Our gallery has been updated with HD screen captures of Jake’s performance as Quentin Beck / Mysterio in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ is available on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K UHD.

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Jake Gyllenhaal and his ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ co-star Tom Holland attended Day 2 of Ace Comic Con Midwest in Rosemont, IL yesterday. During the event they posed for photos with fans and participated in a conversation panel. Pictures are in our gallery. You can also watch the full panel in our video archive.

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Adding to an already amazing line-up of stars, ACE Comic Con just announced an absolute highlight of a guest–none other than Jake Gyllenhaal!

He will be joining his fellow Spider-Man: Far From Home co-star, Tom Holland and Captain Marvel herself, Brie Larson. In addition to these big Marvel names, Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Taron Egerton (Kingsman, Rocket Man), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) will also be in attendance.

Ticket sales open for previous VIP-holders on Thursday and the general sale begins on Friday this week. Head over to ACE Comic Con’s official website for more information on tickets, prices and purchase options and keep checking our website for more updates on this event!

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[This story contains spoilers for ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’]

Fourteen months after reports surfaced that Jake Gyllenhaal would be joining Spider-Man: Far From Home, the 38-year-old actor is finally opening up about the true nature of one Quentin Beck (aka Mysterio).

Since 2003, Gyllenhaal has frequently been the subject of rumors, speculation and fan-casting whenever a highly coveted superhero role became available — including Spider-Man. Eventually, Far From Home filmmaker Jon Watts presented Gyllenhaal with an offer to play a complex character named Mysterio.

Together, Gyllenhaal and Watts crafted a villain pretending to be a hero by subtly doubling down on superhero tropes that would be easy to miss until a second viewing.

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There’s a scene in Spider-Man: Far From Home where Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal shake hands. It’s not a particularly exciting scene, just a brief moment where Holland’s webslinger and Gyllenhaal’s magician Mysterio meet for the first time and greet each other.

For a continent-hopping superhero movie that includes aerial acrobatics, visual effects wizardry, and action set pieces filmed across several European countries, shooting a handshake should’ve been easy. Should’ve. In reality, that maneuver took dozens of takes — because every time Holland and Gyllenhaal would clasp hands and lock eyes, they’d collapse into giggles. “Tom was tired, and he just couldn’t keep it together,” Gyllenhaal explains. “Every single time we would shake hands, he would start laughing, so I’d start laughing, and we both couldn’t stop laughing. That went on for about 30 minutes. It was about 45 to 50 takes, and it was a disaster.”

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