Zachary Quinto
10.16.11.
nyc...
when i found out that jamey rodemeyer killed himself - i felt deeply troubled. but when i found out that jamey rodemeyer had made an it gets better video only months before taking his own life - i felt indescribable despair. i also made an it gets better video last year - in the wake of the senseless and tragic gay teen suicides that were sweeping the nation at the time. but in light of jamey's death - it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it - is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality. our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay lesbian bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country. gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying. parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance. we are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. we are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government. i believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. jamey rodemeyer's life changed mine. and while his death only makes me wish that i had done this sooner - i am eternally grateful to him for being the catalyst for change within me. now i can only hope to serve as the same catalyst for even one other person in this world. that - i believe - is all that we can ask of ourselves and of each other.
zq.
Source: www.zacharyquinto.com
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The pearl-clutching schoolmarm is on a roll today... misogynistic and homophobic all in on stinky breath. LOL!!!!!
on=one
YOU should be happy, he's a role model for YOU.
Too all stupid and homophobic people out there: YOU DO NOT decide what other people think, feel, respect or comment.
The point is: For YOU to get a life and stop worrying about some celeb you don't know and never will meet.
Why don't you post the same on "Jake is straight" blogs and sites? Let me guess, because only discussing gay Jake is bad. That's homophobia.
Only a slash middle aged sexless gal or a twinky gay guy who loves fashion.
This sounds like the same freak who prattles on about "Jake is bisexual" crap, and can't stand anyone calling Jake G.A.Y.
ade_622 Adrienne Brennan
Jake Gyllenhaal eating breakfast behind me #ThatsWhatsUp
3 minutes ago
you don't like him or what he's doing, do like PeeGee did, move on and let the door slam behind you
You wish!!! LOL
Poor PG, even she can't pretend that "J&A&BT" fiction is true all the time.
This sounds like the same freak who prattles on about "Jake is bisexual" crap, and can't stand anyone calling Jake G.A.Y.
You're one to talk. You get you panties twisted in a knot when anyone suggest Jake may be bi or str8, or just don't care. All you care about is Jake being gay, that's all. And anyone who challenges your ideas, you start calling names. You hate the idea that Jake may be other than gay so that you can claim him as just like you. You are very transparent, anyone can see right Thru YOU, and you're not intelligent enough to pull that bs on me.
Deal with it while you parade your rainbow flan in the name of pride and tolerance while spewing bias and intolerence. What a joke.
flan = flag
GTFO freak at 11:08am.
You are the joke Freak 11:08. Your agenda is so transparent! You are a homophobic guttersnipe who characterizes all gay men as "twinks" who love "fashion". Your pea-sized brain can't comprehend that your precious Jake may just be one of those "twinky" gays that you detest. I bet you are closet case bisexual who has latched onto Jake as your idol because you perceive him as a "masculine bisexual" (lol). Jake is the gayest bottom in Hollywood.
Austin has sent us messages via twitter that confirm Jake and Austin are still swirling their man juices together.
^^ Post from OMG. Sorry, I had to post it Crazy mess. lol
Swirling man juices together?
Again???
So there's more Babytiles on the way? Gee
Are they rabbits or mice?
Jake is the gayest bottom in Hollywood.
and you love this, Don't YOU?
admit it. Just the thought of it just makes your day and you can scream and twist and shout and vogue.
Twinks rule huh
Jake loves it. See you automatically think there is something "wrong" with being called the "gayest bottom". Homophobes give themselves away everytime.
What happened to the B in LGBT?
Why is it not given attention 11:20?
You seem to detest this (B)in LGBT.
Last I heard they do have a right to exist also.
I know your kind. You would rather that it just be (LGT) wouldn't you. It's much easier to deal with from a twinks point of view huh. I know, I know.
Oh, I forgot, Unless the infamous (B) is for a FEMALE.. Yeah, That's it.
Jake is gay.
