Prince of Persia London premiere revisited Part 1 and Jake Gyllenhaal: 'movies are like notes on a piano'

A short time ago, a half-hour special on Prince of Persia and the London premiere was screened on TV in the UK. There have been no end of technical glitches getting this in a state ready to show here, so I thought I'd do it in parts. That way I might get tonight's post out tonight and not in 4 weeks. Today here are parts 1 and 2. Fortunately, you'll be relieved to here there is very little me in this one - I'll put out a warning before that part. But there is plenty of Jake Gyllenhaal.




Today, People published this sighting of Jake from over the holiday weekend: 'After a whirlwind week promoting his new movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Jake Gyllenhaal was in the mood to kick back. The actor started his weekend with a big night out at L.A.'s Trousdale Lounge, where he sat in the back room sipping vodka along with a large group of friends. Later, he was spotted at Lamill Coffee Boutique in Silver Lake twice – first for a steak and eggs brunch with a couple and their little girl, then again for a Memorial Day breakfast after riding his motorcycle. During the brunch, the actor "seemed to enjoy playing with the couple's daughter," an onlooker says.'

Jake Gyllenhaal on a motorbike?! How my biking chick eyes light up at that as I reach for my bright yellow helmet.

I must thank reader MMK for posting this wonderful Dastan montage on the WDW Facebook page. Thank you!



I'm probably not alone in enjoying more than my share of Mini Prince Jake Dastans. I have keyrings and various Lego Jakes (shirted and unshirted) on horses and ostriches. But what I don't have and - to be fair - may never have - is a $300 Dastan statue. But here he is... Nice boots.




The Miami Herald (edited by Jake's uncle Anders, of course) has published a phone interview with Jake and there is a classic piece of incomprehensible but loveable GyllenSpeak: '"I was brought up thinking that movies were very serious and this and that. I don't believe that anymore. After working with Jerry, it's a sense as if movies are like notes on a piano. There are major chords, minor chords, unresolved cadences, and major chords with resolved cadences. There are so many different ways of making films, and he knows how to have his audience [enjoy] an incredibly good time. He brings out the best in the people who are working for him." Gyllenhaal says he told Bruckheimer: I want to do [Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time] because I want to have a good time. I'm tired of taking myself so seriously. He said: 'Welcome.''


'"I think it's always a toss-up between free will and destiny," said Gyllenhaal. "I'm really starting to sense that destiny definitely does exist. A lot of it is about just trusting that you are where you're supposed to be... From the very beginning of the movie, the character that I play, Dastan, always follows his heart... That leads him to great places. It leads him to have great fun. It leads him to enjoy his life and what happens even when he's in difficult situations."' Much more here.


Pictures with big thanks from MMK and IHJ.