that's because the desire to be alone on a mountain in Jake's arms is too strong to deny. We need Gyllenhaalics Anonymous. The first step is admitting you're powerless. The second is admitting we don't really want to quit him. The third is sitting through a pretty mindless action flick and still enjoying ourselves because that's how wonderful Jake is.

Coming up…the top 5 including Julia Robert's love interest in Eat Pray Love and Mark Wahlberg in The Other Guys!

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5. Javier Bardem: Eat Pray Love

Get ready for a bestselling memoir adaptation starring Julia Roberts, with a side of hot Latin lover coming right up. As if fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's hyper-popular book needed another reason to head to the theater, the Love portion of Eat Pray Love is courtesy of Javier Bardem. Swoon. We saw twenty minutes of the film at an event last month and were blown away by it. But we don't know what we want to shove into our mouths more; the divinely thin pizza in Italy or Javier's lips.

4. Bradley Cooper: The A-Team

Hello, abs of steel! Jim Carrey once described Bradley Cooper, his Yes Man co-star, as "tall, tan, warm and lovely." In Joe Carnahan's adaptation of the classic 80s sitcom, he was all those things and more -- charming, sexy and ripped up like a guido's phone number. Bradley Cooper proved there's nothing like a guy who makes you laugh, especially when you could shred cheese on his rippling washboard stomach.

3. Mark Wahlberg: The Other Guys

Thank you, Calvin Klein, thank you! Marky Mark and his third nipple have been giving us good vibrations since the early 90s when his commercials with Kate Moss had everyone's Calvin's in a bunch. A bad boy is hot, a reformed bad boy is hotter, Mark Wahlberg is the hottest. In The Other Guys, his new comedy alongside Will Ferrell, Wahlberg makes us laugh and gets us twitter-pated at the same time.

2. Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Inception

Joseph Gordon-Levitt speaks fluent French, was raised by left wing activists, is one of the Internet's most influential due to his ingenious website -- HitRecord.org -- and looks like a mini-Keanu Reeves mixed with Heath Ledger. Joseph Gordon-Levitt came out of child stardom unscathed. What's not to love about JGL? If you missed the Days of Summer bus, rent it immediately and prepare to be deeply smitten. The little boy from Third Rock from the Sun grew up to be magically delicious and chose wise roles leading up to his shot at the big leagues in Inception, the most anticipated film of the summer. We don't want to give anything away but we will tell you this, Joseph Gordon-Levitt cuts one hell of a fine figure in a well tailored suit.

1. Leonardo DiCaprio: Inception

He's astonished us with his acting chops ever since What's Eating Gilbert Grape and we will never fully release the fantasy of clinging to him on the bow of the Titanic. Sure it's tragic, but with Leonardo DiCaprio, it's kind of sexy too. He's grown up before our eyes and we love every inch of the man he's turned into. In Christopher Nolan's astonishing new film, Inception -- which is destined for numerous Oscar nods including Best Picture -- once again, Leonardo DiCaprio proves that talent is the sexiest thing a man can possess.

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Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are the latest stars signed on to Christopher Nolan's Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises.

The A-list cast already includes Christian Bale, who will reprise his role as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Anne Hathaway as Selena Kyle/Catwoman and Tom Hardy as Bane.

Cotillard, who is expecting her first child in May with fiance Guillaume Canet, is slated to play the role of Talia al Ghul as Bale's love interest.

Keira Knightley, Jessica Biel and even Anne Hathaway all were fighting for the role of Bale's love interest.

"I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with Marion again and have no doubt she will be a great addition to our ensemble cast and bring to life a key part of the universe we have created as we finish our story," said director Nolan.

Gordon-Levitt will play Roman Sionis or the Black Mask -- although other sources say he will play Alberto Falcone aka the Holiday Killer. "I am thrilled to be working with Joseph again after a delightful experience working with him on Inception and am certain he will deliver another thrilling performance as one of Batman's most popular villains."

Cotillard and Gordon-Levitt both worked with Nolan in the smash hit Inception.

Batman's The Dark Knight Rises is slated for release July 20, 2012.