11:36, you score 2/10 for that lame try. I don't have a problem with bisexuals (male or female). Different story if you are a closet case (bi or gay). Try twisting someone else's words.
Hope 11:36 practices safe sex when he sneaks off to the local beat - ya don't wanna give ya clueless missus any nasty surprises now.
11:50 just because you just give it up to any Tom, Dick or Harry openly ANYWHERE with "PRIDE" makes you a better gay or twink?
NO surprises there huh
You're one to talk. You get you panties twisted in a knot when anyone suggest Jake may be bi or str8, or just don't care. All you care about is Jake being gay, that's all. And anyone who challenges your ideas, you start calling names. You hate the idea that Jake may be other than gay so that you can claim him as just like you. You are very transparent, anyone can see right Thru YOU, and you're not intelligent enough to pull that bs on me.
Deal with it while you parade your rainbow flan in the name of pride and tolerance while spewing bias and intolerence. What a joke.
HOLY WORDS!
And anyone who challenges your ideas, you start calling names.
You don't challenge anything - read your comments.
You are here just to trash people who believe Jake is gay because you think that's bad.
I don't have a problem with bisexuals (male or female).
YOU know that's a lie, don't you?
Even if a male star, sports or movie comes out as bisexual, YOU and most of the openly gay men would trash them relentlessly? That's the truth. You would not accept it and call him gay to no end. But, by the same token, You and most openly gay men would not open your mouth and utter a word if it's a female star, a beautiful female star. But if she's kind of suspect fem/masc., there may be some trashing. Yes, this comes from gays also or even more. Seen it all.
Austin has sent us messages via twitter that confirm Jake and Austin are still swirling their man juices together.
^^ Post from OMG.
That's why Jake is having breakfasts in coffee shops, too much kids at home.
Even if a male star, sports or movie comes out as bisexual, YOU and most of the openly gay men would trash them relentlessly? That's the truth.
You are fucking liar.
Remember when Michael Stipe and Elton John were "bisexual"? I do.
Give it a rest closet case 12:29
You and most openly gay men would not open your mouth and utter a word if it's a female star, a beautiful female star.
WTF are you talking about?
What female stars have to do with Jake Gyllenhaal's gayness?
And do you remember when Tom Selleck Richard Gere and Vin Diesel were surely gay? I remember it
Tom Selleck and Vin Diesel are 100% gay.
Sure ...if you tell it
Silly, homophobic troll - they aren't straight because YOU said so, lol.
they aren't straight because YOU said so, lol.
Of course they have to be gay, not bisexual. You twinks think all masculine men are like you.
I see, there are no gay men. Makes sense! lol
I see, there are no gay men.
^ Only if they are fashion loving twinks!
You always seem so sure of everything, as with Justin B that from case manual closet has become degenerate father sperminetor
Someone forget to take their meds again?
What's Biebs got to do with anything? I suppose he looks like your typical gay twink
The gays like underage boy twinks
SOME gays like underage boy twinks.
SOME men like young girls.
SOME women like younger men.
So?
I am not speaking of twinks or other I am saying that also on him you were sure of his homosexuality
I've followed his last two showmances and I'm 100% sure Jake Gyllenhaal is gay.
I don't know TS but I am not so sure that with Reese it was showmances
I know some TS, but they are still pre-op!
It was, all was arranged in 2006, probably by their mutual CAA manager Evelyn O'Neill:
November 13, 2006
Reese Witherspoon considers Jake Gyllenhaal for a revenge rebound romance?
Friends of Hollywood beauty, Reese Witherspoon want her to consider hunky Jake Gyllenhaal for a revenge rebound romance to mend her broken heart reports NW Magazine!
Witherspoon filed for divorce from Ryan Phillippe.
The Oscar-winning actress cited irreconcilable differences and has asked for joint custody of the couple's children - seven-year-old Ava and three-year-old Deacon - but is seeking physical custody with visitation rights granted to her husband.
In the court papers filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Witherspoon, 30, also requests that the court not grant spousal support for Phillippe.
