Jake Jake Jake!

[Kd5000]

I had read not too long ago that Jake and a non famous person (well I never heard of the person) were thinking of opening a restaurant in Los Angeles.  Has anyone heard of thiis?  I'd be a frequent dinner if I lived in L.A.    However, if he's going into the POP thing, perhaps his schedule will get too busy for him to get involved with a restaurant.

[Mikaela]

Well, he could still fund the restaurant, I suppose, and lend his name to its success - and dine there - on occasion! 

And do a deal with the Studio to make the decor and menu all PoP related, seeing that such fantasy type franchises need lots and lots of product placement and tie-ins. 

Yes - I'm only kidding about the last bit.

We should all first watch PoP before we judge.

Of course, that's a given. It's one reason why I'm waiting for The Dark Knight with equal and huge parts anticipation and trepidation - I wasn't and am still not thrilled about Heath Ledger lending his considerable and unique acting talent to portraying a sado-masochistic psychopath for mere entertainment of popcorn-munching crowd purposes. But I sincerely am hoping he'll prove my misgivings entirely wrong and bowl me over in total awe.

And so I'll have to hope the same for Jake, although stepping into Orlando Bloom's shoes can't be the same as stepping into Jack Nicholson's. Strictly IMO of course.

In the meantime, it would be interesting to know a bit more about the details of the plot of PoP. So I'm still interested if/when anyone has any info.

[mvansand76]

I felt like a right b*tch for writing that, since the film was obviously earnest and well-intentioned, however longwinded. And there *was* one decent acting job in it (namely, that of Omar Metwally). The plot in all its PC-ness turned from merely limping along to incredulity-defying to plain utterly hopeless at the end, though, and most of the acting was either OTT or phoning it in. So the truth will out; I own nearly all Jake's films on DVD, but when last I was in London and saw Rendition on display, I just shook my head at buying the thing - wasn't something I ever care to have to watch again.

Not even for the tiny redeeming feature of an opening shot & ditto scene of Jake which was kind of... PoP material.

Well, then I am going to sound like a major raving b***h when I say I haven't liked any of the movies that Jake has been in since Brokeback (Proof, Rendition, Zodiac) and that is the main reason I have 'lost interest' in him as an actor. Two of those movies I haven't even finished watching.

[MilAn]

Well, then I am going to sound like a major raving b***h when I say I haven't liked any of the movies that Jake has been in since Brokeback (Proof, Rendition, Zodiac) and that is the main reason I have 'lost interest' in him as an actor. Two of those movies I haven't even finished watching.

I thought Zodiac was very good, Rendition and Proof not so much. Maybe you'll like his upcoming movies? 

[MilAn]

Jake and Reese attend Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes party:

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b140297_tomkat_hosts_a-list_house_warming_bash.html

[Mikaela]

Oh no! That's the only thing missing - that Jake becomes one of that (IMO) scary group of Scientology hang-around self-congratulatory celebs surrounding Tom Cruise! They somehow look more as made of plastic than as living, breathing people. 

[optom3]

Oh no! That's the only thing missing - that Jake becomes one of that (IMO) scary group of Scientology hang-around self-congratulatory celebs surrounding Tom Cruise! They somehow look more as made of plastic than as living, breathing people. 

Oh I so hate all of that.If he goes down that road he will end up with a stupid name like reegyl/gylleree or some such.If he is really like that crowd,and I so hope not.Then I am not surprised that he maybe was not as friendly with Heath a we thought.It is the complete antithesis of everything Heath was.Tomkat puke!!!

[southendmd]

They're already called the "Gyllenspoon" in some circles.   

[Brown Eyes]

Aren't Michelle Williams and Katie Holmes pretty good friends?  Somehow I thought that was the case.  Maybe there's some kind of six-degrees-of-separation type thing going on here in terms of Jake and Reese being friendly with Tom and Katie.

[Shasta542]

That's right, atz. Michelle and Katie were in a series together -- was it "Dawson's Creek" -- I think.