Toronto Flashback: Seth Rogen Balanced Emotion With Laughs in ’50/50′

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Loosely based on the real-life experiences of screenwriter Will Reiser, the film followed a radio personality played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt who gets diagnosed with spinal cancer.

One pivotal scene involved shaving Gordon-Levitt’s head, which the team had one chance to nail. “It was the first day of filming, and we improvised the whole thing, which is not wise when it’s something you have one take for, but it turned out funny,” Rogen recalled at the New York premiere.

’s review praised the film as “touching and funny” and singled out Rogen’s “humorous counterbalance” to heavier themes., featuring an ensemble cast that includes Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera and Shailene Woodley. The Sony Pictures film tells the story of a group of unconventional investors who upended Wall Street predictions by turning video game store GameStop into a hot trading commodity.

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