OUT: How would you say the business has changed for gay actors in the past 20 years?
NPH: It’s all uniquely so personal to each person. I can’t say that the business is any different now than it was then, because I wasn’t 30 years old then and in a position to stand tall and say something. I think the fears that enveloped me then would be the same fears that would envelop people that are 15, 16, 17 now.
OUT: So your advice to a gay actor who is 16 now is no different than it would have been when you were 16?
NPH: Oh, no. Clearly there’s way more exposure and a much larger gray area with sexuality and the public’s opinion towards it -- on almost every level -- professionally, artistically, legally. What made it more unique 20 years ago was that there were less examples -- so that made it a shock. And I think the shock value has kind of worn off.
OUT: But is Hollywood still underestimating the American public’s acceptance level of homosexuality? The stigma still seems to be a reality in that business more than many others.
NPH: People in the business are equally as terrified now -- but I really find it a personal thing. And maybe I’m at the end of that era. I wouldn’t even want to stereotype today’s generation. But the majority of the casting departments are gay, and a lot of the executives are. I think it’s a matter of your abilities and how you carry yourself -- I don’t behave any differently toward you right now than when I am with David [Burtka, his boyfriend] in our apartment, watching American Idol. OK, So You Think You Can Dance. [Laughs] I can see why an agent wouldn’t want to sign on a real overtly effeminate male actor -- not because I have an aversion to them but because agents might know it limits their job opportunities.
OUT: You were hired for the Harold & Kumar movie before you were out of the closet. In the films you play yourself -- a markedly straight and strung-out version of yourself. Did writers know you were gay when they wrote the part for you or when you were filming it?
NPH: No. You know...that just never came up. Honestly. When you’re making a movie everyone is in their own motor home and then they call you in and you do your thing. You don’t really sit down and say “So -- who’re you fucking?” when you’ve only met a week before.
OUT: No, that’s more like a day on my job.
NPH: Yes, you probably do. You’re unique that way. The writers were very kind and accommodating and reverential, which was strange, at 29, 30, whatever -- it was crazy. But it was hilarious. I’m a magician at heart, so smoke and mirrors is great. The idea of smoke and mirrors tends to suggest suppression and the idea that you don’t want people to know about who you really are, but as an actor you kind of do want people to not know who you really are. I think it was nice to have a bit of a smoke screen in a way.
Source: Out Magazine, A Man’s Man By Bill Keith
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 455 of 455I don't like Jake's look at all. Fabio anyone?
In one picture Witherspoon looks like a little girl dragged somewhere she doesn't want to go. LMAO.
STEROIDS!!!
^^^ Bingo!
I want "old" Jake back. This one doesn't interest me at all. There are some movies of his that sound interesting though that I might check out.
these latest photos would seem to confirm that Reeke is just one big photo-op, paparazzi in Morocco, hardly likely.
I also can't believe how awful Jake looks, he really is rocking the 'somehow' enhanced body look. Just weird really.
So about the steroids ...
The way he's grabbing her hand - this does not look like a good "relationship"
^^^ They are both good Hollywood professionals and fangirls are (still) stupid.
I think gay men are more into Jake's PoP look than straight women.
Are you kidding? He's fabio and the cover of those cheesey harlequin romance novels all wrapped up in one!
She looks like a cheerleader being dragged around by her musclehead steroid bf.
I don't like the look but I might change my mind when I see him in action - the way actor moves and talks is more important to me.
Bad or terrible, I don't care, I'm grateful for Brothers and Nailed.
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Who Could Play Robert F. Kennedy in New Chris Columbus Biopic?
Former Harry Potter aficionado Chris Columbus is looking to bring Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential run to the big screen, according to Variety, but who would be the best actor to play the iconic senator whose life was cut short by an assassin’s bullet?
Jake Gyllenhaal comes to mind: He’s got the right Ivy League looks and certainly could handle the acting chores, but he might be too young.
Maybe British actor Michael Sheen, who played England’s prime minister Tony Blair in the wonderful The Queen. Nevermind he's a Brit; he should easily adopt the Massachusetts accent.
