Updated: Jake Gyllenhaal answers fan question no. 2! Maggie Gyllenhaal's big London night (with pig)

Jake Gyllenhaal answers fan question number 2! This time it's not from an Erin (or me, alas) but the lucky fan is Aamnaa and she asks Jake how filming Prince of Persia was different from his other films. Jake's answer conjures up an image of running between film units so that every element and feature of this world could be visualised.


Last night in Leicester Square, in London's West End, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Emma Thompson enjoyed the premiere for Nanny (You've been very naughty) McPhee. Also in attendance was a pig - a hairy one, called Scarlett. This does indeed give me hope that when Jake Gyllenhaal graces the other big black Odeon just across the Square on 9 May, we might get an ostrich or two. Camel, perhaps? After all, for The Dark Knight premiere, I did have my eardrums peppered by a Batmobile.



Maggie suggested that, despite having spent so much time in England filming and having pulled off a pretty good English accent in Nanny McPhee, she still needs an interpreter when over here due to problems with the lingo. Something to do with pants...



Speaking of premieres, there is further confirmation of a little event taking place on 9 May, not to mention some other events coming up in the Big Smoke (Moonwalk anyone?).


We have another Prince of Persia ShoWest review - it's rather informal, not at all stuffy and seems to suggest that PoP does exactly what it says on the tin. In other words, if you go into the theatres expecting a fun spectacle, verbal sparring between two hot leads, some parkour straight out of the games, and pomp and splendour, then you're not ging to be disappointed. On the contrary, you may find yourself loving it! It does not, however, have any explosions, which is possibly not too unexpected. Thanks to Monica for the link.


'It's a summer film based on a video game series, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. So yes, it's exactly what just about everyone in the world is expecting it to be: big budget, big action, not the deepest of plots and dialog, and tons of blockbuster-movie clichés. It doesn't make any advancements in fight choreography, but it doesn't do wrong there, either. The parkour moments were fun to watch, especially when Jake Gyllenhaal's Prince would do things straight out of the games, like flag-pole-to-flag-pole flips, wall runs, and the like. They were such direct nods to the franchise, that I wanted to tell the guy next to me, "That's from the video game, you know." (And by the way, some parts even made me think "Assassin's Creed"....)... Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is all "popcorn flick," but I'm sure you suspected that long before I said anything. It won't be up for any "Best Picture" nominations, but I had a very good time watching it nonetheless.'


The publicity machine is no doubt ready to crank up another gear, and there's a rather clear indication that we may be getting a report from these Disney movie surfers (pictured below) who visited the PoP set in London and Morocco. Don't quote me on this, as it may well not come to pass, but I have also heard that Jake may make an appearance at Saturday's Nickelodeon Kid's Choice awards in LA (fingers crossed...). Prince of Persia was also amongst Total Film's 20 Exciting Cannes Rumours as a blockbuster that may present out of competition and provide some stardust.


All of this is as nothing when compared to my dilemma of what to do with all my Prince of Persia stickers...


Source Code filming has now reached its midway point - Vera Farmiga is set to being filming at the start of April and Russell Peters has tweeted that 'It's a wrap!' for him at least and he's now 'Heading back to LA... Finally! It was fun, successful and emotional... By for now Canada!' Love and Other Drugs, meanwhile, had another screening last night to some great responses on Twitter and Facebook, including 'if you enjoy jake gyllenhaal's nekkid butt, go watch "love & other drugs" when it comes out.' Obviously my love and appreciation for Jake Gyllenhaal are pure and driven by respect and admiration for his talent and powers as an artiste, but I have decided that I will not be put off by the film's inclusion of Jake's bottom.


Apparently, and not unexpectedly, Love and Other Drugs is not yeet finished. This is made clear by one Facebook poster's comment that he has been recalled by director Zwick to redub one word. Yep, A word. One wonders what this crucial word might be... At least now we'll hear it.

Pictures from the PoP Visual Guide (at last on its way to me in the post!) via IHJ.