Jake to be interviewed by BBC security correspondent and expert on terror

You don't need me to tell you that Jake Gyllenhaal's schedule - and our's - is looking a litle busy over the next week or two. We know how entertaining Jake will be and how his ready wit will be armed and ready to take on the likes of Jonathan Ross, Conan O'Brien, Ellen and Jon Stewart. I am fully expecting more classic moments along the lines of the kicked toad, the modern dance troupe, 24 hour Yellow fever, Inuit chanting, shirt stripping and maybe a bit of basketball - or some new interesting fabrics, even more so than suits made out of goats blood or diapers/nappies made from bananas and straw. But what we're also going to get is something a little bit more serious to complement all this wonderful stuff.



Thanks very much to BMG who had their ear next to the radio this afternoon, we now know that Jake is to be interviewed in London by the well-known BBC Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner, who reports on Al-Qaeda terrorism. You may remember that Gardner was shot by Al-Qaeda gunmen in 2004 and his cameraman killed. Frank's also a film buff and a big appreciator of the Bourne movies. On Simon Mayo's show, Radio 5 Live today, there was a discussion between Simon and Frank on the film Rendition, during which Frank revealed that he will be interviewing Jake for the BBC 2 programme The Culture Show.



The Culture Show airs on Saturdays on BBC2 at 7.10pm, repeating at 1.05am that night. The problem is we don't know which Saturday - whether it's the 13 or 20 October. [Here is a link to listen to the show with the Rendition piece coming about 45 minutes from the end - I've not got it to work properly myself, so, if you do, let us know what they say.]

Not surprisingly Jake and Rendition will also be featured in Film 2007 which is another of Jonathan Ross' shows. This will be shown on Tuesday 16 October on BBC 1 at 11.05pm. I will add it to the list.


As you can see from this post, new publicity stills have been released for Rendition, including one from my favourite scene of the film (see below) - thank you New Line! You can hear more about the film, from Jake, Reese, Peter and Omar, in this video clip from Hollywood.com. In this interview (again from the Wilshire press conference and junket day), you can hear Jake say that, as a humanitarian he cannot approve of rendition and that the film is about communication. I didn't find the video spoilery, but it would have made me want to wish the next week away if we weren't in for such incredible Gyllentreats! As always click on the pictures and bring them to life.


Includes pictures from IHJ, all from New Line. Thanks bmg.