Jake Gyllenhaal dropped by the Empire magazine headquarters in London this week to discuss his latest film, ‘End of Watch’. Listen to the interview below. Jake’s part begins at around 1.16.

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The video archive has been updated with more interviews with Jake and the cast of ‘End of Watch’. Follow the links to watch! These videos (and more) are also available for download in the media section.

Video Links:
– ‘End of Watch’ Interview (Studio Canal)
– ‘End of Watch’ Interview (DP/30)
– ‘End of Watch’ Interview (GoldDerby)
– ‘End of Watch’ Interview (The Hot Hits)
– ‘End of Watch’ Interview (CineMovie.TV)
– ‘End of Watch’ Interview (Filmbeat TV)
– ‘End of Watch’ Interview (MyMazzTV)
– ‘End of Watch’ Interview (Stephen Holt Show)

Keep an eye on the archive, more will be added as they become available!

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.

Major movie stars have a hint of danger about them; Gyllenhaal, who hits 32 in December, is one of many boyish American leading men who are earning gravitas as they age. “End of Watch” marks Gyllenhaal’s finest and most aggressively mature work to date.

Whether or not “End of Watch” ends up at the top of Academy voters’ screener piles, we can be sure that Gyllenhaal’s best work is still to come.

Gyllenhaal called me on the phone from New York:

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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.

Do you find that since you’ve turned 30, you feel differently about yourself and the world?

At 30, there were a number of moments in my life that culminated or began — like my family being born in a new way, with two nieces that are now in my life. My parents got divorced right around that time.

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Jake Gyllenhaal recently sat down with THR’s Scott Feinberg for a wide-ranging conversation about his life, 21 years in the movies, and the future. Check out the 40-minute interview here.

I recently had the opportunity to sit down in New York with the Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal following a screening of his hit film End of Watch for a wide-ranging conversation about his life and career. Gyllenhaal, who will turn 32 next month and has now been acting professionally for 21 years, says that he recently arrived at something of a turning-point in both: after his experience with End of Watch and now the acclaimed off-Broadway play If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet, he has decided that he will only take on projects that challenge and mean as much to him as they do. Together — we took a look back at his remarkable journey to this conclusion.

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