Brothers' Bailee Madison talks about Jake 'Call Me Uncle Tommy' Gyllenhaal and back to the 1990s with LAOD

What with all the excitement of trying to catch little glimpses of the filming currently going on in Pittsburgh, it's been easy to overlook the fact that another Jake Gyllenhaal movie is getting much closer - Brothers. Having said that, though, it's not entirely our fault because less money has been spent on the publicity for this film than I spend on skinny lattes in a week. But today we have something!


Little actress Bailee Madison has appeared on Clevver TV to talk about her role as Isabelle, one of the children ensnared in the dangerous triangle of mum, dad and Uncle Tommy. Bailee gives a wonderful account of a happy set, where she was welcomed into a family and learned a great deal from Natalie and Jake. Bailee also has some very nice things to say about the talented Jake and his ability to slip into the zone. There was the added bonus of snow and plenty of snow angels. Thanks BBMISwear :-)



Nevertheless, the excitement continues to spill over from the 'Burgh. There are now Tweets placing Anne Hathaway on set, in the company of a very chilled Jake. Yet again, I must urge the population of Pittsburgh to never leave home without their camera. As the vast majority of the city's inhabitants are actually in Love and Other Drugs, one would hope a picture is a dead cert. Reese has also been tweeted as visiting the set today, along with her dog which was accidentally described as 'ugly' by a student.


There may be no pictures of the actors themselves, but we have the next best thing - late 1990s VCRs, TVs and Sony Walkmen. Yes, the geek in me enjoys some new photographs of the Love and Other Drugs set. It makes a change from photos of trucks (there have been more of those today, as well). More interiors here.


Katheryn Winnick has also posted some more pictures from the shoot yesterday, both of which involve plenty of water. I'm grateful to Katheryn for taking us to work with her.



A reminder to vote - you have til Sunday!

Pictures with thanks from links.

[Updated] The Love and Other Drugs Pajama Party! The GyllenGuide to what to wear and what not to wear

Actress Katheryn Winnick is in Love and Other Drugs and yesterday, in a passing tweet aboout filming, she happened to drop a bombshell: 'Shooting pajama party scene's today. Lot's of beautiful people in itsy bitsy clothing..' Yes, my fellow Gyllenhaalics, we're talking 'pajama party', 'beautiful people', 'itsy bitsy clothing'. While it is conceivable - although downright unreasonable and miserable to suggest so - that Katheryn is referring to a non-Jake-Gyllenhaal scene, I like to think that Ed Zwick knows very well what we want and he's going to give it to us - in jimjams.


Of course, Ed Zwick would be following a long and fine tradition. Directors have fitted Jake Gyllenhaal out in night attire for almost a decade. It is equally true to say that sometimes the directors have forgotten to actually provide Jake with night attire, presumably due to high temperatures under those studio lights.


Never one to put my own needs above those of science and the greater common good, I thought I would conduct some meticulous and arduous research and so aid Ed Zwick and future Jake directors in their vital pajama research.


Pajamas

Jimmy Livingston would have been king of the pajama party. He not only had train pajamas (as, surely, 98% of all men would if allowed ), he had cowboy jammies. It's possible that Jake's decision to take on the role of Jack Twist was a direct consequence of these little cowboys.



Pajamas are not just for sleeping in

Pajamas have to be put through a range of night time activities and so should be up to the task. Look no further than Donnie Darko. Donnie Darko didn't just sleep in pajamas, he cycled up and down mountains in them.


He even played golf wearing them (or at least slept on golf greens which is about as exciting).


Short versus long

In the commentary to Moonlight Mile, Jake wondered whether his bum looked saggy in his bedtime boxers. Whether it did or not is redundant because Joe Nast was continually modelling these shorts up and down the hallway and constantly had a bedside audience in a household where the main night time activity was watching Joe Nast sleep.


Sometimes, Joe did manage to break free but he couldn't take it all with him.



Socks and shorts

While filming Zodiac, Jake developed his taste for socks as the all-round, all-purpose accessory. Maybe if one wears socks all the time it means you can't lose them.


On and off

Sometimes a director must make allowances for Jake not being able to make up his mind: On?


Or off...?


Camping on chilly mountain tops

Of course, on a mountain top, conditions can vary enormously, meaning that sometimes one has to wear the full sheep coat pajama set. No high performance North Face then...


But sometimes it warms up nicely.


One wonders what early medieval Persian pajamas will look like?

And remember - there are three days left in which to vote for your favourite hot movie Jake! You'll find the poll on the side panel.



Katheryn has just posted a picture from the filming! Unfortunately while we have itsy bitsy clothing and beautiful people, Jake appears to be absent. I like to think he was in the kitchen making some tea or breakfast when this was taken...


Updated to add: A guy involved with the LAOD shoot has this evening tweeted about the scene: 'Days 2 on "Love and Other Drugs" and the clothes comes off. Shooting same scene as yesterday but now it's an orgy. I have a pretty good job'. One day a pajama party, the next an orgy... it's like watching a teenager grow up.

Includes pictures from IHJ and thanks to Katheryn Winnick.