New secrets from the filming of Brokeback Mountain are coming to the surface. During an interview with Empire, director Ang Lee praised Heath Ledger by saying he “was a brilliant young actor. God only knows what he would have achieved later in life. He had so much talent – […]
Jake Gyllenhaal has once again shared memories from the making of one of his most iconic films, Brokeback Mountain, and the emotional bond he shared with his co-star, Heath Ledger. The 2005 film, directed by Ang Lee, became a sensation thanks to its story of two cowboys in […]
Josh Hartnett, the actor who starred in The Faculty and Penny Dreadful, has shared that he almost took on one of the iconic roles in the Oscar-winning film The Brokeback Mountain. In a recent interview, Hartnett revealed that he “was going to do Brokeback Mountain,” but he backed out because […]
In a new interview with Howard Stern, actor Jake Gyllenhaal opened up about his experience on Brokeback Mountain and shared his thoughts on if the movie could be made now with two straight actors playing gay characters. “Probably the answer is no,” reflected Gyllenhaal, “but when I […]
While he’s more normally found in smaller indie fare, Jake Gyllenhaal has not shunned the idea of appearing in a big comic book movie, showing up as Quentin Beck (AKA Mysterio) 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home. He’s tapping into the printed form again for a future film, signing […]
Remember the potent chemistry between Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger in 2005’s Brokeback Mountain? Echoes of their brooding, star-crossed love reverberate like planes in the sky in Firebird: a Cold War-set romantic thriller that premiered at BFI FLARE yesterday. Societal homophobia and toxic masculinity are more shared themes […]
Adaptations of Jo Nesbo’s novels tend to be a little hit or miss, but Jake Gyllenhaal has put together a powerhouse producing team to ensure that The Son, which will appear on HBO, works. He has old collaborator Denis Villeneuve plus Westworld duo Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy involved. Lenore Zion, who has worked on series […]
If you’ve ever been curious about what Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal is working with down there, well then I guess today is your lucky day. The Brokeback Mountain legend made an appearance in Amy Schumer‘s new HBO Max documentary Expecting Amy, a three-part series that chronicles the comedian and actor’s pregnancy journey with […]
If there’s one thing the late, great, Oscar-winning acting legend Heath Ledger wasn’t a fan of, it was offensive jokes made at the expense of Ang Lee’s critically-acclaimed gay romance drama Brokeback Mountain. During a recent interview with Another Man, Ledger’s Brokeback co-star and fellow Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal […]
Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star as a closeted gay dad in an upcoming film based on Broadway musical Fun Home. The film – which is also being produced by Gyllenhaal’s production company Nine Stories Productions – is based on the 2015 musical which is in […]
