Anna Kendrick to play Jake Gyllenhaal's wife Janet in End of Watch

Having worked with Vera Farmiga in Source Code, it's only right that Jake Gyllenhaal should continue his mission to act opposite everyone from Up in the Air. This week comes the news from Variety that Jake's End of Watch 'love interest' will be Anna Kendrick.


According to the casting notes, Anna will play Janet, the girlfriend and later wife of Officer Taylor (Jake). 'This petite, very pretty young woman is Taylor's new girlfriend. She is a brilliant engineer and a bit of a geek. She is every bit Taylor's match intellectually which means that she just could be the girl of his dreams. Janet is a straight shooter who makes it clear from the start that she's not interested in a fly-by-night relationship. She and Taylor wind up married in short order, and they are thrilled to learn that Janet has become pregnant.' I will leave it there because there be spoilers.


Janet is good friends with Gabby, the wife of Michael Pena's character, Officer Zavala. Handily, there is a contender for that role as well in the shape of Natalie Martinez, best known to moviegoers perhaps for Death Race. As for Gabby 'This "smokin' hot" Mexican woman is Zavala's wife. She met Zavala in high school and has been with him ever since. A first-grade teacher, Gabby is as smart as she is feisty and funny. She considers Taylor part of her family and is delighted when he finally gives up the dating scene and settles down with Janet, a young woman Gabby gets along with famously.'


With the four main characters now (hopefully) fixed, filming should be about to begin. It might just be me, but when ever I write Officer Taylor, I get an urge to write PC Taylor...

Includes pictures from IHJ.