Jake Gyllenhaal managed to dupe a few cops into thinking he was part of the force on the set of his upcoming film, “End of Watch,” in which he portrays an LAPD officer.
The 31-year-old actor, who took on five months of training and shaved his head for the role, was apparently so convincing with his insider lingo, his director, David Ayer, said a bonafide street team couldn’t tell the difference.
In an interview with Yahoo! News, the filmmaker, who also wrote the cop movie “Training Day,” described the reality-style setup that led to the deception.
“The movie’s ‘found footage’ shooting style required the camera crew to stay out of sight,” Ayer said. Thus, Gyllenhaal and actor Michael Peña, his partner in the film, performed their scenes unexposed.
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