Trailer Time: 50/50, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen

I posted  this trailer for Jonathan Levine's 50/50 back in May after catching an early screening, but I wanted to put it back out there because I want as many people to see this film as possible. It's a tough film, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt starring as a young man diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. But don't let that deter you. What makes 50/50 so special is the way it deals with the illness through a combination of humor and pain. You'll laugh, and you'll certainly cry, but when you leave I guarantee you'll be a better person for having seen it.



50/50 was directed by Jonathan Levine(The Wackness), and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt(The Lookout); Seth Rogen(Knocked Up); Anna Kendrick(Up in the Air); and Bryce Dallas Howard(Hereafter). Do yourself a favor and check it out when it hits theaters on September 30th.

PLOT
Inspired by personal experiences, 50/50 is an original story about friendship, love, survival and finding humor in unlikely places. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen star as best friends whose lives are changed by a cancer diagnosis. Rogen also serves as producer, along with Evan Goldberg and Ben Karlin. Jonathan Levine directs from a script by Will Reiser. “We worked with Will on Da Ali G show, and it was shortly after that we learned he was sick.” Rogen recalls. “As shocking, sad, confusing and generally screwed up as it was; we couldn’t ignore that because we were so ill-equipped to deal with the situation, funny things kept happening. Will got better, and when he did, we thought the best way to pull something good out of the situation was to get him to write a screenplay. Ideally we wanted to make a film that would be as funny, sad, and hopefully as honest as the experience we went through. As soon as the script was completed, it quickly became a passion project for all of us. It helped us come to terms with Will’s struggle as well as our own experiences.” 50/50 is the story of a guy’s transformative and, yes, sometimes funny journey to health. 50/50 draws its emotional core from Will Reiser’s own experience with cancer and reminds us that friendship and love, no matter what bizarre turns they take, are the greatest healers.