So I’ve recently watched Brothers, which stars Jake, and on the movie’s page on IMDb I’ve read two interesting pieces of trivia:
“During one intense early prison scene, Gyllenhaal jokingly reached into his pocket and took out a picture of his Brokeback beau to stick on the prison wall. "Like those prisoners put [loved ones] on the wall, but Jake's was Heath Ledger," one set source recalls. "That was hilarious. It was a nice moment." (this was before Ledger's death)”
“Jake Gyllenhaal learned of the death of his close friend Heath Ledger while he was in the middle of shooting a scene for this film. Gyllenhaal immediately walked off set, and returned to finish the scene two days later. He then took a longer bereavement leave before he was ready to continue with the rest of his scenes.”
Never before have I come across Jake’s reaction to Heath’s death. (Truth be told, I never really delved deeply enough into it.) But reading such things just seems so heartwarming, doesn’t it?
