Jake Jake Jake!

[Buffymon]

In this backstage interview from the Oscars, apparently Jake is asked about Heath.
To tell you the truth, I haven´t been able to watch it yet because I feel a bit apprehensive about it. According to some of the comments, Jake doesn´t look very comfortable.

[Mikaela]

In this backstage interview from the Oscars, apparently Jake is asked about Heath.
To tell you the truth, I haven´t been able to watch it yet because I feel a bit apprehensive about it. According to some of the comments, Jake doesn´t look very comfortable.

I started watching it but once Heath's name comes up and the setting is so wrong for any kind of substantial comment, the whole venue is so wrong, and the mood is "we're having fun and we're in a hurry" and the interviewer could be asking about the weather for all he (the interviewer) seems to care I just couldn't watch what poor Jake had to say. It wasn't fair that this question comes in this way. I'm sure Jake fields it adroitly with a couple of polite nothing words and a sufficiently serious expression, but...augh! It's just so sad that Heat's death has been reduced to a talking point in random inane shallow Oscar interviews on the red carpets after they've done talking about the dresses and purses and what a great time everyone's having.  *sigh* 

[CellarDweller]

In an Oscar interview with Jake I've just come across on another board, he is asked at the end of the interview which "hot" party he will be attending that night. He replies that he won't be going to any party as he has to catch a plane and fly back to work in Canada. Does anyone know where he is in Canada and what film he's making? He couldn't be in Toronto, could he?

Jake is in Canada, but not Toronto.  He's in Montreal.



Duncan Jones was delighted to be at the Baftas but confessed he was disappointed not to have got an Oscar nomination for his film Moon.

Moon had several Bafta nominations and Duncan - son of David Bowie - and producer Stuart Fenegan were excited to be at the ceremony, but admitted they had hoped their campaign to get an Oscar nomination for Moon star Sam Rockwell had worked.

Duncan said: "To be honest we didn't get the nomination because we were trying to get Sam Rockwell the nomination, because I think he made our film possible and I think he's an amazing actor."

He added: "I think we both feel thrilled to be here but a little bit heartbroken that Sam didn't come as well with a nomination, but he's an amazing actor. So whatever happens tonight I'll just keep going on about how amazing Sam was."

The pair had just flown in from Montreal, where they have been working on their next project.

Duncan revealed: "It's called Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga and Michelle Monaghan, so it's a bigger more Hollywood film, so it should be exciting."


http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gAfMNKNj-R-T51YG3-xYCrZHdqSQ

[atz75]

Thanks for the info Chuck!  LOL, wow, talk about my Bowie and BBM interests coming into close contact with this project.

[sel]

I am  simply appalled by the very incompetent interviewer!    It wasn't the right moment to ask that question, and so casually too. 

[Ellemeno]

Thanks for the info Chuck!  LOL, wow, talk about my Bowie and BBM interests coming into close contact with this project.

Plus Vera Farmiga starred in Roar with Heath.

[belbbmfan]

In this backstage interview from the Oscars, apparently Jake is asked about Heath.
To tell you the truth, I haven´t been able to watch it yet because I feel a bit apprehensive about it. According to some of the comments, Jake doesn´t look very comfortable.

Me neither. For the reasons Mikaela mentioned:

I started watching it but once Heath's name comes up and the setting is so wrong for any kind of substantial comment, the whole venue is so wrong, and the mood is "we're having fun and we're in a hurry" and the interviewer could be asking about the weather for all he (the interviewer) seems to care I just couldn't watch what poor Jake had to say. It wasn't fair that this question comes in this way. I'm sure Jake fields it adroitly with a couple of polite nothing words and a sufficiently serious expression, but...augh! It's just so sad that Heat's death has been reduced to a talking point in random inane shallow Oscar interviews on the red carpets after they've done talking about the dresses and purses and what a great time everyone's having.  *sigh* 

Heath deserves so much better than a quick mention on the red carpet. I'll console myself listening to Daniel Day Lewis' classy and hearthelt tribute. That's the way it should be done!

[MilAn]

I'll always be grateful to DDL for paying such great tributes to Heath.

Jake seemed uncomfortable when asked about Heath. I think that's the first time he spoke publicly about Heath.

On a shallow note, Jake and Rachel McAdams looked good together presenting.

[atz75]

I'll be interested in seeing what he said.  I'll have to sneak a look sometime here at work (because I can't watch videos on my home computer).

It's not Jake's fault if that's the context in which the question came up.  I don't think it's disrespectful.  Red carpets and award shows, etc. are a basic part of the profession.  And, I think it was almost inevitable that someday the question would come up in that context.

I've always been of the opinion that Jake, as one of Heath's most significant co-stars, probably should have made a more formal eulogy or statement after Heath's passing.  I think it's strange that someone like Daniel Day-Lewis did so, and not someone like Jake.  By not taking the opportunity to make a statement in his own way, and on his own terms... it, again, made it almost inevitable that the way the question would come up (some day) would be off-the-cuff... or in a moment when he'd be caught off guard by a reporter, etc.

[Mikaela]

ONTD has a post up with a lot of new pictures of Jake with Atticus.  Jake looks good in a super-tight pair of jeans (ahem) but I was mostly thrilled to see that Atticus is still around.

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Amanda, I don't think anyone believes it was at all disrespectful of Jake - he got the question and answered it, somehow (still haven't watched it) -  but that interviewer OTOH....