There’s a bromance going on between actor Jake Gyllenhaal and Quebecois filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.

Last year, they made two films together (Prisoners and Enemy), and both men claim they bonded immediately.

Says Villeneuve, 46, “When we met the first time, we realized we had a lot in common as artists and as men. We became close friends very quickly, and our relationship was born of the will to say the truth and be authentic. We are super-straightforward, like brothers.”

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The supporting actor race is expected to be crowded. Jared Leto, Casey Affleck and Jake Gyllenhaal all underwent dramatic transformations to get into character and their work could mean an Oscar.

Staying in character requires commitment. Among this year’s crop of supporting actor Oscar hopefuls, Jake Gyllenhaal, for his role as a police detective hunting for missing children in “Prisoners,” covered his body with temporary tattoos. In the blue-collar drama “Out of the Furnace,” Casey Affleck got bruised in bare-knuckle boxing sessions. Bradley Cooper endured an unfortunate, but period-appropriate, perm in “American Hustle.” And Jared Leto lost more than 30 pounds and shaved off his eyebrows, among other make-unders, to play a transgender AIDS patient in “Dallas Buyers Club.”

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Jake’s performance in ‘Prisoners’ is among W Magazine’s best performances of 2013.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners

“The first movie I remember seeing was Gigi. My mother and sister sort of forced me to watch it when I was 4 or 5. I remember Gigi getting drunk and being unclear about why her behavior was suddenly so erratic. I remember thinking, Why is this person acting so strangely? As for her being a prostitute, that I got immediately.”

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The twisty, suspenseful “Prisoners” is full of thrills, but none more enduring than the way stars Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal ignite against one another. This particular feat of casting leaves audiences wondering why it hasn’t happened before, and perhaps sorry that their shared screen time is so brief in the film that sees Jackman as a frantic father looking to find his missing daughter, and Gyllenhaal as the police detective on the case. The Envelope talked with both men over tea in New York about their particular chemistry, the moral ambiguities of the script, working with director Denis Villenueve and costars Viola Davis and Terrence Howard — and their own personal injuries.

Everybody’s wounded at this table — Hugh, you had a basal cell carcinoma removed from your nose in November; Jake, that’s a pretty ugly gash on your hand. Everybody recovering?

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Jake stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to talk about his latest film, ‘Prisoners’, out on DVD December 17. Follow the links below to watch the interview and / or download the videos in the media section. Enjoy!

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