Switched back

Sunday was  a busy day for Jake.

In the afternoon he was a  Q&A for Prisoners with members of SAG and then he grabbed a seat courtside to see the Lakers play the Timberwolves and saw the Lakers get spanked.

For those keeping score the biggest switch of the night is Jake is back to his black on black LA hat. Sorry NY hat, you've been denied.

Jake was looking good chillin' casual and bronzer free.

And it looks like he is back to eating again, with his face looking less gaunt and more like the Jake we all know.

 Today was Veterans Day and in the UK and the Canada Remembrance Day, honoring those who have served and those who lost their lives defending their country.  One of those who served in the US were members of the Navajo Nation, a native American nation in the US.  The Navajo created a group called the Navajo Code Breakers who served in the US Marine Corp and broke many of codes used by the Axis powers in World War II.

In the middle of Prisoners an Enemy pops up

While press wagon rolls on and over the pond,  it is not Prisoner's that they are talking up.

The old adage is strike while the iron is hot, so with Denis and Jake in the press so much, why not give a sneak peek of their other project, Enemy.



Jake stars as a troubled and increasingly paranoid teacher who believes he's found his exact doppelganger in a bit part in a movie, and starts to try and figure out who exactly this person is. And that's just how the movie begins.    Indie Wire called it "fascinating and spellbindingly disturbing. A riveting examination of intimacy (and the lack thereof), identity, duality and the nether regions of our unconscious desires.

Jake hasn't done a movie this dark and complex since Donnie Darko. After TIFF, the response to the movie created a three -way bidding war between distributors. Enemy is slated to open in the U.S. next year.

 Take No Prisoners Tour

Sept 23 - Monday - Jake, Hugh and Denis at The Apple Store - London

Jaking around

Another full day for Jake with taping the Katie Couric show this morning, with the rest of the cast of Prisoners, then lunching together and his Inside the Actor's Studio debut, and a special evening for Academy members, it was more Jake than you could shake a stick at today.

So helping everyone catch up:

Here's Katie:



Part 2,  Part 3,  Part 4,  Part 5


Then Warner Bros threw the cast a lunch in their honor.

And then Jake had his turn on Inside the Actor's Studio 

 There were some adorable pictures of Jake as a baby and growing up. It was nice to see him speak about his craft and his approach to work and how the roles came to be.  It is amazing to think he audition for Brokeback while he was in London doing This is Our Youth. It tells you how long the pre-production process can be.

It was clear how moved he was when talking about BBM and what the movie meant to him.  And when it came to speaking about Heath it still emotional, speaking of his friend and co-star and how it wasn't just a loss of what was but also of what could have been for Heath's career.

But there was no time for Jake to rest and watch the show.  He and the cast hosted a screening and Q &A for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Jake you should have ditched the suit and gone for the leathers like Viola and Maria.

With the movie's premiere Friday it doesn't mean the Jake stops.

It was announced, Jake, Hugh and Denis will be at the Apple Store in London this coming Monday evening and Jake will round out Queen Latifah's premiere week with his sit down and chat on Friday.

Take No Prisoners Tour

Friday Sept 20th  - The Queen Latifah Show - check local listings for times and channels

Monday Sept 23rd - Appearing at the Apple Store - London

Lucky Duck or Cover?

First the eagle eyes of OMG tracked this down:

A guy that looked like jake gyllenhaal ate at bluewater today and I came home and jake was on the TV 😍😍😍 - Twitter

Which had Jake spotted in NC the afternoon before his sitdown with Jon on The Daily Show.

Then this picture popped up this morning of Jake getting lunch at the Lucky Duck on Monday

Which prompted OMGers to call foul and speculate that Jake didn't duck but Goosed on Monday (and the weekend) before this week's press started.

But when the Goose flew the coop and landed in Austin and tweeted about it twice

 Excited to watch my bros Maroon 5 rip it tonight in Austin, TX. - AUS10

 and  

My bros are shredding!! - AUS10

it looked as obvious as Tommy singing like a bird to Ray about his latest f-up.

But back to Jake's busy day

After charming Jon and getting on the best comebacks on the comic.

Jake said "Good Morning America" and sat down with  Lara Spencer for an interview for Prisoners.



Then it was off to Live with Kelly and Michael

where Jake was asked if he was "In or Out" (Where's Kevin Klein and Tom Selleck ? And what do those producers over at Kelly & Michael know?)



and gave a glimpse what the Hangover might have looked like with a twitpic with Mike Tyson

then Jake was over to Sirius radio to sit down and chat (and run into actress Amber Tamblyn who was Sirius promoting her project too)

And then last night another article in USA Today with Jake and Hugh talking about Prisoners appeared online.  A few things to point out from the article.

1) It was a great picture of Jake

2) Now we know why Jake is looking so thin at the moment

3) Jake's producing another movie

"And Gyllenhaal is on a severely restricted diet as he preps for the crime drama Nightcrawler, which he's also producing —Gyllenhaal is only half-joking when he says he's having raw kale for dinner. "I ate a lemon slice like that because I was so hungry," he recalls, making a sour face. "And I said, 'I love it!'"

And where will Jake be on Thursday?

Well on screen he will be on :

Take No Prisoners Tour

Sept 19 - Jake will be taping the Katie Couric Show with the entire cast of Prisoners at 9:00 am- New York
The show airs 3:00 PM EDT check local listings.

