Thirty Days of Toothy Tile, Grey Goose and the Baby Tiles
Day 2
It was said on the original Waiting for Toothy blog that Jake and Austin had met at the auditions for The Day After Tomorrow, a movie Jake would go on to star in as "Sam Hall" and Austin winning the role as "J.D.". The character of "J.D." was to be a minor character, but at some point, this changed and Austin found himself with more lines and screen time.
With auditions occurring in May 2002 and filming for The Day After Tomorrow not beginning until November, it is apparent that during the time in between, Jake and Austin's relationship and mutual attraction had reached far beyond the casual interest stage. Austin showing up in New York City at Club Lotus with Jake on June 26, 2002 is evidence of the bond they were already forging.
If you have a copy of the movie, be sure to check out the time period when Sam, Laura, J.D. and Brian escape to J.D.'s family apartment and watch for this moment, when you can see Austin's wrist subtly bend outward to touch Jake in this scene:
Even in a camera still, the outward angle of Austin's wrist is obvious. Although they had spent 6 months together on set, it was no surprise that Austin immediately landed a role in Wimbledon, which happened to star Jake's beard at the time, Kirsten Dunst. This allowed Jake to continue the romance with heterosexual credentials throughout the summer months of 2003.
By the following year, Jake and Kirsten's two year "relationship" suddenly ended, while Jake was in Canada filming Brokeback Mountain. Just a few months later, Austin announced that he and his "high school sweetheart" of seven years, Claire Oswalt, had parted ways as well. The longstanding "couple" kaput, after an "engagement" that was portrayed as ending so badly that Austin had to sleep on friends' couches for months. Poor guy apparently had no friends. LOL!
Funny how just a few months later on February 27, 2005, Claire accidentally was photographed with Jake and Austin at a post- Oscars Vanity Fair Party. Guess that horrible breakup was not so bad after all, huh? Better yet, how about the concept that they never broke up at all because they were never together in the first place.
"Jake and I played tennis a few times when we were filming in London," [during Wimbledon] said Austin Nichols, "I've learned a ton from Jake. He's really a sharp guy. He told me everything about acting, the business, girls, and life." Paper Magazine, April 4, 2006.
Thanks, Austin. I'm sure those in depth conversations about girls were quite enlightening. *wink* As you can see these boys were inseparable from the moment they met. Love/lust at first sight, from those in the know who witnessed the sparks. Both men's promising futures already destined to be lived together.
collaboration: M&M and PG
pic source: Oh My Godot Blogspot
our playlist: Touch - Seal
Human Touch - Bruce Springsteen
Touch My Body - Mariah Carey
