Jake Gyllenhaal's Response to Heath Ledger's Death

If, like me, you've been wondering what Jake Gyllenhaal's response to his Brokeback Mountain co-star Heath Ledger's death is, you may have to wait awhile.

TMZ is reporting that Gyllenhaal is in New Mexico filming his new movie Brothers. According to the website, there are no plans to shut down production, but Jake is very upset and doesn't want to talk to the media. The set has apparently been closed to non-crew members and extra security has been hired.

Jake is the godfather to Heath's daughter, Matilda Rose; her godmother is Michelle Williams' Dawson's Creek co-star Busy Phillips.

Jake Gyllenhaal Sports a Neck Tattoo

Has Jake Gyllenhaal turned into a bad boy?

Naaaaaah -- he's just sportin' a tattoo on his neck for his next film, opposite Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire.

Jake + rough-around-the-edges = I am SO there.

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Jake Gyllenhaal is Smokin' Hot in Interview Magazine

It's been awhile since Jake Gyllenhaal has been out on the road promoting a movie, but now that Rendition is on the horizon, he's hustling his pretty mug to all the usual suspects. First up -- Interview magazine!

Thanks to JustJared for the pics!





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Blake Lewis, Makes People's List of Hottest Bachelors

American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis is a part of People magazine's Hottest Bachelors list. The issue will be on newstands this week.

Lewis is joined by cover-boy Matthew McConaughey; singers Ludacris, Justin Timberlake, and Kenny Chesney; actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Adrian Grenier, Chris Evans; and fellow reality TV stars Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Apolo Anton Ohno, both from Dancing with the Stars. You can view a slide-show of some of this year's chosen fellas here.

Will Jake Gyllenhaal Come to Broadway?

Playbill.com is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal is seriously considering following in the footsteps of film stars Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, and Julianne Moore by making his Broadway debut this season.

Apparently, the delectable (and very talented) Mr. Gyllenhaal participated in a reading of a new play, called Farragut North, last week. The play, written by Beau Willimon, is apparently politically themed, with Gyllenhaal taking on the role of "a young, idealistic communications director who works for an inspiring, though unorthodox, presidential candidate."

Tony Award winner James Lapine directed the reading, which also featured the talents of Denis O'Hare, Mark Blum, Jessica Hecht, and Alison Pill.

I say...do it! Come to Broadway, Jake!

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Monday Morning Musings: Zodiac, Amazing Race, Grease, J-Hud

- I saw David Fincher's new film Zodiac, starring Mark Ruffalo, Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr, over the weekend. I'm always game for a good psychological thriller, I like Fincher's Se7en and Fight Club very much, and I'm a big fan of all three actors, so I had high hopes for the film, even though I knew it was a butt-numbing 2 hours and 40 minutes. However, while the movie definitely features some creepy, surprising moments and all of the actors do subtle, nuanced work, the film as a whole really didn't work for me. As much a tale about the detectives and journalists' obsession with the Zodiac killer as it is about the killings themselves, I thought it lacked a strong enough focus and dramatic thrust to warrant its very long running time. I'm betting the non-fiction book Zodiacby the real Robert Graysmith is a far more interesting read than the film is a viewing experience.

- I have a confession to make...I have loved Rob Mariano since the first time he was on Survivor. Amber, well, I could take her or leave her, but I think Rob is a brilliant reality show gameplayer, he's funny as hell, and I find him, dare I say, quite sexy (I'm a sucker for a Boston accent). He's also, unfortunately, arrogant, manipulative and overconfident, and it was those sterling qualities that led to his and Amber's demise on The Amazing Race. I am sorry to see them go, especially since it was endlessly entertaining watching the other Race-ers fester and complain as Rob and Am-buh swept the prizes the first three works straight. Alas, another chapter on Romber's Reality Tour comes to an end. Look for Rob & Amber: Coping With an Eighth Place Finish on CBS during May sweeps.

- Last night, after yet another cringe-inducing episode of Grease: You're The One That I Want, I realized that this show actually makes me a little embarrassed to be a fan of Broadway musicals. I mean, not only is it terribly produced (terrible costumes, illogical song choices, inept hosts), but the hopefuls don't even possess much talent. Since my "favorite" Danny (Chad) got voted off (and I use the word "favorite" very loosely), I guess if I had to choose a Danny and Sandy from the bunch I'd go with Max (who is so much more a Doody than a Danny) and Laura. But Kathleen Marshall and David Ian have got to be sweatin' in their boots right about now, because I can't imagine there's a ton of people sitting at home thinking, "Please, let me pay $110 to go see any one of these people in Grease." If those people do exist, I'm certainly not one of them.

- Finally, Jennifer Hudson picked up yet another award this weekend, winning the Soul Train Award's Sammy Davis Jr. Prize for Entertainer of the Year. Think she even noticed with all the other accolades she's gotten in the past few months? Geez, share the wealth Jennifer!