Interview with Jake Gyllenhaal - He Talks Abs

Jake Gyllenhaal just gave the shortest interview in Movie History for his promotion of Prince of Persia movie ;)


Our friend Simon from Upbeat got to unterview Jake Gyllenhaal to talk Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Not only that, he also go to touch his abs! Something no doubt many of you our there wish you could do too!

He also tells us how he manages to get so fit for the movie and it's all down the shampoo that he uses!

Twilight Eclipse - Muse Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)

Kristen Stewart in Twilight Eclipse poster as Bella Swan.

Newest song by Muse featuring in The Twilight Sage: Eclipse coming this July.

Ryan Gosling & Michelle Williams at Cannes For Blue Valentine

Ryan Gosling cuddles up to his Blue Valentine costars while Paris Hilton parties the night away in Cannes.

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling at ''Blue Valentine'' After Party - 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 18, 2010

Eclipse Movie Clip: Edward Threatens Jacob clip

Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in "Eclipse".

The 3rd installment of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse. This scene has a little Edward & Jacob fighting over Ms. Swan.

Jake Gyllenhaal helps a lady friend with her bags

"Jake Gyllenhaal proved himself to be a gentleman as he helped a lady friend with her bags outside of her Beverly Hills hotel this afternoon (May 19).The 29-year-old actor then tried to keep it quite low key upon his departure by dawning shades and putting up his hood.
Has Mr. Gyllenhaal found himself a new lady love — or was he simply giving a friend a helping hand?
Gemma Arterton and Jake Gyllenhaal attending "Jerry Bruckheimer Hand and Footprint Ceremony"

Meanwhile, Jake’s co-star Gemma Arterton is gushing about him in their new Prince of Persia flick — in particular, his oozing sex appeal.
“You should see my movie because it’s got Jake Gyllenhaal in it,” she tells E!. “There are no really hot guys in Sex and the City. There’s amazing outfits, but in Prince of Persia, there’s a lot of male testosterone, which is quite sexy.”
Gemma says of Jake’s body: “”It’s like a sculpture. He worked his ass off to get that body. He just didn’t stop.”
And Jake’s personality ain’t so bad either. “He has this effect on people,” she says. “They just want to be around him. He makes you feel really good. He’s very sweet and he doesn’t take himself too seriously, which is very refreshing.” Source: www.fadedyouthblog.com

Jake Gyllenhaal - SportsCenter Interview

Jake Gyllenhaal stops by SportsCenter to help run down the top plays from Tuesday

JakeGyllenhaal: "My DNA has the Moroccan desert in it"

Jake Gyllenhaal in US Weekly magazine

"Jake Gyllenhaal becomes a man of action this Memorial Day weekend in his new film, The Prince of Persia, where he plays a muscle-bound street urchin-turned-hero. Soon the hunky star will be talking to PEOPLE to answer your questions.
So, what do you want to ask Jake? Curious how he got those abs of steel? Want to know what it's like to attend the Oscars? Wondering what qualities he looks for in a woman?

Send your question to reader_questions@peoplemag.com (be sure to include your name and hometown, too) and you could see it featured in an upcoming issue of PEOPLE! Source: www.people.com

Scans of Jake Gyllenhaal in OK magazine, courtesy of
Wet, Dark & Wild

"The best biggest stunts were done by me, the most dangerous ones as well', he jokes, looking tanned and relaxed in a room at London's Dorchester hotel.Jake Gyllenhaal outside The Claridges Hotel in London

'I've always really wanted to play a prince - some people might say I am in a lot of ways a princess.'

Jake Gyllenhaal with a fan attending 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' Screening in LA (c) Danielle & Angie May 18, 2010

'I'd never ridden a horse in my life, so I was sent away with the others on a kind of horse-riding boot camp before we started the film. It was brilliant, and now horseback-riding is one of my hobbies.

'One of the stunts in the film that I do myself is when I'm swept onto a horse as it's coming towards me, and I was really proud of that.'

Jake also appears to take some death-defying leaps across rooftops in the movie - but he admits that most of these stunts, known as parkour, were performed by acrobats.

'I did a lot of the landings, which are the hardest part,' he says. 'Hard on your knees, and other parts of your body.'

Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton and Jake Gyllenhaal attending "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" LA Premiere

He also built up an impressive six-pack, wore hair extensions and adopted an English accent for the movie. 'It helped being surrounded by a British cast - I would have the accent on all day', he says.
'It's a hero journey, love story and a comedy', Jake says.
'My DNA now has the Moroccan desert in it, because I definitely breathed in my share of sand', Jake says.

