Before directing Hugh Jackman in “Prisoners,” Denis Villeneuve will helm the indie “An Enemy” with Jake Gyllenhaal in negotiations to star.
The story revolves around a dysfunctional history teacher who accidentally discovers his exact double on a rented DVD, seeks him out and ends up turning both of their lives upside down.
Gyllenhaal would play two roles in the film, described by sources as “dark and edgy.”
Gyllenhaal just finished production on the gritty cop drama “End of Watch.” He’d also been considering the revenge thriller “Motor City” but a deal could not be worked out and he had to pass.
