The Lookout: Interview With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matthew Goode And Scott Frank

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down with The Lookout stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matthew Goode and writer/director Scott Frank to discuss the new film. I apologize for the unusually low quality recording, we had to make due as my professional digital recorder broke during the interview.

  • Miramax's deceptive marketing
  • The story's evolution over the last 20 years
  • Scott Frank's decision to become a director
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt's decision to transition into dark indie films
  • Matthew Goode's decision to break out from Romantic Comedies
  • Scott Frank on Quirky Character Traits For No Reason vs. Character Traits that drive the story
  • Researching the characters
  • Making a movie about a character with a head injury, and NOT a movie about head injuries
  • The media's obsession about "What's Next"
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Stop Loss and Killshot
  • Scott Frank on his upcoming projects: A western and "Fourty Four"
  • Mathew Goode on Brideshead Revisited
  • The Appeal of working with a First Time Director
  • Rediscovering Jeff Daniels as Lewis
  • Shooting in the cold Winnipeg winter
  • Editing The Film
  • Scott Frank's dislike for DVD extended cuts
  • Deleted Scenes
  • The Surprises of a First Time Director: Compromises
  • The Lookout hits theaters on March 30th 2007.