Tuesday, November 3

• Tobey Maguire Talks About the Strain of Brothers

  Tobey Maguire told The LA Times that the intensity of working on his latest movie, the family drama Brothers, had such an effect that he "lost a lot of joy" while working on it.

  I wasn't even aware of it. I don't mean it to sound goofy or artsy or something, but two days before we wrapped, I started telling some jokes and laughing, whatever, and it was like a release for me. I hadn't done that in, like, two months.

  Brothers follows a military wife (Natalie Portman) who is told that her husband (Maguire) has died in Afghanistan. Grieving, she finds solace with her husband's brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) until her husband suddenly arrives home. The role is a real change of pace for the Spider-Man actor, who was pleased to shed some light on the real problems that soldiers face.

  In the area of our veterans coming home with traumas or PTSD or whatever, it's one of those issues that isn't pretty to look at. We ask these people to fight for us and risk their lives, and certainly potentially alter their outlook of the world or how they react to things. I think it would be nice for us as a society to have some more awareness of what they go through, and to take on some more responsibility for the results of our asking them to go over there.

  Maguire lost 20 pounds to play the Marine captain who survives captivity in Afghanistan and says that playing the role had a profound effect on him.

  The general sort of tone of the piece and the character stuck with me — it was more like a mood. I was in a mood for two months.

  Brothers was based on the Danish movie Brødre and was directed by Jim Sheridan. Brothers opens December 4.

  
  
  

  Brothers - Trailer

  A woman turns to her brother-in-law when she thinks her husband is dead

  Posted 11/03/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Natalie Portman | Tobey Maguire | Jim Sheridan | Brothers

• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Trailer Debuts Online

  The trailer for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has arrived online, courtesy of IGN. The adaptation of Ubisoft's video game stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, and Sir Ben Kingsley.

  Set in sixth century Persia, The Sands of Time follows Prince Dastan (Gyllenhaal) as he joins forces with Princess Tamina (Arterton) to stop the evil Nizam (Kingsley) from using the Sands of Time to unleash a sandstorm that could destroy the entire world.

  Watch the trailer below:

  The Sands of Time is directed by Mike Newell and opens May 28, 2010.

  
  

  Posted 11/03/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Mike Newell | Ben Kingsley | Gemma Arterton | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Monday, July 27

• New Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Images

  

  Having failed to make a big push for its latest (potential) franchise at San Diego Comic-Con, Walt Disney is trying to create some buzz for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time by releasing new stills from the movie.

  

  Two of the stills feature ripped-up Jake Gyllenhaal and smoking-hot Gemma Arterton in action as Prince Dastan and Princess Tamina, respectively, while the other shot shows producer Jerry Bruckheimer behind the scenes on the set.

  

  Based on Ubisoft's popular line of video games, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is set in sixth century Persia and tells the story of how Prince Dastan and Princess Tamina must work together to stop the evil Nizam (played by Sir Ben Kingsley) from using the mysterious "Sands of Time" to destroy the world.

  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is being directed by Mike Newell and also stars Toby Kebbell, Alfred Molina, Reece Ritchie, Richard Coyle and Steve Toussaint.

  
  
  

  Prince of Persia Movie Update

  ReelzChannel talks to director Mike Newell.

  Posted 07/27/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Jerry Bruckheimer | Mike Newell | Ben Kingsley | Gemma Arterton | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Wednesday, July 22

• Sir Ben Kingsley in Prince of Persia Revealed

  

  Only days ago, the first official still of Jake Gyllenhaal in action from Disney's upcoming movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was released. Shortly thereafter, Disney released two movie posters depicting the heroes of the movie: Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan and the sultry Gemma Arterton as Princess Tamina.

  Now Disney has treated us to the first image of Sir Ben Kingsley as the antagonist Nizam, a wealthy nobleman who desires the "Sands of Time," a power capable of destroying the world.