Yesterday, Phillippe issued an exclusive statement to PEOPLE , saying, “I’m not a perfect person, but I’m not guilty of a lot of the things I have been accused of. My priority is and always has been the health and safety of my family."
It was alleged last week that the cause for the break-up Ryan's affair with
Australian actress Abbie Cornish, his co-star in independent film 'Stop
Loss'.
Reese Witherspoon and Jake, one of the movie industry's most eligible bachelors, are set to get together at the end of this month to film the CIA thriller Rendition.
Reese's friends predict the two may simply be unable to resist each other. Jake has a determined track record of seducing his female leads, and career-conscious Reese knows a hot new leading man is just what she needs.
"They're both young, talented and magical. I'm sure sparks will fly," says Clifford Streit, the producer of Reese's hit film American Psycho.
Reese's friends say Jake is perfect for the actress — because he's the opposite of Ryan.
"Jake is just the type of guy Reese needs round right now. It's going to be a huge boost for her ego, spending time with someone who shares so many of her values," says an insider.
Unlike the party-hard Ryan, Jake is a private man who shies away from the spectacle of Hollywood. And, like Reese, he loves to spend time at home, walking his dogs and staying in shape.
"Jake is everything Ryan isn't — he's grounded, he's a family man, he loathes the party scene and, most important, he's a one-woman guy," says an insider. Adds the source, "Jake is ripe for the picking. He hasn't had a serious relationship since splitting with Kirsten Dunst two years ago. He has a history of romancing his beautiful co-stars. When he makes eyes at Reese, you can bet there'll be fireworks."
Picking up the pieces after the end of her seven-year marriage, Reese is determined to handle her divorce with dignity – with or without a new man on her arm.
"She's moving full-speed ahead. She cares more about being embarrassed than about anything else, really," says a pal.
"She's determined to handle the split with poise. She doesn't want a long and protracted divorce battle, but if Ryan fires the first shot, she's ready to fire back. Reese is not going to let Ryan walk all over her anymore."
http://thebosh.com/archives/2006/11/reese_witherspoon_considers_jake_gyllenhaal_for_a_revenge_rebound_romance.php
I don't know what it means pre-op!
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060710044815AAmDvwK
Jake and Reese have almost been together three years, it is a period an a little too much long for a showmance, her children have been involved and she it didn't sincerely have any need of it
3:11 PM read the fucking article posted by 3:01 PM and notice that the article is from November 13, 2006.
There are at least 5.000 comments posted on WFT2 explaining in details how Hollywood PR works, how publicity whores like Reese Witherspoon use it and why. Read them if you're interested.
I have fuckinng read them and I find them deficient and disappointing
Maybe you should try using your brain.
It is exactly because I use the brain that I don't believe to of the stupid messages on a blog. And by the way for 5000 illuminating messages on HW and his predicaments they will be at least 10000 of it on Ted TTb's and imaginary marriages. do I have to also believe in those? or do I have to use the brain only in alternate fhases ?
"Imaginary marriages"? Your lies are transparent, on WFT2 no one believes in Jake's gay marriage or kids.
No ah? and what does it mean the acronym WFT exactly?
Read my lips: name of the blog is one thing. Comments, posted articles and discussions are another thing. Simple enough for you?
Sure!In this way I can call a blog" explaining the mechanical quantistic" but instead to the inside to speak of gardening... mmm... really an appropriate thing! and however it doesn't depose for the credibility of the same blog and of whom writes inside
4:09 PM - your playing stupid is simply stupid. Or maybe you're not smart enough to grasp basic things.
ckraks Corey Krakower
My dad to Jake Gyllenhaal in NYC "I loved you in Brokeback Mountain" #awkward
5 hours ago
perhaps it is so or perhaps yours of stupefied it is too much monumental to assemble me on things basic like that someone has opened a blog called WFT because he/she believed that the histories of Ted were true and with him all those that have begun to write inside, but after sometime has been clear to all how much those histories were absurd, and therefore of the geniuses as surely you arethey have decided to ignore the ridiculous part of the thing, for focus themselves on that part of the theory most comfortable, and impossible to deny , because in the field of the opinions all we have reason and all we are wrong. unfortunately the name of the blog remembers to us every day from where we have departed
4:35 PM - you really should learn to read first and comment later:
Waiting for Toothy (WFT) – blog about Toothy Tile; April 4, 2006 - April 4, 2008.