In Elektra Luxx, Carla Gugino plays a woman who has recently left the adult film industry and seeks to make a better life for herself. She immediately finds work as a sex education teacher at a local community college. It is in that premise that Gugino and Elektra Luxxwriter-director Sebastian Gutierrez found the idea for the video vignettes featuring Elektra Luxx answering questions about love and life that no one else is comfortable enough to handle.

We are proud to exclusively present the fourth in the Elektra Luxx video series, entitled Elektra Answers Everything. The entire series is available on the official Elektra Luxx YouTube page.

In our premiere episode of Elektra Answers Everything, check out Gugino in full character taking questions and giving her own unique take on the answers.

In the film Elektra Luxx, Gugino's character finds herself in the middle of a very complicated time in her life. She has just left "the industry" and while working as the sex ed teacher, she discovers she's pregnant with a late rock star's baby. Soon after, Elektra is drawn into some compromising positions at the request of an old friend in exchange for "lost" song lyrics from her deceased beau.

Elektra Luxx features an all-star cast including Gugino, Malin Akerman, Emmanuelle Chriqui, new Wonder Woman Adrianne Palicki, Timothy Olyphant and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Elektra Answers Everything exclusive clip

Marion Cotillard's role in the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises,has been kept a secret -- until now! The Oscar-winning actress will play socialite Miranda Tate, whom Cinema Blend describes as "a Wayne Enterprise board member who helps Bruce in his grief and aids in philanthropic endeavors."

There was speculation that Cotillard would be playing the villain Talia al Ghul, however, the character of Miranda Tate is a new character, causing mixed reactions from Batman fans.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who actually worked with Cotillard and director Christopher Nolan on Inception, has been confirmed to play John Blake, who is described as "a Gotham police officer assigned to special duty by Commissioner Gordon." The character of Commissioner Gordon will be played by Gary Oldman. Gordon-Levitt was thought to be playing the villain Alberto Falcone or the Holiday Killer, however, his confirmed character is also new to Batman!

Nolan isn't sharing much more about his two new Batman characters, but is excited to work again with his two Inception stars. "When you collaborate with people as talented as Marion and Joe, it comes as no surprise that you would want to repeat the experience. I immediately thought of them for the roles of Miranda and Blake, and I am looking forward to working with both of them again."

Cotillard is currently pregnant and expecting her first child next month with French actor/director Guillaume Canet. The Dark Knight Rises is slated for release in July, 2012.

Tell us: Do you like the mystery of the two new Batman characters, Miranda Tate and John Blake? Or maybe these "new" characters are not so new after all -- and Nolan is trying to trick us?

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Birth Date: February 17, 1981

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Height: 5'10"

Why we love Joseph Gordon-Levitt:

Serious acting chops, dimples as deep as the ocean, and an artsy side: He's the thinking woman's dream boyfriend!

We grew up with him.

Who can forget Joseph Gordon-Levitt as teenager Tommy Solomon in NBC's 3rd Rock from the Sun? And we really, really can't forget his uber-'90s haircut. But appearing as a kid onscreen as only endeared us to him more, especially when we got to see him all grown up and falling in love with Zooey Deschanel in the adorable 2009 indie rom-com 500 Days of Summer.

Trust us, we wouldn't turn down JGL if he asked us to be his girlfriend. You missed out, Summer Finn!

The man can act.

He's chosen several edgy roles, including a riveting performance as a troubled war veteran alongside Ryan Phillippe in the hottie-packed 2008 Iraq war film Stop-Loss. What's more, Gordon-Levitt was keenly aware of what playing a military man meant. He said: "One of the hardest things about playing a soldier is... acknowledging that I've never done and might never do anything that brave."

What's next for JGL? Just a few weeks ago, it was announced that Gordon-Levitt would join the cast of the next Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, as Gotham City cop John Blake. Not to detract from what is sure to be an awesome film, but we are all for any role that involves him in a hot police officer costume.

He's a super-smarty pants.

Ever the Renaissance man, Gordon-Levitt heads up an online collaborative art production company that he created in 2005 called hitRECord. Anyone can submit video, music, artwork, photography, writing, etc., to the site and work with other artists to develop them. Pretty cool stuff, and we commend him on his efforts to bring talented artists together for collaborative work.