'I can't recall the amount of times between takes you had to just get the sand out of your eyes, mouth and ears so looked like you weren't literally made of sand.'
But by far the most difficult part of filming the movie, he says, was working with ostriches. 'They're the most terrifying animals', Jake says.

'We were told, "don't make any noise around the ostriches. They'll tear out your eyes and rip out your heart." So, I was naturally terrified. They look like they're innocent, but they're really not.' Source: www.thesun.co.uk

The Cullens Have All Signed Back On For "Breaking Dawn"

Rachelle Lefevre was replaced for Bryce Dallas Howard -who will be playing Victoria in "Eclipse"
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” will officially be a Cullen family reunion.
Robert Pattinson plays Edward Cullen in Twilight saga "Eclipse"

After weeks of reported salary negotiations for some of the supporting cast, Summit Entertainment confirmed to Access Hollywood on Wednesday that the Cullens — Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Elizabeth Reaser and Nikki Reed — are all set to return for the vampire series’ final installment.

Billy Burke, who plays Bella’s father Charlie Swan, will also return.
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner in USA Today Photoshoot.Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner in EW (outtake)

Prior to the official announcement, Deadline reported on Wednesday that Ashley and Jackson were wrapping up their deals and other members of the Cullen family had already signed on.
The news meant avoiding another casting shake-up for the series, which replaced the villainous Victoria with Bryce Dallas Howard for this summer’s “Eclipse” after Rachelle Lefevre played the role in “Twilight” and “New Moon.”
“Breaking Dawn” remains rumored to be potentially split into two films, with Summit’s Wednesday announcement careful to name it as a “project.” An installment – whether the blockbuster franchise’s finale or part one of two – is slated for release on November 18, 2011, with third film “Eclipse” arriving this summer on June 30".

Copyright 2010 by NBC Universal, Inc.

Source: www.accesshollywood.com

"Holy Rollers": a naïve Chasid lost in the bright lights of a nightclub

Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha and Ari Graynor attending 'Holy Rollers' New York City Premiere at Landmark Sunshine Theater on 10th May 2010 © Janet Mayer / PR Photos

"Eisenberg plays a much smaller role in Brian Koppelman and David Levien's drama Solitary Man, as a college student mentored in the ways of women by Michael Douglas' crafty car salesman.

We were originally going to speak with Jesse and Holy Rollers director Kevin Asch paired together, but due to timing issues, we ended up getting Jesse with his co-star Justin Bartha, a terrific comic actor in his own right going by his work in The Hangover and the "National Treasure" movies. Although we clearly hadn't prepared any questions for Bartha, he had a lot to say about the movie, and Eisenberg certainly didn't seem to mind taking a backseat in the interview.
ComingSoon.net: Justin, what was your jumping on point for the movie and into this character? I'm not sure if you have any sort of New York Jewish background at all?

Bartha: The first thing I thought of, where the script was, I lived above a Hassidic family in Los Angeles for a year or two and they had this kind of son that was having, it seemed, behavioral problems. The family themselves were a bit eccentric and were always fighting and always seemed to have a lot of turmoil and would keep me up at night, and I always thought that the son was a fascinating character. The whole family was fascinating, and I had always wanted to do something with that. Jesse sent me this script, and I immediately thought of that and after we shaped the project over a couple years and did more and more research, the characters, both of them, seemed to come really clear. I think they're both very dependent on each other. Since I know have such a familiarity with Jesse and we developed these character together, the development of my character was dependent on the development of his character so it helped quite a bit knowing him.
Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor and Jesse Eisenberg at "Holy Rollers" New York Premiere on 10th May 2010.

CS: Can you guys talk about doing something a little more serious, like a Scorsese-type movie?
Bartha: We always had "Mean Streets" in the back of our mind when it came to... obviously, it's not as great as that movie, but we did have that archetype of two characters that are very specific in an insular community.

Eisenberg: How much worse is it?

Bartha: How much worse is it? It's a little bit worse.

CS: Can I quote you on that? "Not as good as 'Mean Streets'?

Bartha: But almost as good. (returns to what he was saying)... but that '70s American filmmaking in the vein of two male characters who very much have an effect on changing each other's lives, that was very much an inspiration for the development of a character-driven drama.
CS: Jesse, for some reason, people think of you more as a comedic actor though a lot of the movies you've done have been dramas that put you in funny or awkward situations. Do you see yourself as a comedic actor?
Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in "Adventureland" (2009).

Eisenberg: I think it's irresponsible as an actor to put yourself in a genre, because you're seeing the final product not the path of it. It's up to the Blockbuster video clerk to put me in a genre, but for me, I don't see any difference between this movie and a "Zombieland." The final product may look different but for me, it's the exact same thing. You're acting in the scene every day and trying to make it real and coming from a place where if the final product is funny, it often has less to do with my intention than the producer's intention.
CS: Jesse, you've worked with a lot of first-time filmmakers, it's really quite impressive. Is there just having the freedom of collaboration or is there anything in particular that draws you to first-time filmmakers?

