Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal are one of the most famous siblings in Hollywood, but fans are still surprised to learn that they are related.
In a new interview with The New York Times Posted on February 28, the Oscar-nominated actress opened up about reuniting with her on-screen younger brother for her upcoming second directorial project. the bride – marking the first time they have shared the screen in more than two decades.
“I remember asking him and crying alone in the hotel room I was in, because it meant a lot to me. It meant a lot to me to interact with him,” Maggie, 48, recalled, noting that for years she had focused on carving her own path “separate” from her famous family.
“We’ve never been apart,” Maggie said of the Marvel star, “but we’ve never been as close as we are now. Finally, maybe in the last five years, more and more, even every day, we’re really interacting…”
Both brothers began acting as children in the early ’90s with supporting roles in their father’s films, and they last worked together in the 2001 thriller Donnie Darko. Jake, now 45, quickly landed leading roles in films such as October sky – something Maggie now admits sparked feelings of “envy” towards her brother.
Therefore, approaching him after all these years seemed “honest” and “vulnerable” to me. The dark knight said the actress NYT“I waited until I was absolutely sure that asking him to do this part was the right thing to do.”
