Jake Gyllenhaal: 'He's exceptional - as good a cook as he is an actor'. Hot prince too...

The Prince of Persia has (almost) robbed me of the power of speech... Moody, grubby and deep, just how I like him. The more I see of Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan, the more I look forward to seeing not only the movie - and I'm looking forward to seeing that rather a lot - but also the publicity images that we will see more of over the next few months, as Disney introduces us to their prince. Many thanks to IHJ for this stunning image.


Go to the official PoP website for more delights.


Maggie Gyllenhaal has been talking to the press this weekend as the Oscar publicity machine goes into full gallop. Maggie reminisced to the Guardian about her earliest memory: 'I was tiny, less than three, looking up at my mom, who was pregnant. We were saying, "When is this baby going to come?" about my brother, Jake.' Good to know it was about Jake, even as a bump he was worth talking about.


There is more in the Telegraph: '“My brother and I used to be competitive when we were younger,” muses the 32-year-old. “But now I feel we’re different enough, old enough and love each other enough that competition feels like a waste of time.” So it’s all happy families these days, except when it comes to cooking... “He’s exceptional – as good a cook as he is an actor,” she admits. “He was just here for the holidays and he cooked a lot. I have basic skills – I know how to steam vegetables and make pasta and salads – but I’m not so good at the harder stuff. I’d like to learn how to easily cook up something really great.”


'I suggest that the test of a person’s skill in the kitchen is whether they can whip up “something great” without following a recipe. “Actually, it’s very telling about me,” she admits, warming to her subject. “For me, the challenge is following the recipe, because it’s so difficult for me to be a beginner at something. I don’t like things when I’m not good at them.But I’m learning how nice it is to be a beginner. It used to be that if I wasn’t good at something, I wouldn’t even want to try it, but now I’m learning how nice it is to try.”'

Arguably, it's even better to let Jake cook for you... especially cakes...


And finally...

Thanks to Uli, for coming across the IMDb link to the 'Unnamed Jame Foxx Documentary' which, it says, is currently filming and will include Jake Gyllenhaal, along with Jake's Blame It co-stars. Something to keep an eye on...


As to Jake today, quite a few tweets and Facebook sightings have Jake in Austin, Texas. In Whole Foods (no surprise there), at parties and in parks.

Includes pictures from IHJ.