With a trailer for Everest already having teased crowds at CinemaCon in April, the attendees at the CineEurope expo in Barcelona later this month will have the chance to experience the full-length collective shivers of Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin and Sam Worthington in the upcoming all-star disaster movie from Working Title/Universal.

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns, Contraband) and also starring Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, John Hawkes, Robin Wright and Michael Kelly, Everest is inspired by true events in 1996, when two different climbing expeditions were faced with an epic struggle for survival in their attempt to reach the summit of the world’s tallest mountain.

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Jake is featured on the cover of the July issue of Esquire (UK) magazine, which hits newsstands tomorrow. The spread includes a gorgeous new photoshoot and interview with Jake. Check out scans in our gallery!

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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.

How do you consider your role as a member of the Jury this year ? Do you appreciate a film with your head or with your heart?

From the very start, the Coen Brothers said to us that the most important thing is to be positive. If you allow yourself too much power, you start to judge. I think I am here to be guided rather than just express an opinion; I want to learn from people who are wiser than I am.

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Antoine Fuqua’s boxing drama Southpaw will get its world premiere in Italy, opening the 13th edition of the Ischia Global Film and Music Fest on July 12.

After tragedy brings down the world’s reigning light heavyweight boxing champion, Billy “The Great” Hope, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, must rebuild his life and his career with the help an unlikely rescuer, Forest Whitaker. The film also stars Rachel McAdams, Rita Ora, 50 Cent, and Naomie Harrris.

Sons of Anarchy scribe Kurt Sutter penned the script. Southpaw opens in the US on July 24.

The Ischia Global Film and Music Fest runs from July 12-19.

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While shooting our film ‘Everest,’ I had the honor of meeting some incredible human beings from Nepal. Kind, generous, selfless people. Their country is experiencing unfathomable tragedy.

Join me, if you can, by donating to help our friends in Nepal. No amount is too small, even a few dollars helps.

https://www.justgiving.com/company/EverestProductions/

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