And if you've ever dreamed about strutting the streets of Paris with Gordon-Levitt by your side, know that he studied French at Columbia University, making your bi-lingual fantasy complete.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's relationship status

But the real question is: Is he up for grabs? It's hard to say. He's been linked with model Devon Aoki and dancer/actress Lexy Hulme most recently, but there haven't been any reports lately of exclusive romances. Which means there's still hope for us. Call us, Joe!

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1. Bradley Cooper

While promoting The Hangover Part II , Bradley Cooper stunned American lasses everywhere when he showed us he swings both ways, language-wise. You can practically see the French anchor from network TF1 salivating -- and we don't blame her!

Watch Bradley Cooper's French interview here:

2. Johnny Depp

Watch the video here!

Depp has repeated declared his love for anything French, specifically his longtime partner, French actress Vanessa Paradis. He takes his affinity one step further with this 2004 French film, Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup , about marriage and infidelity, co-starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.

3. Orlando Bloom

Is a Pirates of the Caribbean trend forming? These guys know their foreign languages. Well, maybe not exactly in Orlando's case, but at least he tries in this 2007 clip. Which is super-sexy too.

Watch the video of sexy Orlando Bloom speaking French here:

4. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

JGL is so darned cute, and this video of him promoting the movie Brick at the 2005 Festival of Deauville only endears him to us more. Does anyone else have the urge to bust out a French textbook and have a little tête-à-tête ?

Watch the video of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's French interview:

5. Justin Timberlake

We're pretty sure our beloved JT is toying with the audience, Saturday Night Live–style, as he answers these random questions from French TV show La Boite à Questions in 2007, but that doesn't make his answers any less charming. Who knew butter could be so sexy?

Watch the video of Justin speaking French here:

And that cut-up should be Seth Rogen. I mean, who wouldn't want this lovable hipster cracking jokes before and after each painful chemotherapy session? We would!

THE PLOT

Seth Rogen plays Kyle. He's best friends with Adam, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in the new film 50/50. Usually, Seth Rogen plays the main character, the guy with the problem, as seen in films like Knocked Up, The Green Hornet and Pineapple Express. He's typically the one who needs help from his best friend -– who is usually more dysfunctional and lost than he is -– to help him find the way. But this time, it's the other way around.

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Kyle is the bestie. And Adam is the one with the problem. He has cancer. Very advanced back cancer. And he's only 27.

THE Guys

The story takes place in the chilly Northwest. These two characters work together at a local public radio station. They're best friends, but total opposites. Adam is an anal-retentive risk adverse good guy, who doesn't smoke, drink, drive or do anything dishonest, except occasionally field calls from his over protective mother, played by Anjelica Huston.

Rogen's character Kyle, on the other hand, is a loud, obnoxious, pot-smoking freeloader who likes trolling bars for chicks. These two make a good pair, however odd it might be. And, when things get rough -- and they often do with advanced cancer -- Kyle is there to bring the laughs that Adam most undoubtedly needs.

The audience needs them, as well, as this is an emotional journey through the rise and fall of not only an illness, but a friendship, too. We see these two guys get along, then get on each other's nerves, then have a fight, then make up, then hang out and start all over again. Like any relationship, a friendship needs care. But the question is how much care can you give when you're going through a crisis? A crisis like dying of cancer. The answer: As much as you can, apparently, because like anything in life, a relationship is a balance of give and take.

It certainly is for these guys, and why wouldn't it be? Just because they are men doesn't mean they can't love each other like brothers. You know what I mean. 50/50 is essentially what many people might call a bromance . 50/50 has heart. It has emotion. It deals with mother-son relationships and last wishes and falling in love.

THE Funny

Rogen and Gordon-Levitt have good chemistry together, and we believe that they are the very best of friends. The comedy is good, but not over-the-top. Hard core fans of Rogen will delight in seeing him give a great performance but may be disappointed that the laughs are sometimes more bittersweet than downright hilarious.

