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Out of all the big-budget blockbusters Jake Gyllenhaal has landed in his career, the 2004 sci-fi-action pieceThe Day After Tomorrowmost certainly wasn’t one. Although it more or less received some fans’ appreciation, a majority of the critics were still as displeased by it as ever, even though it managed to become a considerable commercial success.
Gyllenhaal, on the other hand, was rather disgruntled with the piece himself. While it was one of his initial experiences working on a big-budget project, the actor had quite a few issues with it. As he didn’t hesitate to let known to everyone, one of his biggest problems was his dialogue for the film, which he had a hard time translating to the screens.
Jake Gyllenhaal was Brutally Critical ofThe Day After Tomorrow‘s Dialogue
Even though it was one of his initial big-budget projects,Jake Gyllenhaalwas as unhesitantly critical about multiple aspects ofThe Day After Tomorrowas ever. That said, when the dialogue of the piece didn’t sit well with him and he found himself having a hard time adjusting to the movie’s writing and translating his dialogue to the big screen, he let it known.
As perContact Music, he let the same known while sharing his distaste for the dialogue. TheDonny Darkostar said:
There were a couple of instances where I said, ‘No way am I saying that line!’ And they rewrote it.There won’t be any subtitle saying, ‘Sorry, these guys don’t sound like real human beings, but they just didn’t have the balls to say the dialogue sucked.’
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Apparently, this unfondness of the dialogue stemmed fromGyllenhaal’s historywith his family, considering how, before him, his family was already a part of the showbiz. For those who may not know, the 43-year-old is the son of filmmaker (cum poet) Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter cum director Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal. That said, we might as well say it runs in the family.
TheRoad Houseactorhimself pointed this factor out, saying (via Contact Music):
Coming from a family where my mom is a writer, I just respond to how people speak. I thrive on the process of getting this stuff right. It drove them crazy, but it was fun. You have to entertain yourself when you’re spending seven months in Montreal.
Well, Gyllenhaal’sroots in the entertainment industrymost certainly seem to have contributed significantly to the way he tames his work, so no wonder that he made his thoughts known when the dialogue of the sci-fi-action piece sucked. But that wasn’t the only problem thePrisonersstar faced in the movie, since he faced an even greater challenge adjusting to the script.
Jake Gyllenhaal Found it Hard to Adjust to the Film’s Writing As Well
In another interview withBlack Film, Jake Gyllenhaal pointed out howRoland Emmerich‘s 2004 film wasn’t big on character development. That’s not all, for quite a few of the scenes, very little sub-text was provided – something he found pretty difficult to tackle. Sharing how“really hard”he found it all, theBrokeback Mountainstar went on to say:
“The most challenging thing for me was making scenes that I think have very little sub-text have some reality to them. You have to get so much information in such a short period of time. Making something feel like you’re actually saying it and it’s not some plot device was really hard for me.”
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Understandably enough, it makes sense Gyllenhaal found it hard to work on this particular project, considering how he had more than one problem with the way things were tamed in it.
Nonetheless, the big names connected to the piece, includingDennis QuaidandEmmy Rossum, must have helped the film succeed commercially since it managed to bring in a fair $552.6 million on a $125 million (viaBox Office Mojo), even though the critical and general ratings more or less sucked (seeRotten Tomatoes).
The Day After Tomorrow can currently be streamed on Prime Video.
Mahin Sultan
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
