A more stylized view of Jake Gyllenhaal at the Enemy Madrid premiere last week:
Here's Jake with Enemy writer Javier Gullón in Madrid:
Look: Javier has a rejected Enemy poster, with Jake in North by Northwest/Source Code mode:
I will post some links to Spanish print interviews. They continue the tradition of being more interesting than Jake's domestic interviews. In the meantime, you can watch a few:
And a look at the premiere, including Denis Villeneuve's interesting introduction of Jake:
(First (and maybe fourth?) photo courtesy of Ralf Pascual.
Jake Gyllenhaal action on the red carpet in Madrid for the Spanish premiere of Enemy:
All spiffed up to meet and greet.
Where do I go?
I'll just stay right here.
Meet the Enemy. An Enemy?
Just Enemy. Okay.
Someone's creeping up on me.
I'm out of here.
Bye-bye!
That way to the movie...
Hope you all enjoy the show.
Jake and Denis did a lot of interviews for Prisoners. I wasn't expecting the same for Enemy. There aren't as many, but there are quite a few. The one above, from Time Out New York really should be longer. Jake seems very relaxed and gets a kick out of the TONY's throwback cover.
Putting this review at the end, as the code is likely to interfere with the rest of the post. Tweet from the interviewer: Jake Gyllenhaal is a very serious man. It's impossible to escape his STARE. You try.
... you promote a movie. At least, that's what you do if you're Jake Gyllenhaal and Duncan Jones, who brought Source Code to the Eternal City. Both Jake and the movie were very well-received by the press.
From reading google translations of several stories, we now know that if Jake were about to live his last eight minutes in Italy, he'd call his family... then eat a plate of pasta. Also, he's not a big sci-fi fan; his author of influence for the movie was George Orwell. Duncan listened to all his ideas and used maybe a quarter of them. E.g., it was Jake's idea to offer to pay the woman for the cell phone, in the movie.
And now you can see Jake answer the questions on video:
Watching Jake and Duncan is more fun than the answers.
Video of Jake and Duncan doing an Italian interview. It's hilarious to watch their expressions as they wait for the questions and answers to be interpreted:
More Rome Jake: posing and shopping with Duncan.
And yet another brief Jake/Duncan interview:
Some bonus Jake in Madrid. First up, the press conference with Duncan:
Weeks of reading Source Code press, watching interviews and flipping through photos has made me feel like I'm reliving time. I can't imagine how Jake Gyllenhaal, Duncan Jones and the Source Code team feel. The movie is finally out in the U.S., U.K. and a few other places. And Jake and Duncan are pressing on; in Madrid for a photocall and press conference today, then Berlin at the end of the week.
Looks like Jake is "impressing" as usual:
Very nice, handsome, polite and smiling. Jake Gyllenhaal has landed in Madrid to present his latest film, 'Source Code'. The actor was lavished with smiles and jokes at the presentation.
Here's a cute story from a Vanity Fair reporter who got to interview Jake. Full translation in the comments but here's a snippet, loosely translated:
Before my turn came, I heard gossip that last night had led Jake (and Duncan) to a flamenco show and to eat chocalate and churros at San Ginés chocolateria and this morning has come late to the press conference. Therefore, I expected a boring man who'd send us yawning. But nothing could be further from the truth. Charming, funny and incredibly attractive, Jake is an expert in dealing with the press, plus he's a joker.
There's more video here. And here's Jake at his hotel:
Since Jake is in Spain, here's a Spanish interview:
Maxim has uploaded its interview with Jake, and there are some fun questions/answers.
Tell us about Source Code. It’s a tough one to explain. Yeah, I’m going to try to only make movies that are inexplicable, so people have to go see them. It really helps ticket sales. But, really, Source Code is a weird amalgamation of genres. Ultimately it’s a story about someone who is unconscious becoming conscious of his life. ...
Every woman, from our girlfriends to our sisters to our moms, is in love with you. What’s your secret? It’s all about getting on a “Sexiest Man” list. If you can work that out, then I think you’re pretty much golden. No, you should read Maxim; that’s where I get it. And always be a gentleman.
You’ve dated some beautiful and talented women—Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman, Taylor Swift, Reese Witherspoon. Which of them would make the best Maxim cover? Uh, I got nothing for you there.
Finally, what do you wish you could tell your 18-year-old self? I’d say, “Lighten up, dude. Bubble Boy is a lot better than everybody says it is.”