THE ladies

The supporting cast includes Bryce Dallas Howard, the gorgeous, but love-to-hate girlfriend who feels "bad" about breaking up with a guy with cancer. Not that bad, mind you. She's delightfully fun as the inevitable she-villain.

Opposite Dallas Howard is an honest performance from Up in the Air's Anna Kendrick, who plays the therapist to Gordon-Levitt's character. She's precise, sincere and totally cute. The audience will root for her and soon become frustrated with him when he struggles to do anything about it.

At the heart of the story, a man dying of cancer belongs with one of these ladies, if only he can make that choice while his life is falling apart. But if that's the situation you're in, who better to turn to for help than your best friend? And, his bestie is there for him, even when the audience thinks the slacker has given up.

The lesson these two ultimately have to learn is that no matter how rough life is, you can't take your buddies for granted. Friendship should always be a game of equal odds.

BOTTOM LINE: Honest, real and funny, 50/50 is a charming bromance with a whole lot of heart.

Photos courtesy of Summit Entertainment

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in the new movie 50/50 playing a man trying to beat the odds of his cancer diagnosis while dealing with a not-so-great girlfriend and an overbearing mom. It is one of the actor's most compelling roles to date -- and one that he was afraid would never happen.

Turns out after his highly successful run on the hit TV show 3rd Rock From the Sun, he couldn't get work.

"Nobody wanted to hire me -- I can see where they wouldn't want the kid from 3rd Rock From the Sun," Gordon-Levitt told Elle magazine -- so he started his own production company, HitRecord.org. "I came to the conclusion, I'm not going to wait for somebody to tell me that I'm allowed to be creative. The metaphor of pushing that red button sort of became my symbol for that kind of self-started creativity."

His plan worked. Gordon-Levitt parlayed that indie spirit into roles in some major mainstream films like Days of Summer, G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises and now 50/50.

Here, in a two-part video chat, the cast chats with Will Reiser -- the real person behind Gordon-Levitt's character -- about making the movie.

Part 1 of the 50/50 roundtable:

Part 2 of the 50/50 roundtable:

"Inspired by a true story, 50/50 is an original story about friendship, love, survival and finding humor in unlikely places," said a rep for the movie. "Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen star as best friends whose lives are changed by a cancer diagnosis in this new comedy directed by Jonathan Levine from a script by Will Reiser. 50/50 is the story of a guy's transformative and, yes, sometimes funny journey to health -- drawing its emotional core from Will Reiser's own experience with cancer and reminding us that friendship and love, no matter what bizarre turns they take, are the greatest healers."

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It looks like big screen actress Scarlett Johansson has rebounded after her divorce from actor Ryan Reynolds and has moved on with a new guy in town, Inception star Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

According to Us Weekly magazine, the new couple have been enjoying each other's company on date nights out on the town while in New York City.

Both Johansson's and Gordon-Levitt's publicists have been keeping mum about their relationship, even though the two actors have been spotted spending time together in the past few weeks.

And not to be outdone, Johansson's ex-husband Reynolds is reportedly dating Gossip Girl Blake Lively while they are both shooting projects in Boston. Sources say the couple have been hot-and-heavy ever since Lively broke up with that other Inception star, Leonardo di Caprio.

The two Green Lantern co-stars, Reynolds and Lively, were spotted having a private dinner at French restaurant Mistral Bistro in South Boston.

Johansson, who recently opened up about her divorce from her Canadian ex-husband Reynolds, revealed that she battled depression during their post-divorce period and that her family and friends helped her get through her difficult time.

The Avengers actress told Gala magazine, "At first I was quite depressed. After about a week or so I pulled myself together and started to go to the gym all the time."

"Luckily, I've got a few very close girlfriends who have been by my side for 15 years now, who I can talk to about everything and confide in," she added.

Despite their painful break-up, the ex-couple seems to be back on friendly terms, which is a rarity in the celebrity world. Eyewitnesses spotted Johansson and Reynolds together recently at a Radiohead concert at New York City's Roseland Ballroom.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the man of the hour. The talented actor has snagged a role in Quentin Tarantino's high profile drama Django Unchained. The film is headlined by his Inception co-star Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, which puts him in great company.

