in 2013, gordon-levitt wrote, directed, and starred in his screenwriting and directorial debut, "don jon". the film also stars scarlett johansson, julianne moore, and tony danza, and premiered at the sundance film festival in january 2013. following the premiere, the film was acquired by relativity media and gordon-levitt stated: "i always intended this to be a movie for a mass popular audience. everyone told me it was a long shot ... i couldn't possibly be more grateful."