Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories Taps Josh McLaughlin as President
Veteran executive Josh McLaughlin is headed to Nine Stories Productions, the company run by actor Jake Gyllenhaal. McLaughlin most recently worked at his own shingle, Wink Pictures. Before that, he spent ten years at Focus Features, most recently as president of production, with his projects including Spike Lee’s Oscar-winning BlacKkKlansman, filmmaker Kasi Lemmons’s Harriet Tubman […]
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Why ‘Presumed Innocent’ Is Jake Gyllenhaal’s First TV Show
When Jake Gyllenhaal got to the end of the first episode of Presumed Innocent, he found himself reacting much like viewers of the Apple TV+ limited series hopefully would. He wanted to know what happened next. “Like an audience member, I think I was just drawn into the story in the same way,” the actor […]
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‘Presumed Innocent’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Headlines an Apple TV+ Update That Doesn’t Feel Updated Enough
David E. Kelley tackles Scott Turow's legal thriller (already adapted into a 1990 Harrison Ford movie) about a prosecutor who finds himself accused of murder.
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Jake Gyllenhaal Just Wants to Freak Himself Out
Jake Gyllenhaal pulls his glasses out of his jean jacket pocket, the Coke bottle lenses in them strong enough to correct his 20/1250 vision. Yes, you read that right. These are not Internet Boyfriend glasses, to be styled with a fuzzy cardigan and a rakish smile. These are I Literally Can’t See glasses. Looking through […]
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Jake Gyllenhaal Repeatedly Insists He’s Not Guilty in ‘Presumed Innocent’ Trailer
If you took a shot every time Jake Gyllenhaal‘s character proclaims “I did not kill her” in the trailer for Apple TV+’s Presumed Innocent — actually, just don’t do that. “I don’t know how many times I have to say this,” Gyllenhaal’s Rusty Sabich proclaims at one point in the trailer. The answer, based on the […]
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Jake Gyllenhaal Sings His Way Into ‘SNL’ Season Finale: “You Can’t Get to 50 Without a Little Bit of 49”
During the Saturday Night Live monologue, Jake Gyllenhaal seemed to be trying to convince himself that he was OK with hosting the season 49 finale, rather than the season 50 premiere. “When you think of historic television seasons, the first number that pops into your head is 49,” Gyllenhaal said. “I mean, sure, you know, […]
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Jake Gyllenhaal Signs Marcello Hernandez’s Yearbook in ‘SNL’ Promo
Jake Gyllenhaal leaves Marcello Hernandez asleep in his chair while waiting for a yearbook signature in the promo for this season’s Saturday Night Live finale. When castmember Hernandez approaches Gyllenhaal in the clip, the actor is seated in an empty Studio 8H practicing his lines. “It’s so cool that you’re hosting the finale,” Hernandez says. […]
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‘Road House’ Sequel With Jake Gyllenhaal in the Works at Amazon MGM Studios
Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in a Road House sequel announced by Amazon MGM Studios on Tuesday. During the studio’s inaugural upfronts presentation, the sequel plans were unveiled following the first film earning nearly 80 million worldwide viewers after debuting March 21 on Prime Video. Gyllenhaal will reprise his role as ex-UFC fighter Dalton. “I […]
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Eiza González Talks ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,’ ‘3 Body Problem’ Season 2 and Her Real-Life ‘Ambulance’ Sequel
From a certain point of view, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare star Eiza González may have just played the original real-life Bond girl. Ungentlemanly Warfare, the first of González’s three Guy Ritchie movies to hit theaters, is loosely based on the recently declassified Operation Postmaster, chronicling Winston Churchill’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) and their covert […]
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Tribeca Festival TV Lineup Features World Premiere of Jake Gyllenhaal Starrer ‘Presumed Innocent’
The 2024 Tribeca Festival has announced its TV lineup, with the June festival featuring the world premiere of the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring Apple TV+ series Presumed Innocent. The legal thriller, set to premiere on Apple TV+ on June 14, comes from David E. Kelley and executive producer J.J. Abrams and also stars Ruth Negga and Peter […]
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Henry Cavill Says Sword Training for ‘Highlander’ Tops Earlier Work: “You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet”
Henry Cavill had a lot to talk about in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning at CinemaCon. The actor turned up on the Colosseum main stage inside Caesars Palace during Lionsgate’s presentation to talk up a series of projects he’s doing with the studio, including Chad Stahelski’s Highlander and two Guy Ritchie films: this Friday’s release […]
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories Signs First-Look Deal with Amazon MGM
After the release of Road House, star Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories banner has signed a three-year, first-look film deal with Amazon MGM. Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look on narrative features Nine Stories intends to produce for both theatrical and streaming. Road House, according to Amazon MGM, is the most […]
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