Variety reports that Gordon-Levitt is in serious talks to join Unchained, which is scheduled to start shooting in January. The only thing that could keep the actor from signing on the dotted line is his schedule. Gordon-Levitt is one of the most in-demand actors in his age group and he has several projects that could derail his involvement. Luckily, insiders claim he has every intention of doing the film and making it work.

Django Unchained is a period piece that centers on a ruthless plantation owner named Calvin Candie, who captures the wife of slave-turned-bounty hunter Django .

Who will Gordon-Levitt play? That's a question that has yet to be answered. There are only a few roles the actor could fill with, the most obvious being Scotty Harmony. He's a shy, 24-year-old who becomes the owner of Django's wife Broomhilda. Gordon-Levitt has amazing range and even though he's 30, he can still pull off a young, twenty-something. Aside from DiCaprio, Foxx and Gordon-Levitt, the rest of the cast includes plenty of Tarantino favorites like Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson.

Gordon-Levitt most recently appeared in the cancer dramedy 50/50 , which he'll follow-up with next year's Premium Rush and the long-awaited The Dark Knight Rises.

Django Unchained is scheduled to open in December 2012.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel

After splitting from husband Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel is back on the market. Is there anyone out there who can mend her broken heart? Yes! His name is Joseph Gordon-Levitt and he's been Deschanel's friend and occasional co-star for years. Almost a decade before appearing in 500 Days of Summer, they played love interests in the indie drama Manic. Whenever these two are on screen, in interviews or just posing together -- magic happens. They're a match made in hipster heaven.

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams

Even though Ryan Gosling's been spotted with Eva Mendes, and Michelle Williams has been linked to Cary Fukunaga, we're still holding out hope. The Blue Valentine hotties have so much in common. They're the same age, they're former child stars, they're Oscar nominees and they used to live together. They were so dedicated to their roles in Blue Valentine that they shacked up in real life. If they focused on each other, half as much as their characters, sparks would fly.

Drake and Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj and Drake are two of music's biggest teases. Drake often expresses his love for Minaj in song and the pair is frequently seen together at events. In 2010, the rappers caused a slight uproar when they announced they were married on Twitter. Unfortunately, it was nothing more than a joke gone wrong. Apparently, they share a wicked sense of humor, as well as undeniable chemistry. It's time for these two to get serious about love and each other.

Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock

These recently divorced superstars could be the answer to each other's prayers. Ryan Reynolds needs to step away from the younger women and embrace a sexy, hot mama like Sandra Bullock. After co-starring in The Proposal, the actors became close friends but adamantly deny a romantic relationship. Despite their reservations, we still see love in the air. They're both hilarious, self-deprecating and did we mention attractive? We "propose" these two get together and get it on!

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet

Who needs Prince William and Kate Middleton, when you have Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet? Ever since their introduction in 1997's Titanic, the world hasn't been able to shake the nonexistent couple. It's like they're meant to be. Winslet is DiCaprio's equal in every way. She's got the talent, the looks and as a bonus, she's got an Oscar! Now that he's no longer attached to Blake Lively, and she's split from Sam Mendes, this could be their year. Will their hearts finally go on -- with each other?

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are making sweet, sweet music together. The pair, pals for over a decade, bring us a homemade video cover of Nancy Wilson's "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" Watch below!

Gushing over her duet partner Zooey Deschanel writes on HelloGiggles, "I have known Joe Gordon-Levitt for going on 12 years. We first met in the summer of 2000 while doing a tiny movie called Manic, where we bonded over a mutual appreciation for Harry Nilsson and Nina Simone and I have been lucky enough to call him one of my dearest friends ever since."

The singer and actress, who recently announced plans to divorce Death Cab for Cutie husband Ben Gibbard, went on to say, "When we did 500 Days of Summer eight years later, we spent every lunch hour dancing to Marvin Gaye in the hair and make up trailer; we had loads of fun. I hope to do a thousand more movies with him because he's simply the best."

Sounds like a certain freshly single New Girl may be smitten! Described as "a match made in hipster heaven" Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt made SheKnows' list of 10 stars we want to see hook-up in 2012!

