Image Credit: Bob Charlotte/PR PhotosJoseph Gordon-Levitt should host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. There, I said it. Inception‘s the summer’s buzziest movie so far, and Gordon-Levitt’s been a total charmer on every talk show promoting it. He’s funny (read his blog!), he’s done it before with aplomb, and this summer doesn’t have another pop rallying point. Team JGL!
I do think there’s a legit chance that JGL will host, but I wouldn’t be too surprised to see Steve Carell do it, either: He’s had two movies this summer, and he’s gearing up for his final season of The Office, which conveniently airs on NBC. Julianne Moore, fresh off The Kids Are All Right, is another possibility, or maybe Katy Perry, from whom summer jams flow.
Who do you want to see host the premiere, PopWatchers?
Christopher Nolan has directed only seven feature films, but it feels like he’s made more. That’s because all of his films– the indie thrillers Following and Memento, the moral-corrosion duet of Insomnia and The Prestige, the genre-redefining Batman films, and the WTF-tastic Inception — are all constructed to reward (if not require) repeat viewings. His films are confusing. You might forget which movie you’re watching. Perhaps you’ll even forget your name. Motifs run rampant across his filmography. Is that Michael Caine, playing a wily old mentor? Is there a character named Cobb who steals things? How many dead wives does it take to screw in a lightbulb? It’s easy to get lost in the Nolanverse without a trained guide.
