‘500 Days of Summer’ Then & Now: See Zooey Deschanel & More 15 Years Later
The film, starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, just turned 15! See the cast now after 15 years.
500 Days of Summer is now considered a classic movie, which offered fans a non-traditional romcom that was raw, real, and at times painful. The movie was released in 2009, and it became an instant fan favorite. The story of boy meets girl captivated fans even until its bittersweet ending, earning a spot in the romantic comedy canon.
Directed by Marc Webb, the movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom, an architect who works as a writer of greeting cards. When a new employee named Summer, played by Zooey Deschanel, starts at the company, the pair hit it off after discovering they have similar tastes in music. Despite Summer warning Tom that she’s not interested in a serious relationship, he pursues her anyway.
While fans have joked over the years that they can’t forgive Summer for breaking up with Tom, Gordon-Levitt himself has pointed out that Deschanel’s character isn’t the only person at fault in the story. “Watch it again. It’s mostly Tom’s fault,” the Looper actor tweeted in 2018. “He’s projecting. He’s not listening. He’s selfish. Luckily he grows by the end.”
While the film stands alone, the New Girl star revealed in June 2019 that she and Gordon-Levitt have actually talked about making a second movie. “Joe and I always talked about doing a sequel,” she told PureWow at the time, adding that she wasn’t sure if it would “ever” happen. “We never quite figured it out because we thought it would be fun to do 500 Days of Tom from Summer’s point of view. The movie is so from Tom’s point of view. So, we thought it would be interesting to see her point of view.”
Look through our gallery to see the cast of 500 Days of Summer now!