Things could’ve been very different for Jake Gyllenhaal. In 2003, the 31-year-old star was rumored to be taking over for Tobey Maguire in “Spider-Man 2,” and was again up for a superhero role in 2005, as Batman in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy. In the end, those two things never came to fruition, as the actor instead went on to star as a muscled-out U.S. marine in Sam Mendes’s “Jarhead,” a far… Continue reading Jake Gyllenhaal On 'End Of Watch,' Police Ride-Alongs, 'Zodiac' And Not Being Batman
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Toronto 2011 in 60 Seconds: Maggie Gyllenhaal Talks Vibrators, Two More Deals, and Apocalyptic Needs
In today’s roundup, we cover the invention of the first electric vibrator, two more distribution deals, and what an actor needs most after an apocalypse.
CELEB SIGHTINGS
Above: Jonathan Pryce, Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and director Tanya Wexler all appeared at a press conference this afternoon to promote their film Hysteria, a romantic comedy about the invention of the first electric vibrator in the 1880s. (Photo credit
What to watch on Monday, July 11.
Can we talk for a second? You’ve been walking around all day with this look on your face like you smell a dirty diaper or something. You have GOT to cheer up, guy! Bad moods are infectious—did you notice that your wife and kids are all frowning into their soup? Your horses just laid down in the driveway and your rabbits look positively crestfallen
Yo ladies: If you didn’t have a reason to watch Discovery’s Man Vs. Wild, you have one now! To kick off a run of six all-new episodes, Bear Grylls will bring along special guest Jake Gyllenhaal for the July 11 premiere. For two days, the men will survive what Discovery describes is a “brutal Icelandic landscape dominated by mountains, glaciers and volcanoes — and cope with some of the worst conditions known… Continue reading Jake Gyllenhaal on ‘Man Vs. Wild’ — VIDEO
Jake Gyllenhaal (left) and Olivia Wilde
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• Jake Gyllenhaal was cracking up and laughing with pals during a lively night at West Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont – but the actor gave special attention to one woman: Olivia Wilde. The two were very flirty, an onlooker says, acting “touchy-feely.” Says… Continue reading Jake Gyllenhaal & Olivia Wilde Get Flirty in L.A.