  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Mike Newell. The film also stars Toby Kebbell, Alfred Molina, Reece Ritchie, Richard Coyle and Steve Toussaint.

  
  
  

  Prince of Persia Movie Update

  ReelzChannel talks to director Mike Newell.

  Posted 07/22/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Jerry Bruckheimer | Mike Newell | Ben Kingsley | Gemma Arterton

Tuesday, July 21

• New Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Posters

  Walt Disney's latest action-adventure flick, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, seems to be gaining some momentum. Only days ago, the first official still from the movie, showing star Jake Gyllenhaal in action as Prince Dastan, was released and now Disney has debuted two posters for the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced video game adaptation.

  Based on Ubisoft's long line of popular video games, Prince of Persia is a fantasy epic about a sixth-century prince and princess who team up to stop an evil vizier from using the "Sands of Time" to rule the world. Like Pirates of the Caribbearn, Disney has plans to make Prince of Persia into a tentpole franchise.

  Directed by Mike Newell of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire fame, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time also stars Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Toby Kebbell, Alfred Molina, Reece Ritchie, Richard Coyle, and Steve Toussaint.

  
  
  

  Prince of Persia Movie Update

  ReelzChannel talks to director Mike Newell.

  Posted 07/21/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Jerry Bruckheimer | Gemma Arterton | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Saturday, July 18

• First Still of Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia

  When you're an actor who's no longer interested in Oscar nominations or MTV Movie Awards, what do you do? Well, if you're Jake Gyllenhaal, that's when you pick up a sword and start fighting evil viziers in the desert.

  Gyllenhaal is no stranger to genre pictures, having acted in sci-fi (Donnie Darko) and disaster (The Day After Tomorrow) films in the past. But after his Academy Award-nominated performance in Brokeback Mountain, he gravitated toward more dramatic performances. In Persia, Gyllenhaal gets to stretch his legs a little, both literally and creatively. He recently told Entertainment Weekly, "I'm tired of taking myself so seriously."

  Gyllenhaal trained vigorously for the role of Prince Dastan — the title character in the long line of Prince of Persia video games that the film is based on — even performing many of his own stunts. He said, "It's nice when a stuntman turns to you and is like, 'Actors don't normally do this.'"

  
  
  Next Showing: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time opens May 28, 2010
  

  Prince of Persia Movie Update

  ReelzChannel talks to director Mike Newell.

  Posted 07/18/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Thursday, June 18

• Third Donnie Darko Movie Rumored

  

  It's only a rumor at this point, but Bloody Disgusting is saying that Fox may be planning a third installment of the 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko, which starred Jake Gyllenhaal and was directed by Richard Kelly (Southland Tales).

  The story of the first movie takes place in 1988 in a suburban town called Middlesex. Donnie Darko (Gyllenhaal) is a teenage boy plagued by visions of a giant murderous bunny that tells him the world will end on Halloween. Sounds ridiculous, but the narrative combines high school melodrama, sci-fi, and horror in a seamless genre-bending package that provides more than a few memorable twists and turns.

  Kelly did not return to direct the second movie, S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale, which was a largely forgettable straight-to-DVD release that came out last month. But rumor has it that he will return for the third movie.

  We'll let you know when we get further developments.

  
  

  Posted 06/18/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Richard Kelly | Southland Tales | S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale | Donnie Darko

Wednesday, January 28

• Moviegoers Made to Shop for Prince of Persia Poster

  Movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer is playing games with his audiences -- betting that he can get chick flick fans to go on a movie poster treasure hunt.

  Bruckheimer's plan is to place images of his coming big-screen projects, easter egg style, within his February 13th romantic comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic. Included in the fun is video game adaptation Prince of Persia starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

  MTV reports that this will be the first time that Gyllenhaal will be seen in full-costume as Prince Dastan. The question is, will anybody in the theater care? While the featured flick is a fanboy favorite, how many gamers are also hot for chick flicks?

  There is, of course, the possibility they're on a date.