Waiting for Toothy Part 2 (WFT2) – blog for those who didn't give up waiting for Toothy Tile or just want to continue WFT discussions: Toothy Tile, gay Hollywood, gay celebrities and gay issues.
http://waitingfortoothy-part2.blogspot.com/2007/11/about-blog.html
because he/she believed that the histories of Ted were true
Ted was right.
Jake Gyllenhaal is gay.
Jake's showmances proved Ted Casablanca right.
Stupid trolly, you are here from the very beggining - after you were on WFT all the time.
LAMO, the laugh is on you!
Ted was right.
^ So is Ted right about Grey Goose and at least one BT?
So is Ted right about Grey Goose and at least one BT?
I don't think so. From what we can see or read there is nothing to support Ted's "Jake has kid and is still with Austin" gossip.
Waiting for Toothy (WFT) – blog about Toothy Tile; April 4, 2006 - April 4, 2008.
Waiting for Toothy Part 2 (WFT2) – blog for those who didn't give up waiting for Toothy Tile or just want to continue WFT discussions: Toothy Tile, gay Hollywood, gay celebrities and gay issues.
http://waitingfortoothy-part2.blogspot.com/2007/11/about-blog.html
This proof exactly what I have said, the waiting for Toothy Tile it became more and more fruitless frustrating and unlikely, therefore you have chosen a more practicable and less disappointing road.
Jesus why are trolls so stupid???
Trolls just want to stir, they really don't care if what they are saying is stupid. Their purpose is to annoy and disrupt.
The troll has been here for five years talking to himself about Jake is straight.
Sorry trolls, nothing can undo Jake's gayness!
ScottieK3 Scott Klatzkin
@ Umm..Every guy he's ever slept with RT @RemyBlayne Just sat behind Jake Gyllenhaal. Who else can say their face was a foot away from his ass
51 minutes ago
6:15 PM - LOL, you're so ignorant, you don't even know what word twink means.
Every guy he's ever slept with
See? No one can fool all people, not even Jake with his beards.
tvartboy michael waldron
I see Jake Gyllenhal coming out of a building and tell Khamsouk. She asks for a picture with him and he says no. End of story lol.
1 hour ago
gmc511 Gina Ciocca
I find my husband's man crush on Jake Gyllenhaal adorable.
10 hours ago
micahnickey Micah Nickey
I think that Jake gyllenhall kid is going overboard trying to gain his hetero street credential in this movie..
5 hours ago
Doesn't it also seem to you that lately Jake in the photos is sad and angry more and more? Who knows what is happening in his life?
True, he's not smiling much.
Yes, and also this transfer to NY is a few strange, and he doesn't dress more so well him as it used to do before, according to me something beads in pot
beads in pot= to boil in pot;) sorry
also this transfer to NY is a few strange
I don't think it's strange to spend some time with family.
No of course, however it seems that him more than to be with the family, goes around for the city as a kind of tourist with the backpack to shoulder
Jake is in NYC 7-8 weeks - that's enough time for enjoying the city and spending lots of time with family.
Jake is waiting in NYC for Austin to finish up with OTH, although Austin visits during the week.
Jake is waiting in NYC for Austin to finish up with OTH, although Austin visits during the week.
November 06, 2011 1:28 PM
Are you speaking seriously?
OTH is filming during week = Austin films during week.
And Jake is out in the city during week so it doesn't matter when Austin is free - Austin doesn't visit NYC and Jake doesn't visit Austin.
Are you speaking seriously?
