Jake stopped by the MSN headquarters today to answer fan’s questions about his new movie ‘End Of Watch’, his amazing beard and what biscuit he likes to dunk into his tea. Check out the highlights from the interview below:
Theo asked: I heard you were tasered in preparation for the role! What was that all about!? Surely that’s taking dedication to the role a tad far?
Jake: That is true, all of the actors who play police offers in the movie were tasered. We were offered the option of being pepper sprayed and we opted for short and painful as opposed to long and painful. I’d been four months in prep already so when it came down to us going to the police academy, we’d already spent four months with police officers on the street in South Central LA.
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Of all the dark horse Oscar hopefuls this year, none deserves more consideration than Jake Gyllenhaal for his role as an LA cop in David Ayer’s “End of Watch.” It’s such a competitive year for leading actors that I hope this performance in a this well-reviewed indie film will be seen. Critics groups may give it some attention.
With 20 years of screen credits behind him, Jake Gyllenhaal is a 31-year-old actor with a résumé that defies expectations. He was raised by parents in the business (director Stephen Gyllenhaal and producer/writer Naomi Foner) and with an actress sister (Maggie Gyllenhaal), but Jake forged his own path with a mix of blockbusters (“Day After Tomorrow”), iconic indies (“Brokeback Mountain”) and highly personal projects, like his recent “End of Watch,” a $7-million indie about East L.A. cops that took in $39.1 million worldwide. Ask how he did it, and Jake suggests it’s a mix of being raised right, gut instinct and a deep desire to tell meaningful stories.
