Director Stephen Gyllenhaal may have found his next project — and it’s a topic very close to him. Gyllenhaal — father to Oscar nominees Jake and Maggie and 10-year-old Luke — was with his youngest son at a swimming pool last year when an unusual feeling washed over him. “My arms and legs suddenly felt … Read more
Where art thou Tony nominations? Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood were snubbed when the 2025 Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday. While George Clooney, Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Snook, Sadie Sink and more were recognized for their Broadway performances, other actors like Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal and Kieran Culkin failed to make the nominations … Read more
Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington’s Broadway play is so expensive that even Tony Award-winning vets can’t afford to see it. Broadway legend Audra McDonald — who’s a six-time Tony winner — spoke of the pricey tickets to “Othello” while discussing the Broadway play with Gyllenhaal to Variety in an interview published Wednesday. McDonald is starring as Rose … Read more
Just moments earlier, he was an infatuated new husband, and she his “gentle love.” Now, in Act III, Scene 3 of “Othello,” he vows to kill her. What has happened? Why does Othello, the great Black general, the savior of Venice in a war with the Ottomans, resolve to murder Desdemona, the pearl of the … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Two of the 21st century’s greatest actors are teaming up with the biggest writer of the 1600s. Starting in February 2025, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will co-star … Read more
Jake Gyllenhaal opened up about being legally blind and he believes it’s been “advantageous” to his silver screen career. “I’ve never known anything else,” the Oscar nominee, 43, told the Hollywood Reporter Wednesday. “When I can’t see in the morning, before I put on my glasses, it’s a place where I can be with myself,” he said. … Read more
There’s a new gang in the Mystery Machine. “Saturday Night Live” spoofed “Scooby Doo” during a gore-splattered skit for the show’s season 49 finale on May 18 with the help of host Jake Gyllenhaal and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter. The “Scooby Doo” skit from the “SNL” season 49 finale. NBC / SNL The duo played … Read more
movie review ROAD HOUSE Running time: 121 minutes. Rated R (violence throughout, pervasive language and some nudity). On Prime Video. Moving the setting of “Road House” from Missouri to the Florida Keys should go down as one of the best decisions made by a movie remake ever. The scenery is tropical, the personalities are oversize … Read more
Jake Gyllenhaal has many accomplishments under his belt, but the Hollywood star can now add taking a punch from UFC superstar Conor McGregor to the list. Gyllenhaal, who is staring in the remake of the 1989 movie “Road House” alongside the MMA fighter, revealed during a Monday night appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy … Read more
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in a Broadway production of “Othello” next year, setting up what is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the 2024-2025 theater season. Kenny Leon, who won a Tony Award in 2014 for directing a revival of “A Raisin in the Sun” that starred Washington, will … Read more
It’s a relationship Swifties remember “All Too Well.” “Love & Other Drugs” director Ed Zwick recalls Jake Gyllenhaal dating Taylor Swift in his new memoir, “Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years.” “While we were in London for the European premiere, he introduced me to his new girlfriend, Taylor Swift. I’m just sayin’…” Zwick, … Read more