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There's been a lot of Jake Gyllenhaal promotion over the past week. Behold a random assortment.

Kelly and Michael. And Erin:



AOL Build:






Jake, Naomi, Judah and writer Bryan Sipe talk about the movie and life:

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From the Huffington Post:

Generally, suitable words cease to exist in the midst of a tragedy. While the horrific terrorism in Brussels is no exception to this, actor Jake Gyllenhaal managed to express a heartfelt sentiment while on the press tour for his new film.

A mere hours after news of the repulsive acts broke, Gyllenhaal and his Demolition costars were set to partake in a live interview on AOL BUILD. The Academy Award nominee looked visibly upset as he took to the stage with the rest of the cast. Once the interview began, Gyllenhaal politely paused from answering the moderator’s first question regarding the film. He felt it was more important to address the fresh wounds that terrorists had cut in the world.

“In the spirit of compassion, I feel like I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge all the people in Brussels today who are victims of the horrific bombing that happened there,” he said gazing at the audience. “We’re all having fun here now and talking about a movie we deeply love, but at the same time it’s important that we express our support. So, I wanted to say that, first and foremost, before we get into everything...”

When the interviewer asked if hearing terrible news makes it feel different to go out and promote a film, Gyllenhaal responded eloquently:

“I had the honor of meeting President Obama many years ago and he said to me very clearly — it is your job as entertainers to provide entertainment and, given the tough times that we all live in, to create art that says something, but also really brings people joy. So, I consider that to be my initiative. I think we all do here. It’s very important that we stay positive and always create things that are saying something, but also entertaining.”

Looping back to the question he said, “it is weird and feels a little funny, but it’s important for things to go on.”

The other talent on stage (which included Naomi Watts, Judah Lewis and Chris Cooper) firmly nodded in agreement and applauded, along with the studio audience, as Gyllenhaal finished his statement. He appeared to not only extend support to Brussels, but to urge everyone (artist or not) to do what they can to go on with their lives in a positive manner.

Jake also managed some beautiful political shade. Hee sometimes seems reluctant to take a stand but that was pretty clearly aimed at Trump and perhaps Cruz, as well.

Jake and Jimmy Fallon are spitting images:



Jake, PeeWee Herman and Rita Wilson before the show:



Demolition premiere/special screening in New York:







@bennettmarcusThis is what it's like when you interview #JakeGyllenhaal, he looks dreamily into your eyes. #Demolition @cinemasociety

Junket interviews from the weekend:

Bonnie Laufer Krebs:



Sean O'Connell:



Behind the Velvet Rope:





Kevin McCarthy:



TWC News

The Insider

ET Canada

We Got This Covered:

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From SXSW:

Nerdist conversation at Banger's. Wish we'd gotten the whole thing.

JG and JMV:



SXSW Red Carpet and Moviee Q&A




Jake gets more peanut M&Ms:



AMFM Magazine

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The Today Show offered a look at 2002 Jake before his appearance today:

Source Code and Sandwiches

That's probably how Jake Gyllenhaal feels after this long stretch of promotion for Love & Other Drugs. Apparently, the producers of Source Code thought we needed some variety in our Jake news, so they unleashed the film's first trailer. On a Friday night. (Let's hope this isn't a harbinger of their marketing strategy!) But let's get to the good stuff:



It's looks like a tense, mysterious adventure. What's happening? What is real? How does all this work? And why does Vera Farmiga look like a flight attendant? All mysteries to be solved in April. Oh, and Jake looks fantastic.



And spooky:



And restrained:



Reaction around the web seems mostly positive. It will be fun to see what other surprises the SC folks have in store.

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Jake made another hilarious appearance on Jimmy Fallon's show. With the traditional musical number:



The interview:



And bonus footage of Jake and Jimmy during the commercial. They discuss Acting!

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The NY Times interviews Ed Zwick, with input from Jake and Anne: It's the Relationships, Stupid!:

He compared the endeavor to the salto mortale, the 19th-century Italian circus act in which acrobats flew through a ring of fire into what they hoped would be a pair of hands on the other side. “I was asking them to make that leap,” Mr. Zwick said of his stars. “We were either in this together, the three of us, or not.” ...

By the end of the shoot they had “become pretty intimate” Mr. Gyllenhaal said, referring to the three-way chemistry among himself, Ms. Hathaway and Mr. Zwick. It’s similar, he noted, to what he finds in some of his favorite films: “There’s something about the chemistry between the two characters, but in the case of Billy Wilder, or James Brooks or Cameron Crowe, you feel the chemistry with the director too. It was all three of us in there.”

(Gorgeous screen caps courtesy of IHJ.)

Pop Week, Day 5: Exhaustion sets in

No, not for Jake Gyllenhaal, for me! I can't think of anything witty or fun to say for this post. Jake does not have that problem, as you know from witnessing the multitude of interviews and appearances he's done. Last night it was Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and it was a classic.



Here's the Karate Hedgehog dance

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Thanks to the amazing Stephanie, here's Jake on The Early Show. A bit of a flat interview, but Jake looks good, as always:

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Jake on KABC, doing some comedy:



Not sure if anyone will upload this to youtube, but you can watch Jake's appearance on The Hour. Jake is on in the second half. Some familiar territory covered, but some fun stuff, too. Including a fun game of True or False.

Here's another Canadian interview. Not much new but a nice shout out to Canada at the end. Jake interviewed by G$, for the gamers.

And another installment in the PopSugar Huge Fan series. The interview with Jake should be up tomorrow.

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Look: Jake without The Jacket!



A shot of Jake in Boston:



And in Toronto:



(Fallon video and some photos courtesy of IHJ.)