You may have also spied the pair together in the 2009 music video for "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" for her band She & Him. The video depicts a bank robbery in which which the teller's heart is stolen along with the cash.

Check out Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" here!

Tell us already! What are you doing for New Year's Eve?

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Now just why would you want to kill yourself? Seems like that would be the last person on planet earth you’d want to harm. Well, not for Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the new thriller Looper. He gets himself into quite the pickle when assigned the task of traveling through time to kill his future self.

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And when your future self is played by Bruce Willis, the chances of success become that much more slim. Just how is this 50-50 star going to pull it off? The hot new trailer for the sci-fi thriller gives a few hints, but not many.

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Set in the sparse landscape of what looks to be the dusty Midwest, the story is told in voice-over with Gordon-Levitt just as nervous as any of us might be if we were asked to do the unthinkable. "Time travel has not yet been invented, but 30 years from now, it will have been," his character says. Apparently, he's one of many "specialized assassins" in the present day who are called "Loopers." They travel through time to get rid of those who make this dangerous list.

The trailer has a slow-moving rock star feel, with Gordon-Levitt strolling through the streets with great conviction. Loopers are well paid, he tells you, they live the good life. But there's only one rule, "Never let your target escape." Even if it's you.

The viewer starts to wonder if we should be rooting for Gordon-Levitt or Bruce Willis?

The film co-stars Emily Blunt , Jeff Daniels and Paul Dano .

Looper comes out in theaters Sept. 28.

Photo credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment

As if we could be any more excited for this movie.

On Sunday night, Batman himself — Christian Bale— stopped by the 2012 MTV Movie Awards with director Christopher Nolan and co-stars Joseph Gordon Levitt and Gary Oldman to show off a new clip from The Dark Knight Rises. However, it was a quick glimpse of The Joker in a Batman montage that got Bale emotional.

"Wow, great to remember Heath at that moment. Wonderful to see Heath Ledger there," a choked-up Bale said before letting director Nolan take over to intro the clip. Ledger passed away in January 2008 in his New York City apartment after a drug overdose.

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"I think Bruce Wayne's story is one of the great stories," Nolan said before adding that he's still putting the final touches on the film, due in theaters on July 20. The clip shows little of the Caped Crusader. Instead, much of the focus is on the big time bad guy in this installment, Bane . Gordon-Levitt's police officer John Blake and Anne Hathaway's Selina Kyle.

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"Why would you run? You can't hide from us with a record like this," Blake grills Kyle in the clip.

"Maybe it's not you I'm running from," a scared Catwoman answers, referring to Bane.

The rest of the short clip shows the creepy Bane breaking into the batcave and doing other assorted evil things, like blowing up bridges and creating riots. How formidable of an opponent is Hardy's Bane? Well, he easily blocks a punch from Batman and appears to hold a broken Bat mask in the clip.

So, he's a scary dude.

"That you should be as afraid of him as I am," Kyle told Blake of what she knows about Bane.

Can't. Wait.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is letting GQ have a piece of his mind. According to the magazine, Dan Gordon-Levitt, brother of the actor, died of a drug overdose in 2010 — according to the bereaved star, their reporting is "irresponsible."

"I’m writing this because I have a problem with what their article says about my brother," Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote in a blog on Tumblr. "I’ll be honest, it really made me feel terrible. "

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Referring the GQ issue on which he is featured on the cover, the actor quoted this section of an article:

"…the elder Gordon-Levitt died of an alleged drug overdose in 2010. 'It was an accident' is all Joe will say about that."

Joseph Gordon-Levitt then continued to blog, "Using the word 'alleged' technically allows the writer to say whatever she wants. The 'allegations' to which she must be referring were made by a handful of gossip websites. They are factually incorrect according to the coroner’s office and the police department."

The 31-year-old, who grew up with older brother Dan in the Sherman Oakes area, added, "I don’t like publicly speaking about my brother’s death, but I’m making an exception to correct this irresponsible claim."

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Not quite finished yet, the star of The Dark Knight Rises, went on to write, "By the way, while I asked the writer not to dwell on how he died, I did say quite a bit about how he lived, and how much he means to me."

