HitRECord founder and director Joseph Gordon-Levitt s acting career has managed to garner a massive popular appeal while maintaining a widely respected artistic integrity. He recently starred in Christopher Nolan s Academy Award-nominated Inception and received Golden Globe, Independent Spirit and People s Choice award nominations for his performance in (500) Days of Summer. Currently earning rave reviews for his performance in 50/50, also starring Seth Rogen, his upcoming films include David Koepp actioner Premium Rush and Rian Johnson s sci-fi thriller Looper, with Bruce Willis. He is currently in production on The Dark Knight Rises, the third installment in Christopher Nolan s Batman trilogy, and will next begin work opposite Daniel Day Lewis in Steven Spielberg s Abraham Lincoln biopic, Lincoln.