Of course. There are many who believe this to be true. I know I will be attacked for saying it...
believe this to be true
In this case believe = wishful thinking NOT based on facts or logic.
Of course. There are many who believe this to be true. I know I will be attacked for saying it...
November 06, 2011 1:46 PM
Not from me, I don't think it so, but if you believe it for me it's all right:)
Not from me, I don't think it so, but if you believe it for me it's all right:)
Thanks! No it's usually the "stop playing stupid" clown who attacks everyone.
But does nobody speak of the father of the year Aka Justin Bieber?
the "stop playing stupid" clown
^ I think their name starts with a J
Someone gives a shit about Justin Bieber? I don't think so.
But does nobody speak of the father of the year Aka Justin Bieber?
So what's the latest news? Is he a baby daddy now?
Thanks! No it's usually the "stop playing stupid" clown who attacks everyone.
November 06, 2011 1:55 PM
Every one has the right to own opinions, and nobody can say with certainty what true is and what is not :)
No it's usually the "stop playing stupid" clown who attacks everyone.
You enjoy deluding yourself?
So what's the latest news? Is he a baby daddy now?
November 06, 2011 2:01 PM
Yes, if is true I swear that I restart to believe in Saint Claus!
Every one has the right to own opinions, and nobody can say with certainty what true is and what is not :)
We aren't discussing religion here. In Jake and Austin case opinion should be based on something that isn't just wishful thinking.
Of course, but since nobody has the monopoly of the truth, all the hypotheses and all the opinions they are valid and worthy of attention, and however it's not correct according to me to offend who dares express them
Most JiG believers think Jake was with Austin years ago, so why is it such a long stretch to think that they are still together?
I think ALL JiG believers think Jake was with Austin years ago, but there is no reason to believe Jake and Austin are still together.
Two young men who for YEARS don't give a fuck about being in the same city at the same time aren't together.
For me it is very difficult if not impossible to establish the truth, therefore all the opinions are of help, and it are interesting to discuss of it however.
Discussion is great, but it's impossible to discuss Jake and Austin with J&A&BT believers because they choose to ignore facts, logic and common sense.
do you know what it is strange? that any other boy is not seen next to Jake never
Discussion is great, but it's impossible to discuss Jake and Austin with J&A&BT believers because they choose to ignore facts, logic and common sense.
November 06, 2011 2:30 PM
As those that voted for Bush ;)
Jake is seen with other men, check out paparazzi photos.
It is not strange that Jake is not seen with his boyfriend (whoever that might be) becuase Jake spent tons of $$$ and tons of time on selling "I'm straight" lie.
I wanted to say that even he did it to respect to Austin
Did what?
Don't make himself to see with nearby other men (PS sorry for my grammar:))
Jake is bisexual and has relationships with men AND women. Just because YOU say they are beards, doesn't make it so.
There are photos of Jake and Austin from 7-8 different occasions. Not many, but they were seen together.
2:47 PM - Jake is gay. His showmances with Witherspoon and Taylor didn't fool people who paid attention.
P.S. Any you know that WFT2 isn't the only blog who knows about Jake Gyllenhaal's showmances - check out comments around showmances "break up" time, you'll find links to such articles.
I have seen the photos of them two in bike, to the premier of Casanova, in a shop, and climbing in a car,
Yes, those are very old photos, and the last time we saw Austin and Jake together they were with Sophia! lol
winniesalisbury Anna Carli
Walked past jake gyllenhaal and his mom(?)-my jaw dropped and he put on a beanie. Looks like he's really participating in no shave november
13 minutes ago
roscoe0ne George Gowland
Two ladies on the other side of the train discussing whether they think jake gyllenhaal is a nice guy. Keeping me proper entertained :)
1 hour ago
zenba zeynep tolun
Spotted: Jake Gyllenhaal at Bubby's. Ne guzel adamsin. @GzmUnl http://pic.twitter.com/rx6KIYRa
4 hours ago
CeeRAGEaLICIOUS craig nolan
Mario lemeiux and Jake gyllenhall sitings in a 24 hr period. I am truly blessed #whatlifesabout
1 hour ago
Jake is bisexual and has relationships with men AND women. Just because YOU say they are beards, doesn't make it so.
sigh, not this bologna again.
