Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal tells kids to read (very loudly indeed) and Jake's a hit in the 'burgh

source: Wet Dark and Wild

Seems Mr. Braunstein was the barista when Mr. Gyllenhaal and two young women entered the cozy restaurant. "He was dressed like a normal guy: T-shirt, jeans, boots," Ms. Siebert said, noting the actor made no attempt at the dark-glasses-and-hat disguise routine.' No hat? Excellent.

Published Mon, Sep 28

30 (or so) out of 35 people said that they enjoyed Prince of Persia's preview

source: Wet Dark and Wild

Maggie Gyllenhaal, meanwhile, continues to fend off the same old questions about her brother: 'Q: Jake Gyllenhaal is your younger brother – do you have any sibling rivalry with him? M: I’m so bored with that question. I don’t feel competitive with him any more. Q You and Jake did Donnie Darko...

Published Thu, Sep 24

House is not Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie to host Independent Lens, and shirts on display

source: Wet Dark and Wild

Meanwhile that lively little gal Anna Faris has recently briefly mentioned her experience of working in Brokeback Mountain: 'Q: I wanted to ask about a couple of directors you’ve worked with, first, Ang Lee with Brokeback Mountain. What was it like to be a part of that masterpiece? Anna Fa...

Published Tue, Sep 22

Peter Sarsgaard at TIFF, Maggie Gyllenhaal in You magazine, and Jake and Maggie catch up in NYC?

source: Wet Dark and Wild

Rather coincidentally, Tweeters are suggesting that Maggie and Jake are indeed in New York together at the moment. One tweet has Jake, Maggie and Reese dining at Frannys in Brooklyn and another has Jake at Gorilla Coffee. Big thanks to a tweeter for actually getting a picture of Jake and Ree...

Published Sun, Sep 13

One friend to another - Jake Gyllenhaal interviews Natalie Portman

source: Wet Dark and Wild

PORTMAN: And so I’m an actor. GYLLENHAAL: There’s very good money in that—not a lot of skill required, but very good money. PORTMAN: [both laugh] I agree. Lucky. I mean, I can ride a bike, but I feel like most people can do that. GYLLENHAAL: You could be a bike messenger . . .'

Published Thu, Aug 27

Conflict, instinct, no regrets - Jake Gyllenhaal and Jack Twist

source: Wet Dark and Wild

All three of the principals -- Lee, Gyllenhaal and Ledger -- sought redemption in Brokeback. Lee's attempt to imbue 2002's The Hulk with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon artistry failed critically and financially. Ledger (A Knight's Tale) has said he deliberately tried to tank his career...

Published Thu, Aug 6

Jake Gyllenhaal's first steps: 'Who wants to cast a kid from nowhere?'

source: Wet Dark and Wild

Being an actor, you tend to try and bring something of yourself into the character," says Gyllenhaal, who spent most of the second semester of his high-school senior year shooting "October Sky" in East Tennessee last year. "So to do service to the true story, I think you have to compare with...

Published Tue, Aug 4

The light and the dark - Big Bird and Zombies

source: Wet Dark and Wild

Big Bird is forty and he's having a big birthday party - Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal will be among those playing pass the parcel with the Cookie Monster and eating trifle. The fortieth season, this coming winter, is set to include some treats that will do good to those of us who grew up with Sesa...

Published Mon, Aug 3