Jake Gyllenhaal Announces His Debut Children’s Book
10 November, 2022 Author: Catagories: News & Headlines, The Secret Society of Aunts and Uncles

Jake Gyllenhaal is celebrating the aunts and uncles of the world.

On Thursday, Feiwel and Friends and Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group announced that it will publish Gyllenhaal’s picture book The Secret Society of Aunts and Uncles on Sept. 5, 2023.

The children’s book, which the 41-year-old Ambulance star cowrote with his longtime writing partner and friend Greta Caruso, follows 10-year-old Leo, his Uncle Mo and “a secret society determined to make their relationship bloom,” a release about the upcoming book reads.

The book will also feature illustrations from Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Dan Santat.

The Secret Society of Aunts and Uncles is “a madcap, magical adventure into the heart of what it means to have an aunt or uncle—how we learn to keep each other close and how we find love in the simplest things,”.

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‘Road House’ Reboot Gets Green Light At Prime Video
2 August, 2022 Author: Catagories: News & Headlines, Road House

Jake Gyllenhaal is officially set to star in “Road House,” a reimagined take on the classic movie starring Patrick Swayze, for Amazon’s Prime Video.

Doug Liman will direct the new movie, from a script written by Anthony Bagarozzi & Charles Mondry. After producing the original film for MGM in 1989, Joel Silver is back on board to produce the reimagining for his company Silver Pictures.

Reports that Gyllenhaal and Liman were circling the project broke in November 2021. Prime Video officially announced the production’s impending start on Tuesday.

“’Road House’ is a homerun for us. Not only is it a nod to fans of the original, but it is also a big, fun, broad audience movie,” stated Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Joel, Doug, and this great cast led by Jake Gyllenhaal, and for them to come together to reimagine the classic MGM film as an action-packed adventure for our global audience.”

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Jake Will Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ On April 9th
7 April, 2022 Author: Catagories: News & Headlines

Saturday Night Live will welcome Jake Gyllenhaal as its next host.

The actor returns for his second time hosting the show this Saturday, April 9th, accompanied by musical guest Camila Cabello, who is also making her second appearance, according to SNL’s official Twitter account.

Gyllenhaal last hosted the show in 2007 and has since made multiple cameos. Cabello made her SNL musical debut back in 2019, with her performance of two songs, Easy and Cry for Me.

Cabello recently released “Bam Bam” – in collaboration with Ed Sheeran – ahead of her forthcoming album Familia, which comes out on April 8th.

The next episode of SNL will premiere on April 9th at 11:30 pm (EST) on NBC.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Will Present At The Oscars On Sunday
24 March, 2022 Author: Catagories: News & Headlines

Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Momoa and Josh Brolin along with tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams are among the final batch of celebrities who have been added to the Oscars telecast, producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan announced Wednesday.

Also on the list is Australian actor Jacob Elordi, known for his role as Nate Jacobs on the hit show “Euphoria.”

Jill Scott, J.K. Simmons and “West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler will also be presenters at the ceremony, which returns to the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, March 27.

They join the ranks of previously announced presenters Vanessa Hudgens, Terrence J, Brandon Maxwell, Lady Gaga, Bill Murray, Lupita Nyong’o, DJ Khaled, Tony Hawk, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Shawn Mendes and Zoë Kravitz, along with last year’s winners Daniel Kaluuya, Anthony Hopkins and Youn Yuh-jung.

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Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Speedboat Heist Movie ‘Cut & Run’
11 February, 2022 Author: Catagories: Cut & Run, News & Headlines

Jake Gyllenhaal is attached to star in and produce Cut & Run, a heist thriller from Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer’s New Republic.

John Glenn (Eagle Eye, Law Abiding Citizen) is behind the spec script, which was picked up in a competitive situation by New Republic. The logline for the project reads: “A group of thieves using high-powered speedboats to rob superyachts steal the wrong thing from the wrong group of people.”

Gyllenhaal will produce through his Nine Stories Productions, along with Oliver, Fischer and Glenn.

Cut & Run is the latest partnership for Gyllenhaal and New Republic, having worked together on the upcoming Universal title Ambulance, directed by Michael Bay. New Republic and Nine Stories are also teaming up on an adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s graphic novel Oblivion Song.

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