Then again, if we are going for an overall package, Aaron Eckhart, so good right now in The Dark Knight, might make the perfect choice: talent, looks (once they dye his hair) and the unassuming charisma RFK possessed. I think I’m on to something here [calling Columbus’ production company, 1492 Prods., now]
Whoever gets the role, they could see some Oscar gold at the end of it.
http://www.hollywood.com/news/Who_Could_Play_Robert_F_Kennedy_in_New_Chris_Columbus_Biopic/5289171
I agree, we'd have to see how everything looks in action. I really, really hope he wouldn't resort to artificial means to build muscle. A man doesn't need to be overly ripped to be sexy, sometimes there can be too much of a good thing. I really, really don't want PoP to turn out to be cheesy; Jake deserves so much better than that.
8:10, he obviously wanted a franchise and he got one. I say it's a win. Let's hope for Jake it'll be a B.O. success for his image and for his bank account.
Brad Pitt was furious when a British tabloid accused him of bulking up with the assistance of steroids, because it took such a lot of dedication to get in shape -- His spokesperson Cindy Guagenti says Brad has worked extremely hard for months to obtain his look for the film TROY and he does not use steroids under any circumstances. (June 23, 2003)
Abandoned his TROY film set on the island of Malta to have his hair dyed, 2,600 miles away in Britain. He was reportedly concerned the strong Mediterranean sun had damaged his hair, so he contacted his favorite stylist Daniel Galvin and begged him to open up his shop even though it was closed. (September 17, 2003)
I'm not loving Jake's look. I think he looks bad. Reese looks like she's having a horrible time. Good! Jake's been there a month and no pics. The chin goes, and the paps came out of the woodwork. Man, she must have some magnetic pull. POP looks like it will be a huge bomb. All the hard work, sacrifice and loss of face that Jake has done being part of Reeke so that he could get his big franchise and it looks like POP is going to kill that last bit of credibility that he had left. I feel a little bad for him.
8:36 we really don't know yet how the movie will turn out.
You all certainly remember how much shit Heath Ledger got when they announced he'll play the Joker and look what's going on now. Let's wait and see before judging PoP and Jake.
8:50pm, you're right, we should wait to judge. However, during the filming of TDK in Chicago, there were pics posted occasionally by people who had taken them while they were filming, and the buzz was always good. Heath got heat when it was first announced, but sightings of him in costume changed that. Jake in costume doesn't make me want to see this movie at all. I think he's miscast and there aren't enough special effects to make him a action hero.
I'd watch Jake in his Adam's costume anytime.
Huh? Jake is going to keep clothes on, thank you very much.
Looks - Jake is a good looking guy, but like George Clooney, he can't pull off everything, like long hair.
Brad Pitt in his late 20ies, early 30ies was the epitome of hotness and the guy had a really perfect face and could pull off all hair styles, but not everyone can do that.
Movies - I think Jake should have continued to do quirky, interesting roles. He's only 27, why in such a hurry for a franchise? He's jung, talented and good looking. I really think he would have gotten offers for other, better franchise movies.
Pitt, Depp, Clooney all had their franchises in their late 30ies, early 40ies.
Yes, Heath in costume changed any question I had about whether he'd make a good Joker (and I didn't have much doubt to begin with). It was unique. His makeup especially - I really got the impression of a bad child who never grew up, and became the hell-raising Joker.
Reese looks like she so doesn't want to be there. It looks like this time she did a favour for him.
The biggest favor Reese could do for Jake is to put an end to Reeke forever.
9:28, she will sooner or later.
Maybe Im spoiled from watching the hot bod of 22 year old Michael Phelps lately, but isnt Jake getting a little flabby and grizzled around the nips?
Jake's body looked good in Jarhead.
This must just be for a particular scene, I can't imagine he'd be dressed like this throughout the film. It's demeaning to him, insulting to the intelligence of the female audience, implying that we wouldn't find him sexy unless he's shirtless at all times, and don't care about a story, and I doubt the younger male audience is going to like it, or be that interested in how he's dressed, more the action/video game portion of it for them.
