Joseph Gordon-Levitt News

Today we are talking to an actor who has appeared in over fifty feature films and starred in plays on Broadway and in the West End all about his career thus far, looking ahead to his new role as John Sculley in the forthcoming jOBS, co-starring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak, directed by Joshua Michael Stewart - the one and only Matthew Modine. In this all-encompassing chat tracing the past to the present, Modine also manages to give us the scoop on his featured role in the final part of Christopher Nolan's BATMAN trilogy, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, and shares his candid impressions of working with Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the rest of the starry cast of the sure-to-be blockbuster of the summer. Additionally, Modine illustrates his experiences working with director Robert Altman on screen and stage projects as diverse as SHORT CUTS and STREAMERS on film, Arthur Miller's FINISHING THE PICTURE in Chicago and RESURRECTION BLUES at the Old Vic in the West End and Modine expresses his overall general enthusiasm for acting and reveals deeply probing insight into many of his most memorable and famous roles to date - ranging from roles in Stanley Kubrick's FULL METAL JACKET to Alan Parker's BIRDY to his work with Oliver Stone, Tony Richardson, Jonathan Demme, John Sayles, Mike Figgis, John Schlesinger and others. All of that, a thorough discussion of his recent roles in the theatrical productions of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and THE MIRACLE WORKER, as well as recollections of working on many of his most beloved projects to date, such as AND THE BAND PLAYED ON, THE REAL BLONDE, ORPHANS, CUTTHROAT ISLAND, BYE BYE LOVE, THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE, WEEDS - and much, much more!

Samples of Hans Zimmer's score for the highly anticipated film, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES have been released. Below, get a first listen to two of the film's compositions, 'A Storm is Coming' and 'Gotham's Reckoning'!

MTV today announced that Kim Kardashian and Drake will receive a special punking from the master himself, Ashton Kutcher on an all-new episode of 'Punk'd' that will air tonight, June 3, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT as a part of the '2012 MTV Movie Awards Punk'd Pre-Party.'

MTV previously announced that actor/musician Johnny Depp would be honored at the '2012 MTV MOVIE AWARDS with the MTV Generation Award for his exceptional contributions to the film industry and for entertaining generations of the MTV audience throughout his illustrious career.

MTV previously announced that the '2012 MTV Movie Awards' will feature exclusive footage from Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' highly anticipated film THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

MTV previously announced that rock duo The Black Keys will perform their hit single 'Gold On the Ceiling' off their certified RIAA Gold album 'El Camino' at the 2012 MTV MOVIE AWARDS.

MTV today announced that actor/musician Johnny Depp will be honored at the '2012 MTV MOVIE AWARDS with the MTV Generation Award for his exceptional contributions to the film industry and for entertaining generations of the MTV audience throughout his illustrious career.

PREMIUM RUSH is headed for theaters on August 24th, 2012 from Sony Pictures. The action, suspense thriller is directed by David Koepp and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Jamie Chung, Dania Ramirez, Aasif Mandvi, Nick Damici and Aaron Tveit.

MTV today announced that Kim Kardashian and Drake will receive a special punking from the master himself, Ashton Kutcher on an all-new episode of 'Punk'd' that will air Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT as a part of the '2012 MTV Movie Awards Punk'd Pre-Party.'

MTV today announced that rock duo The Black Keys will perform their hit single 'Gold On the Ceiling' off their certified RIAA Gold album 'El Camino' at the 2012 MTV MOVIE AWARDS.

MTV today announced the first-ever live social voting category BEST HERO for the '2012 MTV Movie Awards' as part of its broader digital, social and multi-screen initiatives to engage fans across all screens and platforms before, during and after the show.

MTV today announced that the '2012 MTV Movie Awards' will feature exclusive footage from Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' highly anticipated film THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

The first TV spot has been released for the highly anticiapted film, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. The movie will be released in theaters on July 20, 2012 and will mark the epic conclusion to the Batman trilogy. Check it out below!

Following the partnership on Ron Howard's RUSH, also to be released through Cross Creek's distribution deal with Universal Pictures, the first film being produced and financed under this new far reaching arrangement is the thriller A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES starring Liam Neeson (TAKEN).

In 1976, Coal Miner's Daughter, country star Loretta Lynn's autobiography (written with journalist George Vecsey) became a New York Times Bestseller; in 1980 the book was made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones. Now, it's headed for Broadway, with actress Zooey Deschanel playing Loretta Lynn.

According to Variety, GLEE and SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK writer is in talks to write a new version of 'Little Shop of Horrors' for Warner Bros. No word yet on According to Variety, GLEE and SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is in talks to write a new version of 'Little Shop of Horrors' for Warner Bros. The 1982 musical (and 1986 film) spawned from the 1960 film of the same name. No word yet on a potential release date.a potential release date.

The nominees are in for the 2012 MTV MOVIE AWARDS with The Hunger Games and Bridesmaids neck-in-neck with eight nominations each, including the categories 'MOVIE OF THE YEAR,' 'BEST CAST' and 'BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE.'

Variety reports that Tony Danza has joined the cast of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's still-untitled directorial debut. The actors have previously worked together in 1994 when both appeared in the film 'Angels in the Outfield'. Danza will join previously announced cast members Julianne Moore and Scarlett Johansson.

According to Comingsoon.net, Academy Award-winning actor Liam Neeson will reprise his role as Ra's al Ghul in the highly anticipated Batman sequel THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

TOPHER GRACE and OLIVIA THIRLBY will co-star in Second Stage Theatre's production of Paul Weitz's world premiere comedy, LONELY, I'M NOT, directed by Trip Cullman. Preview performances are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 10 at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theatre (305 West 43rd street). The production will officially open on Monday, May 7. For tickets or more information, please visit www.2ST.com. Additional casting will be announced shortly.