What tune is on Jake's phone? Jake Gyllenhaal answers the questions we want to know! And WDW's Cornish Celtic Interlude concluded...

If you have ever wondered what tune Jake Gyllenhaal has playing on his mobile/cell phone, or if he ever falls asleep in front of the TV and, if he does, what food he has on his TV dinner tray then look no further. With huge thanks to a good friend for sending me the scan, here is Jake Gyllenhaal in the 11 August edition of Gala.


Here are some of the questions and answers, which provide little glimpses into Jake's life and show that, in so many ways, he's just like us, and hot.

Whether Jake is ever confused with another actor: 'Yes, Tobey! Perhaps because we both lived, at different times, with the same person [Kirsten Dunst]. Despite some rivalry, we have a lot of respect for each other. I admire his career.'


Jake's first girlfriend: 'She found me too talkative and left me very quickly. She wasn't wrong.'

Is Jake 'good at pulling'? 'They wanted to label me as a seducer, but now I think I've proved that I'm not like that, and I can't turn over a new leaf overnight.

At school Jake was more interested in the early history of cinema than in the early history of the earth.


Does Jake ever fall asleep in front of the TV? 'Yes, and it's not a good sign. It means I'm alone and I'm depressed, so it's better that it happens as little as possible.' In my experience, all men fall asleep in front of the TV - they have a gene for it - and so Jake shouldn't feel bad that this happens to him.

What's on Jake's 'in front of the TV' dinner tray? 'Not much. Definitely a sandwich that I made in a rush, with some chips.' I think by 'chips' Jake doesn't mean chips, but crisps (hopefully cheese and onion, or barbecue beef).

If Jake were watching TV and one of his movies came on, would he watch it? 'That's very rare. It would have to be because I have an excellent memory of the shoot and because I took that time to heart.'


Does Jake think he's ugly? Yes he does - very, very ugly. 'At those times, it's better to avoid me.' But, fortunately, less attention is made to appearance these days. 'We try to grow and be a better person.'

What are Jake's first thoughts in the morning when he looks in the mirror? 'Nothing, I can't even think in the morning. I always feel like I'm in a coma. I take a shower, I try to eat breakfast and I go to work'.

Does Jake have any paparazzi disguises? 'If you consider a cap a disguise, yes. It doesn't really cover me but I have an impression of feeling protected.'

Jake's remedy against stage fright: 'Sport! Individual or as a team, such as basketball. That's my only weapon to exhaust all my fears.'

What stresses Jake the most? 'The holidays at the end of the year. My mother's Jewish and my father Christian. And all these religious festivals and traditions end up seriously distressing me.'


What prevents Jake from sleeping? 'Unfinished work. If something prevents me from completing a scene, I find it impossible to sleep'.

Has Jake ever been on a diet? 'Yes, but for my muscles. For the movie Prince of Persia, I had to put on lots of muscle, so I managed a balanced diet with extra protein.'

What's the messsage on Jake's phone? 'At first, my voicemail said politely: 'You are through to Jake's phone, please leave a message after the beep'. I was told that the message was corny and it wasn't wise to talk about myself but I should be using a prerecorded message. I gave in to the pressure and now people complain because they are never sure that they're on the right answer phone.'


Jake's phone tune: 'A musician friend composed a tune exclusively for my cell phone. I complained that I had the same tune as everyone else. Thanks to him, without doubt, I always know if it's my phone or not.'

What a great interview! So many thanks to 4JG for sending me the scan. Any faults with the translation are mine, and not Jake's.

A bicycle adventure

Bicycle adventurer Kevin Foster, while signing books this week, suggested that a movie of his cycle ride along the Great Wall of China may be about to become a reality and Jake Gyllenhaal is a possible for the role (with Kathy Bates as the mother). Jake has been attached to cycling films before and so time will tell if this is on the cards or wishful thinking. More information here.


WDW's Cornish Celtic Adventure

After the excitement of a biking Jake, fresh from two uberhot Love and Other Drugs trailers, there's a chance now to post some pictures from my last day in Cornwall. I visted the Celtic site of Chysauster - a collection of about 8 courtyard houses (and a scary fogou) built as the Romans held sway across the rest of England. A truly beautiful location, with a view across the sea, made these the des res abodes of prehistoric Cornwall (and a distinct improvement upon some of the other prehistoric settlements of Britain I might mention - often situated in bogs - where just being able to stand up in the face of hostile elements would have made it a good day).