Bologna? what does it mean?
I have seen Jake with another guy just one time, when he has won the BAFTA for BBMt
Seen Jake with another guy having sex?
Noooo! they were together in awarding
That was David Mongiliani(sp?) Jake and Chris' filmmaking friend from MA that moved to Austin, TX. He made that documentary on Bush called Crawford.
I see, Jake and Heath.
5:41 PM, you didn't see Jake and Chris - Oscars and Toronto?
Chris was at the Oscars and Toronto, David was at the Bafta's.
8:51 PM thanks I didn't know it:)
8:53 PM No I had not never seen him before , but now that you have told me I will go to check :)
Chris is the cook right? but this boy David I didn't know him
Farmer and cook.
Farmer and cook gay? ;)
Could be :)
mmm...reeeeally interesting :)
The woman Jake hugged the other day had a wig and dressed in a way that made me feel like she was an orthodox jew. (The wig could be for other reasons, but she didn’t look ill.) The first thing that came to mind was matchmaker. Yes, I’m nuts, but that’s what came to mind and then the song. Does he have family that are orthodox?
We know that Austin was in disguise when he was in the audience for Mumford, so I wouldn't put it past him to don a blonde wig to look like a frumpy woman meeting Jake.
We know that Austin was in disguise when he was in the audience for Mumford, so I wouldn't put it past him to don a blonde wig to look like a frumpy woman meeting Jake.
November 07, 2011 1:13 AM
LOL! LOL! LOL!
Does he have family that are orthodox?
November 06, 2011 11:47 PM
Yentel Jake!
The first thing that came to mind was matchmaker.
Why would Jake need a matchmaker?
November 7, 2011
Jake Gyllenhaal disappointed the ladies of SoulCycle Union Square when he didn’t show up for his usual Friday afternoon class. The spin enthusiast, who usually works out with “Ugly Betty” star America Ferrera’s husband, Ryan Piers Williams, was a no-show for his usual session. “He’s always there,” a source said. “And he gets a lot of female attention.” Gyllenhaal was last spotted sporting a bushy beard at a premiere for the flick, “Take Shelter,” on Wednesday.
http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/sorely_missed_eoY7u4nRo2EkLHUoIqxLFL
See, Jake doesn't need a matchmaker! lol
We know that Austin was in disguise when he was in the audience for Mumford, so I wouldn't put it past him to don a blonde wig to look like a frumpy woman meeting Jake.
And since that woman looks two feet shorter than Austin I must say it was a brilliant disguise!
Spotted: Jake Gyllenhaal at Bubby's. Ne guzel adamsin. @GzmUnl http://pic.twitter.com/rx6KIYRa
Awwwww, lunch with mother, how cute is that?
Jake is bisexual and has relationships with men AND women. Just because YOU say they are beards, doesn't make it so.
sigh, not this bologna again.
Yes, this again. You really want Jake to be like you, don't you? The truth is he maybe or he may NOT be. That's the truth. Calling every woman he's seen with a beard makes you comfortable. A blind person can understand this. It makes you feel whole to annoit yourself the all knowing of Jake's life and sexual preference.
Since you have No pictures, or some man claiming to have been with him sexually, you have nothing but your thoughts and hopes. Simple
^^^ and Austin's not even speaking up. LoL
Everyone who knows how Hollywood PR works can see that Jake faked relationships with Witherspoon and Swift. Simple truth.
