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Joseph Gordon-Levitt & David Koepp Talk Premium Rush, Filming Nightmares And Dark Knight Spin-off

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Premium Rush hits theaters on Friday, and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt along with Director David Koepp are now making their rounds to promote the film.

The film is about an extreme cyclist, in the heart of Manhattan, New York, who works as a bike messenger. He has the ability to foresee the fate of each path taken when encountering a dangerous intersection. When he takes a job to deliver a highly valuable package, he attracts the attention of a dirty cop who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.

In an interview with the Huffington Post, the Gordon-Levitt and Koepp talked about how dangerous the shoot was, calling it “a f***ing nightmare.” Koepp also joked that pedestrians are “the scum of the street.” When asked about his character Robin in The Dark Knight Rises in a potential spin-off, Gordon-Levitt was particularly aloof not wanting to give any real details.

Full interview on next page!

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