Jake Gyllenhaal

About That Time Tobey Maguire Got Fired From Spider-Man and Was Replaced by Jake Gyllenhaal
About That Time Tobey Maguire Got Fired From Spider-Man and Was Replaced by Jake Gyllenhaal
About That Time Tobey Maguire Got Fired From Spider-Man and Was Replaced by Jake Gyllenhaal
It’s 2003. Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man has just become the biggest movie of the year, grossing over $400 million (at the time, one of only four films to achieve that feat). Maguire had just wrapped filming on Seabiscuit, a prestige film that would go on to earn six Oscar nominations including Best Picture...
‘Demolition’ Review: A Strong Jake Gyllenhaal Performance in a Weak Movie
‘Demolition’ Review: A Strong Jake Gyllenhaal Performance in a Weak Movie
‘Demolition’ Review: A Strong Jake Gyllenhaal Performance in a Weak Movie
Naomi Watts’ is the second-billed star in Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition. On the film’s official Fox Searchlight website, her name appears above the title next to Jake Gyllenhaal’s. But she barely appears in the film’s trailer. She’s onscreen for less than one second. She says just three words. (“You miss her?”) It’s almost like the trailer is trying to hide her.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Southpaw’ Transformation Is Truly Astonishing
Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Southpaw’ Transformation Is Truly Astonishing
Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Southpaw’ Transformation Is Truly Astonishing
When actors transform for a role, we take notice (and most of the time, so does that little golden statue named Oscar). Christian Bale in ‘The Machinist,’ Matthew McConaughey in ‘Dallas Buyers Club,’ Charlize Theron in ‘Monster,’ Christian Bale in the ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy, etc. Jake Gyllenhaal recently joined the club when he dropped 25 pounds to play the sociopathic Lou Bloom in ‘Nightcrawler,’ and now he’s at it again with his incredible transformation for his next film, Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Southpaw.’