You don't even have to know anything about how PR works to see that Swift was a fake romance. Nearly all of the regular media (excluding the paid tabloids) called BS on the Jake & Taylor relationship. And, after 3 years, most regular media outlets and event the paid tabloid ones still either questioned wether Reeke was real or were still priting puff pieces about how Jake was straight and not gay. If after 3 years being the escort/manny for Reese, if his PR still had to have Jake isn't gay pieces put out, obviously the showmance is convincing. Jake's bad acting during Reeke made me believe he is gay. The trainwreck that was the Swift showmance cemented the fact for me that Jake is gay.
You don't even have to know anything about how PR works to see that Swift was a fake romance.
OK, but you have to be smart enough not to buy every tabloid crap as truth, without using brain and asking questions :)
YOU so desperately want Jake to be YOUR gay hero, who saves all the gays by coming out of the closet waving a rainbow flag. Sorry twinky, that ain't going to happen just because YOU desire it.
11:24 AM - start using your brain. Check the Internet, we aren't the only ones who think that Jake is gay and that his "relationships" were fake.
So why do you still care about WFT2 posters and their opinion? Well? Silly trolls, LOL!
Sony Pictures recently signed a deal with Ubisoft to put Assassin's Creed on the silver screen and some Hollywood insiders are astounded by the amount of control Ubisoft will retain over the project. Apparently Sony had to yield control over the budget, principal cast, script and the release date to the rightful owner of the IP.
According to NYMag one Hollywood insider said, "As a director, even Steven Spielberg cannot get this kind of deal." As another "talent agent who represents a smaller video game publisher" pitched in, "The whole Ubisoft/Sony deal is a waste of ink, paper and time. The level of control Sony gave up means, effectively, that Assassin's Creed will never -- and I mean never -- get made." Fighting words!
NYMag points out that DreamWorks was the first studio to pass on the film project, so yeah, Spielberg did not get that kind of deal. Universal and Warner Bros. were also in the race to acquire the film rights to Assassin's Creed and insiders have told NYMag that both were turned off by the publisher's demands. As one studio chief who dropped out of the bidding race put it, "They want to be able to pull the plug on the whole movie’s development if they decide to. It’s ridiculous."
Yet another studio executive noted, "It's [Ubisoft's] billion-dollar brand, so I get that they're protective. But they're not moviemakers, and the only way to make sure it's a bad movie is to undervalue what movie studios do -- and this is a deal that totally undervalues what movie studios do."
What's that? Prince of Persia was a studio movie that was only good for fans of Jake Gyllenhaal's glistering Adonis chest? Ubisoft apparently agrees and is said to believe the deal with Sony will solve this "Prince of Persia problem," one that the publisher thinks turned their Persian platformer into a mediocre movie at best because it didn't have enough control over the project.
Sony didn't want to comment on the issue to NYMag, but a source told them that Ubisoft secured additional creative control because it is spending a lot of its own money on the project. Supposedly Sony, in turn, is investing "only a fraction of what a studio typically would spend to option or develop a script."
You know what? I'm am totally ok with this. If it ends up becoming too much of an overhead for the Assassin's Creed film series to ever get off the ground, so be it. At least we won't get some Hollywood hottie being cast as Desmond, Altaïr, and/or Ezio when there is another actor who is much better tailored for the role (i.e., Prince of Persia's casting disaster) and Ubisoft has proven to be pretty serious about the franchise's story and universe -- even if it has shown itself to be overzealous with milking Ezio's arc in the series so far.
Moreover, whether you like Assassin's Creed or not it's one of the (sadly) few remaining AAA properties these days that doesn't shy away from social commentary and satire about current events. From the contemporary look on the usage of religion as a means to power throughout history, to the silly but fantastic depiction of Supreme Court justices as Templars, or biting remarks on the state of the U.S. healthcare system, Ubisoft already provided a lot of freedom in a big budget game of the kind you wouldn't easily see in a mass-marketed Hollywood movie.