"Jake's been there a month and no pics. The chin goes, and the paps came out of the woodwork. Man, she must have some magnetic pull."
You hit the nail on the head. He is only interesting to the paps if a blond chaperone is around. That's why this charade *must* go on. Disney might pull the plug if gossip rags sales begin to drop.
He is sublimating as intensely as any gay man I have ever seen.
Reese should hook up with an older guy who already has kids, maybe a producer or director.
If Jake is gay he should do it like DiCaprio, find himself a wannabe actress or model and not let her interrupt his private life too much. I'm not sure DiCaprio is bearding, either way the girls he's dating don't seem to interrupt him and he can go on vacation with Lukas Haas etc.. ;)
I know everyone will disagree, but I think Jake needs Reese more than she him. She'll be on top again when his Christmas film comes out. Brothers, even if it's well received, unless it gets major Oscar buzz, won't increase his fame. If PoP becomes the hit everyone hopes for, he won't need Reese anymore. Of course she needs him too at the moment to look good and not like the cheated wife, but Jake needs her more.
Reese looks like she smells sometning bad in these pictures.
"Reese looks like she smells sometning bad in these pictures."
Maybe it stinks there? Though no one else makes a face...
"She'll be on top again when his Christmas film comes out."
I'm betting money that when this movie comes out, it'll be just as big a bomb as Penelope. Her and Vince Vaughn didn't get along filming it and they look so mismatched anyway. Vince is laid back; if the pole up Reese's ass was any higher, it would come out of her ears.
In West Hollywood this is how all the gay boys look. I doubt he used steroids, but it's his body.
I just saw the pics. think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
I just saw the pics. think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
LOL. What exactly caused you to throw up?
the sight of the ivory mandingo with his codpiece, lady beardalot.
not all gay men are size queens.
When I saw the pictures, first thing I thought was that she smelled something unpleasant. Look closely at the pics, enlarged. Jake is pretty sweaty. Methinks he may be a bit ripe. You do sweat a lot more and easier when you are in shape.
For a couple who have not seen each other for 2 weeks, they could not look more miserable.
Why is Jake pictured shirtless with Reese in hand? My entire office is ROTFL. His PR is so ham-fisted. Don't they realize they are making him a laughingstock? Jake, Jake, fire their asses!!!!
ITA 11:36.
So the Prince of Persia is gonna be all hairy. Somehow the prince just looks like a shirtless bum to me. Maybe it will look better on film.
Surely one of the best (subtle) performances in TDK was Gary Oldman. Thought he was better than CB - though Heath did own the screen in his parts. Gary is so natural I didn't recognize him.
"She looks like a cheerleader being dragged around by her musclehead steroid bf."
Aren't cheerleaders hot babes. Doesn't describe Reese.
It was bring your Grandma to work day.
He is only interesting to the paps if a blond chaperone is around.
Nonsense. Reese brought the paps with her to the movie set, they are promoting the fauxmance and the movie.
3:08AM, thank you for mentioning Gary Oldman. Love his profound and subtle acting, disdain for bullshit, and refusal to kiss Hollywood ass.
CB is almost always impressive, but I do think he was oddly flat in TDK. Don't shoot me, CB fans. I think he is a hot, hot, hot. But maybe Heath's nuclear heat just kept my eyes riveted away from the Bat.
Somehow the prince just looks like a shirtless bum to me.
LOL
Reese does seem to have her own personal squad of paparazzi, doesn't she? :(
What do you expect from a PR whore?
Someone said Jake's been taking tons of creatine to build muscle. Whatever, the results are gross - too much bulk, abs overdeveloped, tummy bumpy instead of flat. His face no longer goes with that hairy neanderthal body...that's what's off and yuck-making. The obvious wig doesn't help. Prince of Persia was nimble and lithe not a bulky troglodyte. Think Michael Phelps, not Hulk Hogan. And then to have paps release these shots, oh what a media ho. FAIL.
Prince of Persia was nimble and lithe not a bulky troglodyte. Think Michael Phelps, not Hulk Hogan.
This is what I think too - it just doesn't go with the concept.
3:56 ITA
Heath was absolutely mesmerizing as the Joker.
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