For Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, Jake Gyllenhaal and Lady Gaga sat down to discuss their favorite movies from ‘Bambi’ to ‘Donnie Darko,’ what it took to play Patrizia Reggiani, the tools that are important to young actors, and a little bit about ‘American Horror Story.’. Follow this link to watch the full interview, or download the video in our media section. The accompanying photoshoot has been added to our gallery.
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When the Danish film The Guilty premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, much of the audience exited the screening in a state of adrenaline overload or distress. Jake Gyllenhaal, on the other hand, felt inspired: He couldn’t help but wonder what an American version would look like, and he soon took it upon himself to find out. The end result, shot over the course of just 11 days, stars Gyllenhaal as a cop who’s on desk duty as a 911 operator when a frantic woman (played by Riley Keough) calls in to report that she’s been abducted. Then, she promptly hangs up. For W’s annual Best Performances issue, Gyllenhaal shares why he was so compelled to adapt The Guilty and recalls an entirely different anxiety-inducing experience: his early on-set encounter with Brad Pitt.
