Jake Gyllenhaal & Hugh Jackman in "Prisoners" (trailer)

Things are getting tense between Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners.


The thriller (out Sept. 20) features Jackman as a frantic father who is searching for his kidnapped daughter and is frustrated with the police detective (Gyllenhaal) on the case. For Gyllenhaal and French-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, it's their second collaboration in a row, with their thriller An Enemy due out later this year.


Gyllenhaal says his Detective Loki and Jackman's Keller Dover are working on different levels in Prisoners. "This is instinct meeting institution, and neither of us looks very happy. But there are similarities between the two of them, which is why they butt heads." A scene in which Jackman confronts Gyllenhaal in his car, about keeping a suspect in custody, also marks a key point in the unfolding drama.


"They have a chance to work together, but at this moment, my character goes off on his own," says Jackman. "This is where there is a parting of the ways. And it's the beginning of some pretty hairy stuff."


Torture to be exact. Jackman kidnaps the man he believes committed the crime (played by Paul Dano in full creepy mode). It's a desperate, criminal effort to extract vital information about the disappearance of his daughter and another missing girl.

"The movie doesn't condone violence," says Gyllenhaal. "But at that same time it's so relatable to need to solve the situation yourself as a parent, taking things into your own hands." Source: www.usatoday.com