Finally, I ate three Cornish fish in Porthleven. One of the three Cornish fish was the Gurnard and if I had had half an inkling of how truly ugly this fish was I wouldn't have gone within 10 yards of it. It tasted like it looked.


Many thanks to Amar! Other pictures from IHJ and WDW.

WDW Cornwall Interlude Part 4

The post this evening is completely off-topic, because of a variety of factors, ie distances in Cornwall are a lot further than maps suggest and I've had quite a day driving and walking between the most southerly places in Britain and the most westerly places in England. Everywhere round here has 'Most' in its title and geographic location on the extremities of the isles is far more important than the quality of an establishment's clotted cream. I can at least report that so far I have resisted all pressures made on me to consume a pastie.


Today I headed down to Lizard Point, the most southerly point in Britain. My tip is that you park in the free carpark in the village and don't drive down the tiny track to the sea. This is because if you do drive it there's a good chance you'll be reversing longer than your clutch would like until you reach a passing place.


After the Lizard I found a cove that only myself and several other thousand people know about. A beautiful place to eat an icecream and people/surfer watch.



From there it was the National Seal Sanctuary in Gweek which strangely also had penguins.


Finally, it was on to Land's End which, rather to my surprise, had a Dr Who exhibit so clearly wasn't touristy. Despite efforts to get travellers and holiday makers into the shops and exhibits the best draw of Land's End was undoubtedly the most stunning view of the sea and cliffs. Beautiful.




A busy day tomorrow - the sea trip is on! God help me...

Apologies for the lack of Jakeness in this post. But I wanted to post something rather than nothing at all.

Reece Ritchie's Jake Gyllenhaal anecdotes from PoP filming, and WDW Cornwall Interlude part 3!

It's a miracle I can type this evening - I spent the day in a very impressive imitation of a washing machine courtesy of gales and rain, finished off with some sandblasting. But before I get on to that below, to help my relaxation processes, this evening's post contains a couple of anecdotes about Jake Gyllenhaal from the Prince of Persia filming, thanks to Reece Ritchie (aka Bis, a character who had cause to be more grateful than most to the powers of the sandglass). Ouch ... talking about sand again...


Reece told Unification, when asked if he trained as much as Jake: 'It was a bit thrown together. We ran in Hyde Park several times.Jake had already started training and he said that every time we came to a bench, we should pump or do a similar exercise. He was already in great shape to begin with. I'm sickly anyway, I just had to grow a beard. It scratched me at first, but now I'm used to it. I still haven't shaved.'

Note to Jake: Whenever you come across a bench, you're supposed to stop and make a phonecall, at least in this neck of the woods because the cliff bench is the only place with a signal. I'm not certain if each network has its own bench.


Reece was also asked what was the funniest thing to happen on set. It involved Jake: 'Jake was sitting in one of those big director chairs when suddenly we heard a crack. Jake, the chair, everything fell to the ground. Luckily, Jake thought it was funny, he has a great sense of humor and he had a big laugh. Nobody had a big head there.' While this scene could have been taken straight from Inception, it's a shame that we have no PoP gag reel. This picture of Reece is one I took at the London premiere.


New old pics

Many thanks to IHJ for the new old pics today of Jake in NYC in 2002, almost but not at all blending in.



WDW Cornwall Interlude Day 3

Today could have been all about re-enacting The Perfect Storm such was the weather that greeted me and the cliffs this morning. But my dolphin trip was cancelled, largely because any right thinking dolphin and whale shark would have made haste for southern waters. The only fish I saw today was safely battered and presented with chips and mushy peas.

I went to Penzance but I couldn't quite tell if it was Penzance due to the incredible fog. Unfortunately the fog also disguised the true force of the rain. Some bright spark of a concierge told me it was a short walk to the famous old fishing port of Mousehole. Four miles later (bearing in mind that in that driving rain one step forward was four steps backwards), I did eventually reach it and dived in the pub. The village below was Newlyn which I walked through on the way. I'm reliably informed that Newlyn is famous for its ice cream. I gave it a miss.


