Thursday, April 26, 2018

30 Days and 16 Years: A Pin Up History of Jake Gyllenhaal and Austin Nichols - Day 26


Jake and Austin are quite fond of France so there's no surprise that Jake would jump at the chance to fly there for Zodiac's premiere, along with other members of the cast.  Back then, Austin and Jake were openly discussed on various websites and Just Jared was no exception when he speculated who might be there with him to celebrate the occasion. What is particularly noteworthy is that Just Jared did not speculate whether Reese Witherspoon would accompany Jake, even though the Rendition co-stars had been playing a cat and mouse game in preparation for the grand unveiling of their fauxmance in Rome later in October. Strategically timed for the birth of Baby Tile 1.




Jake arrives in Cannes, May 16, 2007

Jake Gyllenhaal @ Cannes Film Festival 2007


Jake Gyllenhaal and the rest of the cast and crew of procedural thriller Zodiac disembark from a private boat and arrive for the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in France on Wednesday.
The David Fincher-directed Zodiac also stars Mark Ruffalo and Chloe Sevigny.
Noticeably missing: Robert Downey Jr. and Austin Nichols (just kidding).

Except Just Jared wasn't "just kidding". Although it wasn't April in Paris, it was May. The anniversary of their first meeting at the TDAT audition. Thanks to the ingenuity of this young lady, a sneaky photo captured the two men dining outside later .  Jake's team tried to push the idea that Reese had secretly flown over, but no proof ever surfaced. Considering that Jake and Austin had been seen practically nonstop throughout the month of April 2007, there's no surprise that they would seize the opportunity of enjoying a little loved up time.

“La vie est une fleur dont l’amour est le miel.” – Victor Hugo 
 (English translation: “Life is a flower of which love is the honey.”)  Comme il faut!




 


pic sources: Bauer-Griffin/Eliot, Just Jared, unsourced
our playlist:  There's a Kind of Hush - Herman's Hermits
                     Chanson D'Amour - Manhattan Transfer
                     Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher - 
                     Jackie Wilson   


1 comment:

Florida Tom said...

I can't get out of my mind what Austin said in NC .His advice was to find someone special and hold on to them. Sounded to be and the other guy on the stage that he had found that someone. In his public life who has he ever held onto. In his private life all these pics and posts that PG has made this month shows us that he has found that someone special .why deceive people like both Jake and Austin are .I wanna like these guys again but it is so tough.