Eisenberg: Well, no, I just read the script. I didn't even know Kevin was directing. I just sign on to scripts that I think are good and characters that I think I can play. I don't have a technical knowledge of film enough to know that a first-time director has the learning curve to make a movie because I don't understand what it's like to make a movie..." Source: www.comingsoon.net

"Andre Allen Anjos, better known as RAC, had some big news to share with us recently — he had signed on to score the upcoming Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland and Zombieland) and Justin Bartha (The Hangover) film, Holy Rollers, about a group of Hasidic Jews smuggling 1 million ecstasy pills into the US in the late 90’s.

You can stream the entire soundtrack below — watch out for single and soundtrack standout “If You Forget Me”. Source: prettymuchamazing.com

RAC x HOLY ROLLERS by Remix Artist Collective

Jesse Eisenberg at The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on 30th September 2010

"Eisenberg — who speaks rapidly and is both droll and self-effacing — apparently doesn’t view himself as the “hot nerd” that Rolling Stone has proclaimed him to be. In fact, initially he wasn’t even sure he could pull off his leading role in “Holy Rollers”: “I didn’t think I would seem authentic”, said Eisenberg, who was raised Reform in Queens and New Jersey. “I thought the character should be played by a real Chasidic Jew, not an actor from other movies like me,” he said in a phone interview from his Manhattan home. “It takes place in a very insular Jewish community, and it would be somewhat distracting to watch an actor you’ve previously seen shooting up zombies in an amusement park.”
Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone in "Zombieland" (2009).

Eisenberg views “Holy Rollers” not so much as a Jewish story as one about a misguided youth trying to find his place in the world and to integrate contradictory aspects of himself.
Kevin Asch on the set of "Holy Rollers"

“Holy Rollers” draws on director Kevin Tyler Asch’s memories of the New York rave culture of the 1990s (see sidebar); Eisenberg is perfect as the fictional Chasid, he said, “because he exudes the kind of innocence Sam has coming from such an insular culture. I was so impressed by Jesse’s nuanced performance as he builds the transformation in the character — which is even more impressive given that we shot the whole movie in 18 days in the dead of winter.” Source: www.jewishjournal.com

"So why did Asch choose to make his protagonist, Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a Chasidic Jew? About five years ago, he explained, “Holy Rollers” producer Danny Abeckaser told him about an Israeli who had employed Chasids to smuggle drugs into the United States. “Danny wanted to turn the story into a Jewish kind of ‘GoodFellas’, but I was immediately struck by the image of a naïve Chasid lost in the bright lights of a nightclub,” Asch said. “I thought, ‘What a journey,’ and I related to it. I personalized it right away.”

"Eisenberg was Asch’s first choice to play Sam: He had identified with the actor’s turn as a teenager braving his parents’ divorce in “The Squid and the Whale” and as a virgin overwhelmed by Manhattan nightlife in “Roger Dodger.” “You’ve played me in a couple of movies,” he quipped to Eisenberg the first time they spoke". Source: www.jewishjournal.com

Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha attending "Holy Rollers" New York Premiere on 10th May 2010


Holy Rollers Clip - Family Business


I just interviewed briefly director Kevin Asch about his opera prima "Holy Rollers". Mr. Asch thanked me for my support of his film and he was very kind of replying a couple of questions I sent him via Facebook.

My questions were:

-How much of an autobiographical experience was reflected in your main characters Sam & Josef?

-Kevin Asch: It's not autobiographical, except running on the brooklyn bridge on E and going to nightclubs...wait yeah some of it is kinda autobiographical, but really everything about the film is deeply personal. I was instantly invested in the true events that Danny A. told me about 5 years ago and wanted to tell an honest and emotional story.

-Was Jesse Eisenberg your first choice for the casting of Sam in "Holy Rollers" and why?

-Kevin Asch: Jesse was my first choice. I was a fan from his earlier films and felt like his sensibilities would be in line with mine and I was right, but you need luck making these films and landing Jesse was by far the luckiest. Not only does he attract other talented actors, but he is wonderful to be around and made me into a better filmmaker over the two years we spent together developing the character and script.

All the best,
Kevin

"Holy Rollers", an official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, opens on May 21st in New York, on May 21st in Los Angeles at The Landmark 10850 West Pico Blvd., West Los Angeles, and on May 28 at various Laemmle Theatres. For more information, visit landmarktheatres.com and laemmle.com.