If you want as many people as possible to see your movie, it doesn't hurt to appeal to more than one audience because, believe it or not, not everyone goes to the cinema just to see Jake Gyllenhaal. In past days, a director or producer would pair Jake (and other young actors) with big names and that way everyone would be happy, more people would see Jake and, hopefully, he wouldn't be bossed about too much.
Dennis Quaid was a fine and believable choice for Jake's father in The Day After Tomorrow. 'Producer Mark Gordon (The Patriot) knows that when it comes to big-budget effects spectaculars, it doesn't hurt to showcase two leads who appeal to different audience segments. "We had Dennis in mind because he is strong, smart, likable, fatherly and tough," Gordon says. As for Gyllenhaal... "you could believe Jake is Dennis' son, and not just physically. Together, they are charming, funny and warm."' The charming, funny and warm, combined with extraordinary dimples, was a winner.
Dustin Hoffman was another big name father figure for Jake and accounts of Dustin's vigorous charm on set are numerous. Here is
the story of the dog handler who worked with Dustin, Jake and their four-legged friend(s) on the set of Moonlight Mile.
But, Jake hasn't just played against older men, there have been some older women too... '
Jake Gyllenhaal, 21, spent his summer as a boy-toy object of desire for older women in the praised art-house releases The Good Girl, with Jennifer Aniston, and Lovely & Amazing, with Catherine Keener. But he says women of a certain age aren't putting the moves on him off-screen as a result. Not that he's likely to notice. "I would think older women are more nonchalant than that. They've played that game before. I wouldn't know they were doing it."' - Lesson number 1, there is such a thing as being too subtle.
Jake does not only look like a younger Dennis Quaid when he needs too, Brad Silberling picked him to play a version of himself partly because 'an agent friend alerted Silberling to Gyllenhaal, declaring, "You guys scare me by how much alike you are." Silberling beat the rush to hire the actor he now calls "the ubiquitous Jake Gyllenhaal. His stock is going up."'
In the same article we learn that we are not alone in our feelings for Jake's Moonlight Mile 'hairstyle' - 'Gyllenhaal had no problems with the 1973 setting of Mile— except for his retro bangs. He says his mom, screenwriter Naomi Foner (Running on Empty), griped, "Why did they put that hairdo on you? You look so good when your hair is out of your face."'
Update: Jake
spotted (today?) in Intelligitsa in Venice...
... and
Kate Bosworth on Twitter: 'Public Enemies was alright but the trailer for a film called 'Brothers' w/ Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire & Natalie Portman looks FANTASTIC!'
Includes pictures from links and
IHJ.
