Updated: Jake Gyllenhaal talks Source Code for SFX, SFX PoP scans and lego in action!

Update: Hiding within the June SFX is an article on a more SFXy film than prince of Persia - Source Code. In addition to talking some more about about the plot (and his own attitudes to time and death), Jake also says what it was that drew him to Source Code: Duncan Jones. 'He's such an incredible director. Moon was fantastic and Sam Rockwell was amazing in it. That's primary. The story for Source Code, though, is amazing.' Click and the whole interview shall be embiggened.


On with the post!

I hope you're ready for some more Jake Gyllenhaal... First off, apart from telling Latinoreview that the swordfighting was all done with makeup and 'the tan was actually practised over and over and over again', Jake also had some more to say about Source Code. He revealed that it actually has the same plot as the Prince of Persia, just without the dagger.



When asked what the story of Source Code is about, Jake does put his head in his hands - hinting at complications and subtleties in the plotting. 'Oh man!... It's science fiction and it's so good... It has little bits to do with time but it's really about a government programme where they're able to insert somebody into a certain period of time, only for a very short time, and within that period of time they can do it over and over again but only in a very small period of time. It's really hard to explain! But I will tell you one thing - Duncan is incredible and the movie is going to be so good.' Jake also reveals that the filming is almost over.


In a longer version of yesterday's PoPsugar video, Jake talks some more about such things as whether his eastern philosophy studies have helped him in any way to recreat Dastan (one of the strangest questions to date).




Jake also talks about the lego: 'It's great. It's really awesome. In fact, most of the kids I know who've seen that there's a lego actually now think that the movie is cool because there's a lego character that's based on it, so that's great fun!'


These comments of Jake are indeed fortuitous. Because what should be waiting for me in my letter box this evening but my very own Mini Jake! Several things to note - I always remembered lego being bigger and secondly, I have no idea how some of it works (ie, the back sword brace thing). However, I did discover that not only does his head come off (or at least I hope it's supposed to as it does now) but also his mullet comes off to reveal a snarling face on the other side! Perfect. I decided to put him to work so that you can get a good look at him. I wanted an ostrich fighting scene, but I don't have an ostrich. I do have a mallard duck - I'm sure you can hardly see the difference.


In this second picture, with the mighty ostrich vanquished, you can now see Mini Jake's other face.


In these pictures you can also see another goodie from today: the June issue of SFX, hot from the presses and my scanner. Here are the scans, including the preamble pages and, at the end, an advert that shows the two versions of the cover side by side. Much of the interview is with Mike Newell and it's a fascinating insight into filming in heat and dust that Brits may be less accustomed to than Jake. It also shows well Mike's vision for this project that clearly seduced him with the mystery, history, danger and romance of the desert and this exotic Arabian Knights world.

In one section, Mike and Jerry Bruckheimer discuss the selection of Jake (and not a Middle Eastern actor) for the role. Jerry comments: 'Jake has a following and hopefully we'll get his fans to come see the movie.'


Jake: 'Normally in videogame adaptations we see characters do incredible things that we know are not possible and in this movie none of that ever happens. He does things that are seemingly impossible but might be possible. I think it's similar to things Chris Nolan does with the Batman stuff. Batman's doing those things too, but there's a reality to the situation.'










Includes images from SFX, scans by WDW and stunning action lego pictures. No ostrich was hurt during the filming of this post.