Q&A: 'Looper' writer-director Rian Johnson

 “I can imagine a young actor having a leading role in this big action movie saying, ‘What do you mean? You’re casting me but you want to change my face?’” says Rian Johnson of his awesome sci-fi thriller “Looper,” for which Joseph Gordon-Levitt endured daily three-hour makeup sessions. “Absolutely zero of that with Joe. That’s actually specifically what he loves, is vanishing on screen.”

Matt Pais, @mattpais

September 26, 2012