Sept 19 - Inside the Actor's Studio - BRAVO 8:00pm EDT


But off screen?  Well he might have taken wings and flown.

My mother just sat next to jake gyllenhaal on the plane #crazy 
-Twitter

 @cj_rocks_10 right? He was actually sitting in her seat and she asked him to move lol

 @cj_rocks_10 lol maybe a tad! She said he was actually pretty strange..and he has two phones and cracks his knuckles a lot

Whew that's going to be a quick trip to make back by morning.  Red Bull might give most wings, but Jake might get his from the nest.

Pressing On

While Jake is winding up with Prisoners and having another busy week of press, things are getting ready for Jake to start his next project, and this time as the press.

 More cast are being added each week to join Jake and Rene Ruso on Nightcrawler. Last week Bill Paxton was announced to join the cast of Dan Gilroy's directorial debut of his own script about a driven young man, (Jake), who discovers the nocturnal world of freelance crime journalism in Los Angeles. He scripted “The Bourne Legacy.”

Add a new name to the list of cast, this week. The Wrap exclusively announced that actor Riz Ahmed is set to join Jake, Bill and Rene Ruso.
Ahmed will be Jake's driver and protege in the movie.

Some might know Ahmed, from the movies “Four Lions” or Mira Nair’s “The Reluctant Fundamentalist.”

Nightcrawler will start shooting in LA in October. But first Jake has a full court press for Prisoners to finish up. Catch him here:

Take No Prisoners Tour

Sept 17 - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Comedy Central 11pm EDT

Update:
Sept 18- Good Morning America.  ABC  7-9am EDT

Sept 18 - Live with Kelly & Michael, Check local listings for times and channel

Sept 19 - Jake will be taping the Katie Couric Show at 9:00 am- New York click here to request tickets for the taping

Sept 19 - Inside the Actor's Studio - BRAVO 8:00pm EDT

Check back on OMG for updates.

P.S. Pop Quiz: What Austy connection is there to Nightcrawler? That will be Bill Paxton. How? Paxton is one of the producers of Parkland.

The Big Busy Day

It sounds like title of a little kid's book.  But this is no child's play.  It was definitely a busy day for Jake. 

Jake taped his appearance on not one but two shows today, and fit in a premiere to boot, and that's not including any other print interviews, meetings, or just the day to day things that Jake does.

Earlier today Jake headed over to Culver City to tape the Queen Latifah show that will air next week.

By 5:00 he was heading to visit buddy Jimmy Kimmel to tape tonight's show.

From there Jake headed to the LA premiere of Prisoners. (Maybe that certain self-confessed cinephile got a chance to enjoy it tonight)

Jake continues to get great reviews for both his films with Denis.  With more Oscar buzz  from  critics.  And coming off the success of Enemy there is a now a bidding war for the US distribution of the film.

With only one week left before the release in the US, it is an all out PR push for Prisoners. Look for Jake to be back in NY this weekend and busy busy busy right up until 20th.  Then it's back to LA and back to work again on the streets of LA.

Take No Prisoners Tour

Sept 18 - Live with Kelly & Michael,  Check local listings for times and channel

Sept 19 - Jake will be taping the Katie Couric Show at 9:00 am- New York click here to request tickets for the taping

Sept 19 - Inside the Actor's Studio - BRAVO  8:00pm EDT

Check back here for further updates

Double Take

Appearing on screen as three main characters in two films, Jake did a double take of the red carpet at TIFF in three days.

Last night he worked the red carpet again this time for his second film with Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve for Enemy, where he stars as both Adam, a college professor and his doppelganger part time actor Anthony who meet and wind up becoming obsessed with one another,or could it be an "elaborate, schizophrenic case of self-obsession"?

Jake was looking sharp in a three piece Burbery corduroy suit and was sharpie as well, bringing his own silver sharpie to this party as well.

It was more great reviews for Jake's work this time for Enemy,  which is based on the book The Double by José Saramago. He seems to have found a great working relationship with Denis.

After another successful screening, red carpet and reviews and after party,

Jake was back on the move,  flying solo back to LA to do more press for Prisoners.  And that meant back to those comfy cozy clothes Jake loves and his handy dandy backpack. 

BTW where did that big North Face bag he was seen arriving in Toronto go? You just don't forget a bag that big when you check out.  Hmmmm.

 So who's left holding this bag?

There is no rest for Jake who will be working this week promoting before flying back to New York next week to do more East Coast gabbing.

Here's a couple of picture from the press conference that as part of Jake's first Toronto invasion of the weekend - the Prisoner's press conference

Speaking of press and Prisoners - here's were to catch Jake on tv and live at a taping

Take No Prisoners Press Tour

Sept 12 - Jimmy Kimmel  11:35 EDT - ABC

Sept 12 - Taping Queen Latifah Show (Culver City CA) The show will be on the week of Sept 16th.

Sept 18 - Live with Kelly & Michael,  Check local listings for times and channel  - Request tickets here

Sept 19 - Jake will be taping the Katie Couric Show at 9:00 am- New York click here to request tickets for the taping

Sept 19 - Inside the Actor's Studio - BRAVO  8:00pm EDT

Check back here for further updates