“How do you fall in love with a sociopath?” asks writer Dominic Sidhu in the inaugural issue of NeueJournal. “Jake Gyllenhaal connects to the core of his characters by opening his heart to the darkest parts of their worlds,” he continues, “The actor examines the empathy behind his complex performances, the magnetism in vulnerability and gives us a taste of the sweat behind his newest role in Southpaw.”
Gyllenhaal is one of the many famous faces in the debut issue of NeueJournal, a 264-page publication from NeueHouse—a place for creative people by creative people. The covers were all shot by famed photographer Brigitte Lacombe. Here the actor delves into his mental and emotional journey. Read on and see more when the inaugural issue hits newsstands July 1:
Little by little, he has acquired the reputation as a sure bet in cinema. By choosing wisely, Jake Gyllenhaal continues to take on more increasingly ambitious roles. He has earned several Oscar nominations for roles such as a cowboy discovering his homosexuality in Brokeback Mountain, a detective in Prisoners and most recently as a freelance crime journalist in Nightcrawler. Previously present in Cannes In Competition along with David Fincher for the film Zodiac (2007), the actor has returned this year as a member of the Feature Films Jury presided over by the Coen brothers.
