[Updated] Jake Gyllenhaal on the cover of Vanity Fair (along with a lot of other people)

This Emergency Post is brought to you courtesy of the Hollywood edition of Vanity Fair which has just revealed a peep of its long extended folding cover. I'm delighted to say that right (or even centre) on the front is Jake Gyllenhaal plus three other really quite gorgeous and talented thespians: Ryan Reynolds, Anne Hathaway and James Franco. The words 'lucky Anne' spring to mind. You can see video of the shoot here.


As for who everyone else is - try and see how many you can identify. It does embiggen on being clicked. This clean version below, from the NYP, gives you an even better look and embiggens even bigger.


If you did a poor job, like me, here's the register (from left to right): Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, James Franco, Jennifer Lawrence, Anthony Mackie, Olivia Wilde (you may have a harder job spotting her dress), Jesse Eisenberg, Mila Kunis, Robert Duvall, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Andrew Garfield, Rashida Jones, Garrett Hedlund, and Noomi Rapace.

I love Robert Duvall but slightly mystified at his inclusion amongst this bunch.

Update!

Here is a picture of Jake and Anne, along with a description of the shoot: 'As for the foursome on our front panel, Anne Hathaway (the next Catwoman) was fresh from Oslo, where she had co-hosted the Nobel Peace Prize concert. She was thrilled to see her Love and Other Drugs co-star Jake Gyllenhaal and her Oscar co-host James Franco, who had just completed his finals in a graduate program at the Rhode Island School of Design (he has also taken graduate courses at N.Y.U., Columbia, and Yale). Once Ryan Reynolds arrived from Atlanta, where he was filming The Change-Up, and slipped his superhero physique (his Green Lantern comes out this summer) into a Giorgio Armani tuxedo, the stars were all in place for another classic V.F. tableau.'


And it's hard to go wrong with a picture of Jake and Ryan Reynolds together!


So, to get down to the nitty gritty of what really matters, is this shoot the reason for Jake's shave?

That was the before, here's the after:


Pictures from Vanity Fair and links.

Jake Gyllenhaal loves his Hoyle Jacksons and Prince of Persia DVD/Blu-Ray extras announced for September

If any of us have any money left after buying Prince of Persia and Jake Gyllenhaal lego, keyrings, 4" figurines, 6" figurines, jigsaws, graphic novels, popup books, posters, mugs, notepads, cinema tickets, daggers of times (actual size and miniature), halloween outfits and popcorn cartons, we're now on red alert for the DVD release. We knew it was coming in September but the release has now been confirmed for 13 September in the UK and 14 September in the US. So in a little over a month we can immerse ourself in wall to wall Dastan viewings, which, I predict, at least in my case, will comprise a considerable amount of rewinding and pausing. Who needs a dagger of time when you have a remote control?


The bad news is that there isn't to be a Jake Gyllenhaal commentary, which is a trick missed because Jake is a master of them (do check out the commentaries for Bubble Boy, Moonlight Mile, Donnie Darko and Zodiac, if you haven't already). But there are extras which increase the more types of disc you buy. So, in other words, if you want all the extras you have to buy the Blu-Ray/DVD/digital bundle. Here are the details courtesy of ComingSoon:


'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is available in a 3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy), 1-Disc Blu-ray, and 1-Disc DVD and Movie Download.

DVD Bonus Feature: An Unseen World: Making Prince of Persia – A look behind the scenes on the set of the film.

1-Disc Blu-ray Bonus Feature: All of above DVD bonus plus Deleted Scene – The Banquet: Garsiv Presents Heads.


3-Disc Combo Pack Bonus Features: All of the above DVD and Blu-ray bonus features plus · CineExplore: The Sands of Time – Take control of the dagger and use it to unlock secrets behind your favorite scenes! Turn back time and uncover over 40 spellbinding segments – including “Walking Up Walls,” “Filming in Morocco”, and “Ostrich Jockey Tryouts” – with this exclusive interactive feature. Blu-ray puts you in control!' Here's hoping that these 40 spellbinding segments include plenty of spellbinding Jake. It also means I have to invest in a blu-ray player which is not so good...


Best dressed!

Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal have made the just-released list of Vanity Fair's best dressed for 2010 - not just as individuals but as a pair of stylish siblings. The two reveal to the magazine: 'Maggie's favorite item of clothing is a patterned silk Dries Van Noten blazer. Jake's favorite is his Hoyle Jackson jeans.' Full list: 'OCCUPATION: Actor. RESIDENCE: Los Angeles. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: Hoyle Jackson jeans. FAVORITE FASHION PURCHASE OF 2010: Salvatore Ferragamo made-to-measure three-piece suit. FAVORITE SHOES: Billy Reid Delta work boots. FAVORITE TAILOR: Mario’s of Beverly Hills. FAVORITE WATCH: 1954 Rolex Submariner. STYLE ICON: Clint Eastwood. FAVORITE CAUSE: New Eyes for the Needy.' This post includes pictures which provide the perfect demonstration for how to wear Hoyle Jackson Jeans. The hat is an optional extra but bonus points for the scarf. Clint Eastwood, eh? Interesting.


I think this picture above is my favourite from that Oscars Red Carpet 2010.

Includes pictures from IHJ.

Stars shine on Oscar's night

Arguably, the chief function of the Oscars is to serve as an appetiser for the Post-Oscar Party. With many presenters banished from the Oscar red carpet this year (quite possibly a good thing considering that there were at least five presenters per award), the parties gave media and fans a good look at some of Hollywood's most beautiful while enabling them to engage in that most enjoyable of activities: frock-bashing.



The two main parties of the night are the Vanity Fair Oscar Party and Elton John's now traditional AIDS Foundation bash. However, the supremacy of the VF event becomes clear when one considers that Elton auctioned off a ticket for the Vanity Fair party at his own party, upon which, Elton, partner David and auction winner ($60,000 lighter in pocket) hot-tailed it over to the Sunset Tower.



Whether the VF Party can strictly be defined as 'A Party' is another matter - in the words of Mickey Rourke: 'Party? That was just a lot of people standing around kissing ass.' Nevertheless, despite the absence of dancing and the last minute trip to the off-licence, the VF Party provides the unique opportunity to witness a bottleneck of stars, each waiting to enter the party at their allotted time.


But this great article, outlining the philosphy of the Vanity Fair Party, shows that the party succeeds because it gathers in these exotic moviestars on an even, democratic (albeit it beyond the reach of normal mortals) keel - it's impossible to get a ticket so, if you are invited, you will be surrounded by your peers: 'For a couple of years we had this phenomenal dance band from Havana, and pretty much the only fool cutting the rug was me. So it wasn't the dancing they stayed late for. Hollywood people being Hollywood people, all they wanted to do was meet one another. They couldn't stop hatching deals, exchanging business cards, flirting, lying about how they loved the other person's last movie, and just … talking.' Mingling on a Hollywood scale. And yet, like so many partygoers across the world, they also nick the table decorations. The seating plan also presents a challenge...



The accounts of the goings on at this year's VF party make engrossing, if not necessarily flattering, reading. Snippets reveal that Heath Ledger's family was there while Anne Hathaway was a centre of much appreciated attention for being able to hold that last note in the Oscars' opening number.



This video of the 2009 party contains a glimpse of Jake Gyllenhaal in conversation with a very happy winner - Sean Penn. If you can't see the video below, try this link.




Jake, of course, has been assured of his invitation through the years, as can be seen from the photos in this post, courtesy of IHJ.



And many thanks to Metizzl.