  
  

  Posted 01/28/2009 by Jim

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Jerry Bruckheimer | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | G-Force

Monday, August 11

• Jake Gyllenhaal Adopts Glenn Danzig Look for Prince of Persia

  The first image of Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince of Persia has surfaced on JustJared.com, and from the looks of it the newly beefed-up Brokeback Mountain star is drawing inspiration from former Satan-worshipping hair-metal rocker Glenn Danzig (pictured on the right). Perhaps most striking about the photo is the remarkable realism of Gyllenhaal's chest hair -- an impressive achievement by the makeup department which should finally put to rest rumors that producers were planning to add the hair digitally during post-production.

  Gyllenhaal just recently began production in Morocco on the videogame-inspired flick (known officially as Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time), in which he plays the title character of Prince Dastan.

  
  
  Next Showing: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time opens May 28, 2010

  Posted 08/11/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Tuesday, May 20

• Jake Gyllenhaal On Board for Prince of Persia Movie

  EW's Nicole Sperling broke the news today that Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to star in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the big screen adaptation of the hit video game series from Ubisoft. The Brokeback Mountain star, forever listed as the frontrunner to replace Tobey Maguire as the lead in Spider-Man 4, will instead seek to build a tentpole franchise of his very own as the titular time-travelling Arabian adventurer created by legendary game developer Jordan Mechner.

  Bond girl Gemma Arterton will also star. Prince of Persia is set to begin shooting this July, with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell helming. Disney and superproducer Jerry Bruckheimer are eyeing a June 16, 2009 release date.

  Can we put all of the Spider-Man rumors to bed now? Please?

  Source: EW

  
  

  Posted 05/20/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Tuesday, November 6

• Movie news: The Day the Earth Stood Still and Nailed

  Variety is reporting that Jennifer Connelly has joined the cast of the remake of the 1951 sci-fi hit, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Connelly will play the Patricia Neal part in the movie, in which aliens inform humans they must either live in peace or get it. Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) will direct.

  And Al Gore's daughter, Kristin Gore, is seeking to bridge the gap between movies and politics with her political comedy, Nailed. Gore co-wrote the screenplay with director David O. Russell (he of the I Heart Huckabees/Lily Tomlin outburst fame). According to The Hollywood Reporter, The satire is about a small-town receptionist who develops nymphomaniac tendencies after a nail gets shot into her head. She goes to DC to lobby for her injury rights and gets taken advantage of by a skeezy congressman. Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel are attached to star.

  
  

  Posted 11/06/2007 by reelz

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Jennifer Connelly | Jessica Biel | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Nailed

Thursday, March 15

• Starwatching

  As part of my job, I get to interview celebrities. It's a dirty job, all right, but someone's got to do it. But what I found most shocking was when I started seeing them elsewhere.

  So who have I seen so far?

  Morgan Freeman in the elevator of the Four Seasons, preparing to golf.

  Keanu Reeves waiting for the valet to bring his car at the Four Seasons. I used to stage manage for his sister in college, but I resisted the urge to tell him to tell her I said hello.

  My husband saw Jake Gyllenhaal in his car in my office parking lot. And he saw Giovanni Ribisi getting coffee in Larchmont Village and Ryan Gosling walking downtown.

  Kari Wuhrer with her husband and two VERY cute kids at table next to us at a restaurant in Larchmont. Remember her from Remote Control?

  Alex Kingston (aka Dr. Elizabeth Corday from ER) having Valentine's Day dinner at the same hip restaurant as me.

  Bradley Cooper (Alias) and Jennifer Esposito (Crash) taking in a show at the awesome DeafWest theater in Noho.

  Katherine Helmond(Mona from Who's the Boss) at Suzan Lori-Parks' 365 festival.

   

  
  

  
  

  Posted 03/15/2007 by reelz

  Related: Jake Gyllenhaal | Keanu Reeves | Morgan Freeman | Ryan Gosling