Strange World role. Instead, folks seem to be finding new appreciation for an older flick of his that is, to be fair, very easy to appreciate.Gyllenhaal is gay-for-pay — sorry, “open casting” — royalty.
His turn in Brokeback Mountain opposite Heath Ledger needs no explanation, he added a sexy bit of interest to otherwise mid horror flick Velvet Buzzsaw, and he’s even attached to the Fun Home movie adaptation as Bruce Bechdel.
Mind you, that last announcement hit January 2020 so Ms. ‘Rona may have knocked it out of production, but fingers crossed!But these aren’t the roles that have the actor getting his shine recently.
Instead, a beefed up sports flick from the mid-2010s has had Gyllenhaal basking in the glow of small screens across the country.Related: Jake Gyllenhaal reveals the moment his relationship with Heath Ledger became intimate2015 boxing feature Southpaw re-hit Netflix last week and shot to the top ten trending movies in the U.S.