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Must Watch: First Trailer for Will Reiser & Jonathan Levine's '50/50'

by Alex Billington
May 27, 2011
Source: Apple

"If you were a casino game, you'd have the best odds." Summit has debuted the first official trailer on Apple for 50/50, a comedy formerly titled I'm With Cancer, written by cancer survivor Will Reiser, directed by Jonathan Levine of The Wackness. 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. This really looks funny and heartwarming all at the same time, check it out!

Watch the first trailer for Will Reiser & Jonathan Levine's 50/50:

You can also watch the official 50/50 trailer in High Definition on Apple

A comedic account of a 27-year-old guy's cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease. The supporting cast: Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, Philip Baker Hall, Matt Frewer.

50/50, originally titled I'm With Cancer, is directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Jonathan Levine, of the cult classics All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and The Wackness previously. The screenplay was written by and is based on a story about Will Reiser, a TV producer/writer, cousin of comedian Paul Reiser. Summit Entertainment is bringing 50/50 to theaters starting September 30th this fall. Visit: 50-50TheMovie.com.

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From around the web:

fem!anon

Looks good! I liked it
Traveler

I like this. I like the intro, too: "Find out if I survived..."
Chazzy

Can't wait, I really like this pairing.
Xerxexx

That was fantastic! I'm extremely excited about the Gordon-Levitt/Rogen pairing...I'm there for sure!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ricardo-Marques/100000599847001 Ricardo Marques

" I was wrong, I was wrong... Its wierd its not cool" xD
- Xerxexx
  
  That line was great.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Ricardo-Marques/100000599847001 Ricardo Marques
    
    Saw some awesome quotes, hope the whole movie has a "few" more lol...
    - Xerxexx
      
      I agree.
      - Anonymous
        
        "I don't smoke, I don't drink...I recycle" that's the best one for me
      - Xerxexx
        
        @ Ricardo, indeed. I have a feeling there will be a lot of memorable one liners.
grimjob

I loved The Wackness, and I'm definitely looking forward to this!
- jah p
  
  I liked the Wackness too grim, this looks great! Can't wait to see these this movie!
Armeetapus16

I got cancer the same way, completely clean and then it just popped up out of nowhere
- Xerxexx
  
  Are you better now?
  - Armeetapus16
    
    Thankfully yes
    - Xerxexx
      
      Congratulations!
    - John C.
      
      But do you want to watch the movie?
- jah p
  
  I had a colonoscopy, got a polyp removed just in time, it was pre-cancerous! Glad you made it out okay Armeetapus...
- Elyk1887
  
  I go in on June 9th for a biopsy to see if I have cancer. I think this movie means I do hahaha. But that aside I am extremely excited for this movie. Anything with JGL is gold!!!
  - Xerxexx
    
    Good luck to you, here's hoping you are cancer free.
http://twitter.com/QuanahTweets Quanah

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an incredible actor. He doesn't have to scream and yell like Pacino or be stone cold calm like Dinero. He's somewhere in the middle, and it's brilliant. This movie looks like a great role for him. I'll see this for sure.
- Day
  
  I was about to say the same thing. Not that I don't like Pacino or Deniro. I respect different acting styles, from reason I like his the best out of any actor today!
  - http://twitter.com/QuanahTweets Quanah
    
    I'm with you. Love Pacino and Deniro...Just enjoying JGL much more now-a-days.
- huh
  
  i find him to be quite boring. he has a very unexpressive face and voice
  - http://twitter.com/QuanahTweets Quanah
    
    I would recommend watching him in Hesher. I actually didn't enjoy that movie, but he's anything but boring in it.
  - Xerxexx
    
    try "Brick."
  - JL
    
    "The Lookout" wasn't bad either.
  - huh
    
    I'm going to see Hesher tomorrow. Saw Brick and Lookout...decent movies. He was mediocre in them. However that didnt distract from the story of the films.
    - MorBo
      
      Mysterious Skin.
    - Xerxexx
      
      I respectfully disagree about his performance in "Brick" he played a perfect noir detective.
Anonymous

Holy God that looks good...cannot wait for this. JoGo is the man and he plays surprisingly well, from the look of it, off Seth Green (of all people). Thanks for posting Alex...Oh, and welcome back from Cannes!
- Chazzy
  
  Seth Rogen.... If it was Seth Green I wouldn't see it no matter what lol.
Duck

When does Levitt film all these movies?? lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9emWB_rrMt0 Crapola

Looks good, looks great actually, I'll totally see this.
VS

Alex, didnt he act the same exact way in 500 days of Summer?
http://twitter.com/Casey_Carroll Casey Carroll

I will definitely see this film!
yekim

looks promising
http://twitter.com/darktaxidermist Davide Coppola

Hmm.. the trailer tries to sell this as a dramedy, but if it's gonna be anything like The Wackness then it will be really depressing. I think we'll get another Funny People here..
- kenji
  
  well..he lives, so....
  - http://twitter.com/darktaxidermist Davide Coppola
    
    Spoiler, but yes.. I thought the movie was still very melancholic..
Hungt

I can't stand Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He is a horrible and overacted actor.
Anonymous

I got all excited by the opening music. Menomena is a great band.
Brandon

Anna Kendrick is busy. This doesn't look like anything I'd want to see.
kitano0

I just love Anna Kendrick...so damn cute!
Abelansky

Does anybody know what type of cancer he gets?