So Joseph Gordon-Levitt had to spend three hours in the makeup chair each morning, to be transformed into a younger version of Bruce Willis for his role in Looper.
Through time travel, Gordon-Levitt and Willis are forced to hunt each other down in the Rian Johnson-directed film.
“It was kind of an incredible transformation to see,” Johnson said. Added Gordon-Levitt, “It kind of freaked Bruce out.”
“We knew we were never gonna make Joe look like a real young Bruce Willis”, said Johnson. “So what we did was pick a few key features and alter those.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt even proclaims: “It’s my favorite thing I’ve ever done.”
Here’s some pics of the transformation.
Here’s a video of the transformation.
The Premise>> In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a “looper” – a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good… until the day the mob decides to “close the loop,” sending back Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. The film is written and directed by Rian Johnson and also stars Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, and Jeff Daniels. Ram Bergman and James D. Stern produce.
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