"Dan was a brightly positive, genuinely caring, and brilliantly inspiring person, and I liked the idea of such a wide readership learning about him. My parents and I are disappointed with what the article chose to focus on regarding this sensitive subject."

Do you agree with Joseph Gordon-Levitt that GQ's journalism was irresponsible in this case?

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Perfect for adrenaline junkies!

Wilee , pronounced like coyote, has a law degree but declined to take the bar. Instead of a high-powered attorney, he’s a pedal-powered bike messenger in New York City because he equates sitting in an office with death. He’d much rather be racing through the hazardous streets of New York where many real dangers await.

Nima , a young Chinese woman studying in New York on a student visa, arranges to have a mysterious package picked up by Wilee, whom she requested by name. Not only is Wilee the on-again, off-again boyfriend of her roommate Vanessa , Nima knows Wilee is the best bike for her buck.

Meanwhile, unscrupulous cop Bobby Monday has a wicked gambling addiction and owes his Chinese Pai Gow Poker thugs nearly $20,000 dollars. As one of the card dealers puts it, “Anglos don’t have the math for Pai Gow.” Well, at least Bobby Monday doesn’t.

Instead, the cop gets a tip that Nima’s package worth roughly the same amount as his debt is being delivered via bike messenger and should he intercept that package, he’ll be back in the black. Given that Bobby Monday is a police officer with a gun, this should be an easy task -- so he thinks.

Full of Google-style maps that appear on the movie screen, dangers like opening car doors and oh, those crazed cabbies, Premium Rush offers the most danger-fueled fun on a bike you can have in Manhattan. The music pumps as Wilee is chased around the city by good guys and bad guys alike. Michael Shannon is masterful as the villain and manages to roll fiercely through this riotous road show.

Bottom line: If you like fast-paced chase sequences and amazing stunts, Premium Rush will have your pulse racing. Stay through the credits to see the clip of a busted, bleeding Joseph Gordon-Levitt after his own real bike accident during shooting. Now that’s dedication!

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt has played many parts, but never before has he played Bruce Willis. But Bruce Willis has played the part of a time traveler before, and he will be doing so again in the new film Looper. The film is about time-traveling mobsters.

Gordon-Levitt was on Gavin Newsom's show this week and talked about his new character. "The character I'm playing in Looper is not really a good guy," Gordon-Levitt told Newsom, according to the Huffington Post. "He kills people for a living; he doesn't have any friends or family; he's a very sad, unfortunate soul."

But Gordon-Levitt loves him just the same. He explains how important it is for an actor to like the character he's playing, even if nobody would like the person in real life.

"You have to love your character like a mother loves her child, even if there's not a lot to admire about them," he said. "Everyone is themselves, and if you're judging the character from the outside, you're not going to be able to play them with much authenticity."

Gordon-Levitt has been in the industry since he was a child, with parts on Roseanne, as the main character in Angels in the Outfield and then as one of the four aliens in 3rd Rock from the Sun from 1996 to 2001. But for this project, he not only had to create his character, but he also had to match it to Willis’.

"[Willis is] a very understated guy," Gordon-Levitt told Newsom, according to the Huffington Post. "Not the type to butter you up, which is nice because he's always being honest. I did catch him once or twice giving me a second look, though. There was even one time where were doing a scene where we were yelling back and forth at each other, and then in between takes he was like, very casually, 'You sound like me,' and walked away. I had an internal jumping-up-and-down victory."

Looper will be out Sept. 28. Gordon-Levitt will also be in the much-anticipated film Lincoln, out Nov. 9.

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Man candy

Gordon-Levitt vs. tatum

Let's pretend for a second that Channing Tatum isn't married to Jenna Dewan-Tatum and that instead, you two met after his Magic Mike act at the Xquisite Club.

You interested him and he asked you out to dinner. According to a survey by Badoo, only four out of 10 ladies would take him up on this casual fling. In your defense, it's because you are rightly focused on long-lasting relationships.

When voting for Magic Mike's, ehm Channing Tatum's, ranking on the boyfriend material scale, you all were even less likely to consider him boyfriend material than you were fling material. Twenty percent to be exact. To the six out of 10 who said no to a casual fling with CT, we think you should reconsider. Or re-watch the dancing scenes in Magic Mike.

