The first trailer for Sundance hit Don Jon – the directorial debut of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt – has been released, with the actor attempting to work his charms on Scarlett Johansson.
The clip hints at an offbeat romantic comedy as the Dark Knight Rises star introduces us to Jon Martello, a womaniser and porn addict with a shallow outlook on life.
In the space of two minutes, however, we discover that things are about to change for the self-confessed lothario, as new flame Barbara (Johansson) awakens his romantic side.
All of which sets the scene for offbeat comedy, a few fireworks – when she discovers just what is lurking on his laptop – and an inexplicable moment in which the actor sings along to Mark Wahlberg’s former band, Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch.
Don Jon – originally known as Don Jon’s Addiction – scored a largely positive response when it premiered at Sundance earlier this year.
Gordon-Levitt recently explained that the film offered his own take on the more traditional screen romance.
‘I wanted to tell a love story, and in my observations, what gets in the way of love often times is the way the people objectify each other,’ he said.
Don Jon is due to open in the US on October 18 although a release date for the UK has yet to be confirmed.
Gordon-Levitt will also be seen later this year in the Sin City sequel A Dame To Kill For, while Johansson is currently reprising her role as Black Widow, aka Natasha Romanoff, in Captain America The Winter Soldier.
