It seems like we’ve been talking about Looper, the new film from RIan Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom), for year, but it’s still to go in front of the camera. However in recent months the cast has been coming together, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano.
Now a trio of new names have signed up, with Variety reporting that Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo and Noah Segan have signed on, although there’s no news on what roles they’ll be playing. Johnson will direct the movie from his own script, which is set in the near future and follows a group of killers (called Loopers) who send their victims’ dead bodies back in time, in order to ensure there’s no evidence of the crime. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a looper in the past, who goes on the run after complications occur, with Blunt as a woman woman who finds Levitt hiding in her barn.
The film shoots in Louisiana and China (yes, China), starting this week. However, with reports that Perabo broke her leg while filming the finale of new TV drama, Covert Affairs, don’t be shocked if she ends up having to drop out.