In the same survey, women were twice as likely to prefer a long-lasting relationship with Looper's leading male Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He did play the knight in shining armor for Gotham City alongside Batman in Dark Knight Rises... which instantly makes him boyfriend material, right?

Guilty as charged -- we think Joseph is prime man candy and a class act at the same time, and therefore boyfriend material, which is why he was our featured man candy way before he joined the big leagues. That's what you call true fans.

And just for fun, in Badoo's survey, Christian Bale ranked equally for having-a-fling quality and taking-him-home-to-the-family material. According to Badoo, this might mean you want a fling with Batman and a serious relationship with Bruce Wayne.

Who do you think is more dateable?

Back to reality: Channing Tatum is in a happy and committed relationship. So, maybe we should give him more credit?

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3 out of 5 stars  Pefect for fans of the cerebral film Inception

Set in the near future, Gordon-Levitt plays Joseph who works as a “looper,” or hit man for criminals who live in the future where time travel has been invented but declared illegal. The only guys who have access to the time machine are in the mob and when then want to nix a rival criminal, they simply send him 30 years back in time to have the criminal’s “loop closed” – obviously preventing their future existence.

In Joseph’s case, his older self is sent back from the future, and it’s up to younger Joe to kill his future self.

Once older Joe arrives, younger Joe hides out on the farm of a single mom named Sara and her bad-seed boy Cid , who happens to be one of the 10% of people in the future who possess telekinetic powers. While most people with these powers can’t mind-move any objects heavier than a quarter, this kid can lift furniture, people and cars. Think your kid has gruesome temper tantrums? At least he’s not throwing you down the stairs like a rag doll because he can’t find his Tickle-Me Elmo.

The tone of Joe’s voiceover is darkly humorous, despite the violence and his addiction to drugs that are absorbed through eye drops. Though younger Joe is studying French with hopes to retire in France, older Joe tells him China is a much better bet, saying, “I’m from the future. Retire in China.” 

But then there’s the nose. And the blue contacts. And Gordon-Levitt’s impersonation of Bruce Willis. However rare it is for a younger and older self to meet each other onscreen, clearly the director thought it would be too incongruous for older and younger Joe to have different noses. But the sloping, bulbous prosthetic nose, meant to resemble Bruce Willis’s sloping, bulbous beak, is a bit of a distraction from the movie.

Bottom line: This movie has plenty of action and a mind-bending plot which will no doubt inspire excited futuristic chatter among movie-goers. If you liked the complicated layers of plot in Inception, Looper is right up your alley.

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Between playing a rookie cop in The Dark Knight Rises and now a hit man in Looper, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is getting pretty comfortable with a gun in his hand.

He’s also had his fill of fighting roles with Inception and G.I. Joe, and will hopefully soon play Robin in a Dark Knight spinoff.

So was this rise to action-star status planned?

“To be honest, not really,” Joseph laughed when we asked him. “I like all kinds of movies. I have a pretty eclectic taste in what I like to watch. I was just focused on the stories and the filmmakers.”

So don’t expect Gordon-Levitt to pigeon hole himself in the action genre. The actor told us he likes keeping his options open.

“Coincidentally were really action-oriented ,” he told SheKnows. “But I like variety. If I had to watch one or the other all the time, I would get bored.

We don’t think he’ll be getting bored anytime soon. Not only does he have a wide range in his acting skills, Joseph also produces and writes.

He holds an executive producing credit on Looper and is finishing up a film he wrote, directed and starred in called Don Jon’s Addiction, due out in 2013.

“It’s something I’m really proud of,” he told us of the film that also stars Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore.

Joseph’s star continues to rise, but he isn’t getting a big head; the actor revealed he still loves to see movies in a theater with us commoners.

“I just love seeing a movie with a crowd of people,” Joseph said. “To me, that’s the reason to go to a cinema. It’s not for the big screen, or 3D, or any of that stuff. The point is to be with a crowd of folks.”

Catch Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Looper, in theaters today. And who knows, maybe he’ll be sitting next to you!

Watch the interview for yourself!

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