Some actors discover themselves in a single kind of function and find yourself getting typecast as a specific kind of character or making specific kinds of films. Plainly Jake Gyllenhaal is formally now the man you name once you wish to remake one thing from the late ‘80s or early ’90s. This week Prime Video subscribers will lastly get an opportunity to see his Highway Home remake, however that’s not the one venture from across the identical interval that the actor will remake this yr for a streaming platform.
This week Jake Gyllenhaal will tackle the lead function in Highway Home, creating a brand new model of the character made well-known by Patrick Swayze again in 1989. Simply over a yr after Swayze’s motion film opened in theaters, Harrison Ford starred in a authorized thriller known as Presumed Harmless and Gyllenhaal is ready to tackle that very same function in a brand new collection for Apple TV+ that can debut in June.
Presumed Harmless isn’t one among Harrison Ford’s hottest roles. Nonetheless, something that wasn’t Han Solo or Indiana Jones tended to get missed by audiences, and contemplating Presumed Harmless is one among Ford’s much less heroic characters, it’s possibly not a shock. Nonetheless, it confirmed the actor’s vary in a means that different roles didn’t. Gyllenhaal has proven his means to play hero and villain in equal measure, so the half shouldn’t be too tough for him.
The 2 roles are about as removed from one another as they could possibly be. One is an motion film whereas the opposite is a authorized drama, however it’s actually a stunning coincidence to see Jake Gyllenhaal concerned in each initiatives that might be launched even nearer collectively than the unique movie initiatives have been. If Gyllenhaal desires to create one thing of a repute for himself, there are worse issues than to be the go-to actor for remakes from a specific period.
Primarily based on the critics’ response to Highway Home Jake Gyllenhaal’s new movie is a strong win that can seemingly be common with followers. If the Presumed Harmless TV collection is embraced by these with an Apple TV+ subscription, then the actor may have efficiently proven a big vary with simply these two initiatives. And I’m positive there are many different late ’80s and early ‘90s films that haven’t been remade lately if Jake Gyllenhaal is . It might make for a novel performing area of interest, but when it really works, why not?
After which in 30 years someone else can come alongside and make a profession out of remaking Jake Gyllenhaal films, that have been all remakes of different films. At this level, there’s no indication that the useless cycle of perpetual remakes is ever going to finish. Until there’s a actual revolt and audiences cease displaying up. However on the finish of the day, if the films are good, folks will present up.
