Jake Gyllenhaal sat down with Entertainment Tonight to talk for the very first time about his new movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time … and he looked pretty damn good all the while, if I say so myself. Here are a few screencaps from his brief interview with ET:

Jake Gyllenhaal plays a 6th century prince who holds the fate of the world in his hands in the sweeping fantasy-adventure ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,’ and ET’s Thea Andrews got up close and personal with the newly minted action hero on the London set! So, how did Jake get that buff bod? “I over-prepared myself because I never knew how much they were going to ask me to do, so I just made sure I’d be hopefully able to do anything,” a playful Jake tells Thea. The former ‘Brokeback Mountain’ star trained for months before the arduous Moroccan desert shoot, and has been training daily to maintain his action-hero physique, gaining five pounds of muscle. “I guess I’ve gotten buff,” he shrugs. “There’s a lot acrobatics in the movie — a lot of running up walls, and jumping on things and Parkour, so it requires muscularity, but it requires a lot of aerobic ability too.” When filming finally wraps, Jake promises with a smile, “It’s going to turn into fat and I’m going to be happy.” ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer is bringing ‘Prince of Persia’ to life, based on the hugely popular video game and scheduled to open in theaters on May 28, 2010. The story finds Jake as Dastan, a young Persian prince who must join forces with the beautiful and feisty princess Tamina (played by ‘Quantum of Solace’ Bond girl Gemma Arterton) to prevent a villainous nobleman (Ben Kingsley) from possessing the Sands of Time — a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world. “I’m running away from family and I’m running away from bad guys and I’m trying to prove my innocence,” says Jake, trying to keep the play-by-play plot details a secret. “There’s so many extraordinary elements throughout the movie.”

Apparently, Jake will be speaking with a British accent in the film and has been using his accent even when he is not on the movie set for practice … but unfortch (or fortch, I’m not quite sure yet) he did not use his fake British accent in this interview with ET. After the jump, watch the video interview in full … (more…)

Last Friday we got to see a few pics of Ryan Phillippe and girlfriend Abbie Cornish spending an afternoon with his children Ava and Deacon and today we get to see what mommy Reese Witherspoon has been up to. Here are new pics of Reese with her beloved Jake Gyllenhaal as they strolled the streets of London, England this weekend (hand-in-hand at times) doing a bit of laughing and shopping together. It pains me, as ever, to admit … they really do look cute together:

I understand that that little white bag that Reese is carrying is from Myla lingerie store. Yes, it would appear that things are coming along nicely betwixt these two. Jakey poo has taken to keeping his longer hair underwraps again … and even tho I think he looks quite fetching in his Fall outfit and knit hat combo, I would much prefer to see how his longer locks have been doing lately. They really do look happy don’t they? Yeah, it kills me, too.

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Jake Gyllenhaal, who has been out of the public eye for the past few weeks working on his new movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, emerged in London, England this weekend. Sporting a fleece jacket from 66° North (which is an Icelandic outerwear company, I might add) Jakey poo was snapped making his way out of Cipriani restaurant Friday evening … here are a couple of pics:

Woot! It has been far too long since we’ve laid eyes on our dear Jake and he is a sight for sore eyes. I love that he is rockin’ a fleecy jacket from 66° North. When David and I were in Iceland, we learned that 66° North is pretty much the dress code for any Icelander who needs to brave the weather in comfort and style. Glad to see that Jake is part of the fam ;) While I can appreciate that Jakey poo has prolly been hard at work on his new film, I’m glad that the lad deigned to come out of hiding to remind us of how much we (well, I, at least) totally <3 him. Hopefully this reemergence is a sign that he is back on the scene and won't be hidden away for weeks on end. Welcome back Jake, we (well, I’ve) missed you :)

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This week new photos of an overly beefed up Jake Gyllenhaal (on the set of his new movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which he is currently filming) popped up on various sites and the amazing site Pretty on the Outside took notice. Here is a cute caricature of Jakie poo in the guise of He-Man, the Most Powerful Man in the Universe:

LOL. The pic is not a bad likeness of what Jake Gyllenhaal looks like these days. After the jump, check out a pic of the lad on set of Prince of Persia in the guise of the very beefed up Prince Dastan for comparison … (more…)

Hallelujah! Contrary to a report over the weekend from the ever credible Daily Mail, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are officially denying that they have decided to be married this Xmas. I think a resounding, Praise Jebus! is apropos. First up, the engagement rumor and then the denial from the couple:

A very merry Christmas might be in store for one of Hollywood’s most low-key couples. Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal plan to tie the knot at Christmas, according to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper. Gyllenhaal, 27, reportedly told friends that he and his Oscar-winning girlfriend, 32, will marry on or around Dec. 19 - his birthday. “Jake is telling everyone they are getting married at Christmas,” said a source on the set of the actor’s new film, “Prince of Persia.” “He told me he had proposed several times but she kept telling him she wanted to give their relationship more time. When he asked her again a couple of weeks ago, she finally said yes.”

Fortunately, the couple released a statement to People magazine today shooting down this wildly inaccurate report:

Reps for Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are denying tabloid reports that the couple are engaged. “They are not engaged, getting married or any of the reports,” the reps tell PEOPLE exclusively, calling the reports “lies.”

And we can all heave a collective sigh of relief. I mean, I really am trying to get used the idea of GyllenSpoon together as a couple (even tho they haven’t really officially announced that they are romantically involved in the first place) but I dunno that my fragile little heart can take the notion of the two of them getting married … or even engaged! No, I think I like things just the way they are … ambiguous and, hopefully, fleeting.

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There are a few adorable pics of Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon and her daughter Ava enjoying the Bastille Day fireworks display near the Eiffel Tower making the rounds online where Ava was able to enjoy a pretty nice view of the fireworks up on Jake’s shoulders … click HERE to check them out. That’s a damn lucky little girl, yes? But while the “family” was all smiles at the fireworks display, it was a bit of a different story the next day when Jake accompanied the kiddies, both Ava and Deacon, on a stroll on the streets of Paris … clearly, Jake had more important things to do than pay any attention to Reese’s kids:

Hee hee … you will note that Reese isn’t with Jake and the kids sooo mebbe he wasn’t interested in feigning interest in them? Nah … I’m sure he was just checking up on important emails for a quick second and wasn’t totally ignoring her kids at all :)

And … just because, here is a pic of Jake’s longer hair from behind:

It’s unclear how much longer GyllenSpoon are planning to be in Paris but I think it’s about time they wrapped up their holiday and went back to the UK — Jake has important training to undertake for his next movie role. He shouldn’t be playing house when he’s got work to do.

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