And in the blue corner! Jake Gyllenhaal wins the Source Code Scrap. Namath a goer? And PoP in close up!

After all the GQ excitement yesterday, and I still haven't fully digested the interview yet and I want to return to its themes, we have more today! We have Jake Gyllenhaal in the blue corner and in the other we have actor Cas Anvar. I don't know about you, but my money's on the gorgeous, blue-shirted, ex-Persian sword-fighter.


We are, of course, in Montreal - aka Chicago - on the railway station set of Source Code. Director Duncan Jones tweeted today that there is less than two weeks of filming to go and that today was the lovely Michelle Monaghan's last day. He also tweeted that directing a movie makes you worry about the weather alot. At least he doesn't have Icelandic volcanic ash plumes to contend with. At least, not yet...


Jake's recent photogenic adventures playing table tennis and tennis may stand him in good stead. The Namath Project has raised its head again and it has a new name - you'd never guess it so I'll tell you: Namath. James Mangold is apparently keen to take on the project, having just finished directing Peter Sarsgaard (and significant others) in Knight and Day. Whether Jake is still connected to the project isn't known but, as the article speculates, with Source Code soon to finish, what will Jake do next?


Hopefully, Jake may be involved at some time this year in publicising Nailed - or The Nail. Cannes announced its in competition list today but the out-of-competition list is not complete. Speculation continues that Nailed may get a showing. The Playlist has quoted a source which suggests that Nailed 'is only now being finished'.


Richard Kelly has been talking about how proud he is in the success of Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, a success in which a certain rabbit movie played quite a part: '"It was Jake's second or third film I believe, and it was Maggie's first film, and I just feel blessed to have gotten to be a part of their lives right at the very beginning... If Donnie Darko helped kind of shine a light on their talent and provide opportunities for them, it does make me very proud of them. I'm sure they would have found success regardless because of who they are. I feel so happy for them and see them both nominated for Oscars in different roles, to be doing so well and having these amazing careers."'


'But Kelly revealed there was a time he thought Donnie Darko would never get released. He said: "I always knew that I had something special, but when the film was initially released everyone said that it was a mess, it was incoherent, it was unreleasable. I remember when we showed it at Sundance for the first time. There was so much negativity, I just thought the film might not ever see the light of day. So to see it be rediscovered and to see it build into such a phenomenon over almost 10 years now, is something that's been a huge deal for me."'


And finally...

May I suggest that if you're able you get your hands on the new June issue of Total Film? The reason is that if you're not keen on the magazine's pull out Tron poster, you just turn it over and there is the Prince of Persia - and he's massive! This is just a little section of it - click and it will be very big indeed.


And isn't it Fan Question Thursday? Here's hoping for an update! For the moment, thre is a new WonderCon video there. Photos from PopSugar.