Sure, the game itself is not primarily about any of these things you see in the Subject 16 puzzles or the snappy remarks you find in the Animus database, but ever since Assassin's Creed II the series has used historical backdrops for the action that no studio head would ever greenlight in its original form to market to a largely Christian and Western audience. Do you think anyone in Hollywood would fund tens of millions of dollars to just put a The Borgias movie in production? No, and that's why it's on TV. Plus the AssCreed story is an excellent mix of violent history mixed with just enough ridiculous Stargate science fiction, both of which are awesome. Don't mess with that, even though I still have no idea what is going on exactly.
So hell yes I'm down with Ubisoft retaining a lot of creative control. There's no guarantee it will be good because of it, or if we'll ever even see it, but as someone who has seen pretty much every one of these videogame film adaptions -- and they have only ever offered campy entertainment at best -- there's no way it can end up worse than giving some studio free reign to mess it up.
The major downsides, besides a bloated production and too much back-and-forth between the publisher and studio? Patrice Désilets, the brain behind the series, left Ubisoft once his creative input for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood was done. Assassin's Creed: Revelations has yet to prove if it can match or surpass Brotherhood, which was better than Assassin's Creed II in terms of gameplay but lacked the scope of its predecessor, so we don't even know if the current creative leads behind the franchise will be up to the task of stepping in Désilets' shoes for a full game, let alone guide a film project to be true to the IP.
The biggest downside if the movies happen: Assassin's Creed: The Movie: The Video Game. You know it.
http://www.destructoid.com/hollywood-perplexed-by-ubisoft-control-over-asscreed-film-215301.phtml
AlexisLives Alexis Michelle
Just saw Jake Gyllenhaal on the street. #wetat12:40pm
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chaostheory281 Vickianne
@ @Jake_Gyllenhaal you're a fan,not the real Gyllenhall..do you think you should really be putting forward political opinions in his name??
14 hours ago
Ubisoft apparently agrees and is said to believe the deal with Sony will solve this "Prince of Persia problem," one that the publisher thinks turned their Persian platformer into a mediocre movie at best because it didn't have enough control over the project.
Damn, PoP was such a waste of time and bearding.
I would not take too seriously everything this, any movies drawn by video games has been successful to the BO,
Interesting article, thanks for posting it.
any movies drawn by video games has been successful to the BO
Really? PoP is the only box office flop?
No I have mistaken writing, I wanted to exactly say the contrary one. rather Pop it is the film drawn by a video game that more has boxed in the world, overcoming Tomb raider, that however had done better in the North American market, contrarily to how much commonly is thought, Pop has done well enough in the world market, as almost all the films of Jake that to the foreign countries they are successful, I don't know why,, for example in my country LAOD has been a great success being first in classification for weeks, and overcoming the Black Swan.
That doesn't matter - PoP lost money and isn't a good movie.
yes without doubt I'm not saying the contrary one, however there are different things to consider, 1) the film was not in 3D 2) the exit has been deferred of one year without a reasonable motive 3) the video game was old, (I don't say past of fashion, because it has a great basic of fans however) but however not ultramodern. 4) these types of film have gone badly always to the BO. everything added has not gone so badly as they paint/it, certain nothing exceptional, but not even this disaster :)
Is it true that Austin and Sophia get married ?
Austin is married to Jake, so he can't marry Soapfia
It would be bigamy. Jake could storm to the marriage beating the fists on the glass door as Dustyn Hoffman in the Graduate
Austin and Jake aren't together for years.
This was Jake's #7 weekend in New York without Austin.
Austin and Jake aren't together for years.
November 07, 2011 11:04 PM
If they have ever been together
This was Jake's #7 weekend in New York without Austin.
November 07, 2011 11:05 PM
What hell Jake is doing? wasting time to NY, in the while Ryan Gosling is the lead of the new film of Terrence Malick.
Jake don't give a shit for his career
What hell Jake is doing? wasting time to NY
Just taking a little break :)
in the while Ryan Gosling is the lead of the new film of Terrence Malick
Pfttt!
slashingpenalty Mariko
"Didn't Jake Gyllenhaal say the two guys in Brokeback Mountain were straight?" ...WHAT?
1 hour ago
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