Michael Bay has found his next movie and his next star to direct.

Jake Gyllenhaal is currently in negotiations to lead the cast of Ambulance, an action-thriller that Bay has set to be his new directorial effort following 6 Underground, EW has learned.

Plot details are “officially” being kept under wraps, but The Hollywood Reporter states the story sees two brothers stealing an ambulance with a female paramedic and a patient in critical condition inside. The plan at the moment is to start filming the movie, which is being fast-tracked, earlier in 2021.

Chris Fedak wrote the original script. James Vanderbilt, Bradley Fischer, and Will Sherak will produce.

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All of us here at IHeartJake.com want to wish Jake a Happy 40th Birthday! In honor of Jake’s birthday, I’ve added more previously unseen outtakes from his 2018 photoshoot for GQ Australia to our gallery. Enjoy!

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Photoshoots & Outtakes > Sessions > 2018 > Session 001 [GQ Australia]

Jake Gyllenhaal is a triple nominee at the 74th Annual Tony Awards. He received one nomination for “Best Actor In A Play” for ‘Sea Wall / A Life’, as well as for his role as lead producer of ‘Sea Wall, A Life’ and lead producer of ‘Slave Play’, with his production company, Nine Stories. Congratulations, Jake!

I am deeply honored to be nominated today, but also recognize what an uncertain time this is for the theater world, and the world at large. So I encourage everyone first to VOTE and then, if you can, donate to The Actors Fund in support of the many amazing people who depend on live theater. Being without theater right now has left a huge void in anyone who cherishes the communal experience of artists coming together to tell a story in front of a live audience. I miss the incredible work of the theater community and I cannot wait to be back on stage with you all soon.

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HBO has greenlit a limited series adaptation of the Jo Nesbø novel “The Son” with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star and executive produce, Variety has learned.

“The Son” is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. Gyllenhaal will executive produce under his Nine Stories Productions banner along with Riva Marker. Lenore Zion will serve as writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner. In addition, Denis Villeneuve is attached to direct and executive produce.

“Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will executive produce and serve as co-showrunners via Kilter Films with Athena Wickham of Kilter also executive producing. Bold Films’ David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina also serve as executive producers with Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson.

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Audible today announced a new scripted Audible Original, Letters from Camp, produced and performed by Golden Globe award-winning actress and #1 bestselling author Jamie Lee Curtis.

Sunny Sandler (Grown Ups, Hotel Transylvania) joins Curtis in leading a star-studded cast of actors in this episodic scripted family podcast, releasing in August 2020. Letters from Camp is a comedic, heartfelt mystery aimed at middle grade listeners and their parents.

Written by Boco Haft (Family Guy), Letters from Camp is produced by Curtis alongside Russell Goldman (Halloween, Halloween Kills). The acting cast also includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Edi Patterson (Knives Out, Righteous Gemstones), and Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Barry, The Good Place).

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