Our video archive has been updated with 5 new interviews from the ‘Stronger’ premiere that took place on September 8th during the Toronto Film Festival, as well as various press interviews from the festival.

Video Links:
– ‘Stronger’ TIFF Interview (IMDB) (Sept 2017)
– ‘Stronger’ TIFF Interview (Deadline Hollywood) (Sept 2017)
– ‘Stronger’ TIFF Premiere (ET Canada) (9.8.17)

On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs exploded in Boston, near the finish line of the city’s famed marathon. Three people died. Hundreds were injured. Sixteen people lost limbs. In the movie Stronger, which premieres this month, Jake Gyllenhaal portrays survivor and double amputee Jeff Bauman, who came to embody the motto that emerged after the tragedy, “Boston Strong.”

The movie, based on his book of the same name, dramatizes Bauman’s recovery and his path back to walking.

“It’s a story of what it takes to move beyond a dark place into light, into hope, into life,” says Gyllenhaal, who spent months with Bauman to prepare for the role. The two are now close friends. Bauman, 31, considers Gyllenhaal an older brother.

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Jake Gyllenhaal recently spoke with Charlie Rose about his upcoming film, ‘Stronger’. Follow the link below to watch the interview in our video archive, and / or download the video in our media section.

Video Link:
– Charlie Rose (9.7.17)

Jake Gyllenhaal has become a fixture at the Toronto International Film Festival. Over the last four years, the actor has appeared there with a series of chameleonlike performances in “Nocturnal Animals,” “Demolition,” “Nightcrawler” and “Prisoners.” This week, he heads back to Canada with “Stronger,” the story of real-life Boston Marathon survivor Jeff Bauman.

“Stronger” is a harrowing showcase for Gyllenhaal, playing a 27-year-old man who loses both his legs in the 2013 bombing on Boylston Street. The movie, which opens in theaters on Sept. 22 through Roadside Attractions, signals a behind-the-scenes transformation for Gyllenhaal. It’s the first project that he has produced through his Manhattan-based company Nine Stories (named after the 1953 collection of prose by J.D. Salinger), which he launched two years ago with veteran producer Riva Marker.

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It’s difficult to get through the trailer for Stronger — the real-life story of Jeff Bauman, who became a double amputee following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing — without being brought to tears. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Bauman on screen and the movie’s poster, debuting on ET, shows him mid-physical therapy with the tagline, “Strength Defines Us.”

Director David Gordon Green tells ET that his film is more than just a tearjerker, though. “You’re in for a ride,” he said by phone. “That certainly expresses a side of the emotional intensity of the movie, but you might be surprised to find a sense of humor woven in there as well. Expect a few chuckles alongside a tear or two.”

ET: The movies you are perhaps most known for — Pineapple Express, Your Highness — are a very specific type of comedy. You have directed dramas before, but this still feels quite different. What made you want to direct this? And what made you feel you were the right choice to do it?

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