Outside Mousehole the beach is decorated with camouflaged towers of pebbles, stones and boulders. It's very striking and the more you look the more you see.



Fortunately, the gods took pity on me and the weather cleared up beautifully on the long walk back and so, in a typical Cornish fashion, summer returned and I could dry out. It also meant I could see St Michael's Mount in the distance, which I had not been able to see at all earlier in the day. And now, as I write, the sea is still again and the light is blue. Tomorrow is another day.


Pictures from IHJ, Disney and WDW.

Team Jake Gyllenhaal misses out and WDW Cornwall Interlude Day 2!

Hello from the Lizard! The home of the oddest weather on the planet - one minute you're basking in sunshine and warm breezes; the next you're wrapped up in a big jumper, wishing you'd brought your wellies and your own personal foghorn. The good news is I have internet of a sort and so I can do something of a post. This means that I can roll my eyes, shake my head and tut to the high heavens at the totally expected but still irritating news that Jake Gyllenhaal was beaten at the Teen Choice Awards by the Pale One - Robert Pattinson. The completely bewildering part of that was that the PO won for Remember Me which, I believe, was seen by 10 teenagers on three continents. So what team am I? Team Jake!


Nevertheless, Brothers has quite a following and the young star of the Last Airbender, Dev Patel, had this to say: 'I cry a lot but the last time was watching 'Brothers', starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire. I was on a plane with so many people walking around, but I couldn't help shedding a tear.' I'll take that as a compliment for the movie. If my mascara stays on for the full length of a film, I consider myself shortchanged (bearing in mind that I could weep through Tomb Raider).


Many thanks to IHJ for these glorious new images from Rendition. It's been a while since I had a good look at Douglas Freeman and after looking at these I feel more than ready to see the film again. Never mind the story, nothing divided audiences quite like Jake's hair in this film. I like it. And here are my favourites from the selection.







WDW Interlude - Cornwall Day 2

Thanks very much to everyone for being so kind about the pictures I posted yesterday from the most beautiful Charlestown, Cornwall. So, encouraged!, here are some pictures from the Eden Project, which was very mizzly today. But stunning in the greenhouses (biodomes). My tip is buy your ticket in advance off the net as the queue was incredible - they were even handing out sweets. So worth the long wait, then...




From there it was a long drive through the narrowest of roads with the tallest of hedges to The Lizard. Tomorrow, I'm off to have a look for basking sharks and dolphins - wish me luck!




Includes pictures from IHJ and WDW.

A WDW Cornish Interlude

I've not been able to do a post tonight due to an elaborate myriad of technical reasons - ie, I have very little internet. I have just arrived on the south coast of Cornwall and what it lacks in internet connection (and it lacks rather a lot on that front) it more than makes up for in extraordinary beauty, peace and a world of blue. Tomorrow I arrive at my destination when I should be able to catch up, in the meantime, please excuse a southern Cornwall Interlude. After this beautiful evening I wonder why I venture abroad at all. Jake, Cornwall needs you!






Please note how I refrained from posting pictures of the seagull that chose to regurgitate for its young about two foot in front of me...

Pictures by WDW.

Empire magazine scan, a surfer's paradise and Maggie filming in London

I can tell I'm back home from my brief visit to Cornwall because I have sunburn down the right side of my body from having sat in traffic jams for 6 hours. And I still have sand in my socks. As promised, I've now been able to scan the Empire magazine page for Prince of Persia and Jake Gyllenhaal. Most of it, you'll know now but click on it and it'll be embiggened.


Before I left Cornwall, I spent a very hot and sandy morning in Bude, which has some serious surf and some serious surfers. It also has a surf school, reminding me of something and someone...









Meanwhile, Maggie is in England at the moment. She's filming Nanny McPhee - a curiosity, if ever there was one - in London and in Shepperton Studios to the south of the river. Maggie has quite a look in the film, as you'll see from these photos.





And a final reminder...

There is about 20 hours left to vote in our poll of Jake's bits (see the sidebar). Take your pick!

Includes pictures from IHJ, WDW and links.