Jake Gyllenhaal thanks his Facebook fans, new PoP pics, and Jake and his 'plastic abs' do their bit for lego

I thought it was Monday. But I must be wrong because we have another Jake Gyllenhaal Facebook video! But this time Jake doesn't answer a specific fan question. Instead he thanks us all for joining the Prince of Persia Facebook fan page community. As if anyone could resist?! Watch it here.


Some people find themselves moved to poetry and art at the sight of a meadow full of spring's first flowers, or at the sight of a young animal, furry and taking its first wobbly steps, or at waves lapping on to a white sandy beach at dusk while majestic turtles bury their eggs - for me, it's simple. Stick Jake Gyllenhaal on a horse and I'll never run short of rhyme or paint. I thank you Disney for the new Prince of Persia publicity stills which are indeed works of art.



Sir Ben looks like such a nice chap...


While it's less than certain that I will be able to move Prince Dastan himself in to my flat, I can at least have Prince Dastan lego and it's good to know that lego has roped in Jake for some publicity and that he has been involved in a voiceover. By the sound of it, Jake recorded his piece in Montreal a couple of Saturdays ago: 'With Jake's busy schedule, it was tough to find the right time slot to record, but as always, we were more than happy to accommodate last minute openings. When we received word a few days ago that Jake could patch in through ISDN from a Montreal studio, we were happy to oblige. The Saturday morning session was a pleasant surprise. The recording went smoothly, and we even finished ahead of schedule.'


'Jake was quite the professional, even staying in character between takes at times! He was very friendly, and kept us all entertained with his playful side comments, (An example of his insight: We should all aspire to the ripped physique and "plastic abs" of his Lego counterpart.) Needless to say, Jake proved to be the perfect Prince of Persia.' The short will be released at the same time as the film. More here. I love how Jake stays in character even when he's lego.


We know from GQs of old that Jake keeps a journal. It therefore seems only right that Lego Jake Dastan does the same thing, as we can see here:



Jordan Mechner's graphic novel Prince of Persia: Before the Sandstorm has now been published. It's available from Amazon and you can read more about it at Jordan's blog.


The Volcano may have vanquished the mighty Iron Man, but Mother Nature has at last accepted my sacrifices and tomorrow the metal birds will again soar across the sky!


Pictures from links and from Disney, thanks to IHJ.

Catching up on some Jake Gyllenhaal Goodies - Annie talks merkins, new Prince of Persia pics, Jake's horse, Jake's gate

While director Duncan Jones sets up 'some special effects nonsense' on the Source Code set, there's time to take a pause, pull up one of those director's chairs, send out the runner for pastries, wipe the lens and contemplate some other Jake Gyllenhaal goodies.


The first Jake Gyllenhaal goodie up for discussion this evening is his famous merkin, enthusiastically discussed on the Jimmy Kimmel show and elsewhere not too long ago. Jake, like the true gentleman he is, would not comment on Anne Hathaway's own merkin and, indeed, during Anne's own appearance on the show yesterday, she did not discuss her own merkin either. She did, however, comment on Jake's obsession with his. She also revealed that Love and Other Drugs is a beautiful love story with lots of sex - she and Jake 'went to it'. I fear I am going to need a cinema season ticket.



More Jake Gyllenhaal goodies come in the shape of some new Prince of Persia stills, which include a great picture of Feisty Tamina (filmed by a very comfortable-looking cameraman) and a wonderful picture of Jake and Gemma Arterton on a horse.



But not just any horse. The horse in question is Aksh - bless you - and another Jake Gyllenhaal goodie is Dastan astride Aksh for your mantelpiece or desk.


Another goodie is a gate. I find this one a little more difficult to get excited about. It also has fewer uses. Might be good for croquet in the summer if you had a bunch of them. Or a catflap. Toy pics here.


Having caught up, break over, back to set! Pictures from links and here. Thanks to BBMISwear for sending it over :-)