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Jake Gyllenhaal & Duncan Jones

Jake Gyllenhaal & Duncan Jones

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While in Austin to promote their supernatural thriller 'Source Code', director Duncan Jones and dreamy star Jake Gyllenhaal sit down for a chat and check out the amazing Blackberry Playbook! The fellows discuss the pros and cons of modern technology and which one of them is cooler online and cooler in person! Hosted by Kinsey Schofield.

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That's why I wanted to work with him.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Oh, cuz he's glorious?

Duncan Jones

Yeah, he's a he's a hunk.

Young Hollywood

He is and by the way, have you seen yourself in HD? Wow, that's cool.

Duncan Jones

I know. That's nice.

Young Hollywood

I wanted to discuss graphic novel. Very ironic that you're doing this graphic novel unmute because every time I look at Jake Gyllenhaal, I see cartoon hearts.

Duncan Jones

Understandable. Understandable.

Young Hollywood

I know do you too?

Duncan Jones

Yeah, of course. That's why I wanted to work with them.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Oh, cuz he's glorious?

Duncan Jones

Yeah, he's a he's a hunk.

Young Hollywood

He is and by the way, have you seen yourself in HD? Wow, that's cool.

Duncan Jones

I know. That's nice.

Young Hollywood

What is that?

Duncan Jones

This is the this is actually the the Blackberry Playbook. Um but you look pretty magnificent in HD. Um you can also play the all of the the games on the website and everything else. It's it's excellent. Some of them have done an amazing job I think of trying to sort of let everyone know about the film using all avenues, all opportunities. And so they're using new technology and um I also think it's a way of kind of extending the story outside of the film and even before the film, having a kind of say in what you think it might be, then experiencing the film and then ultimately afterwards, kind of influencing what your storyline or tangent off the film could be. I mean, I think that's what's cool about it.

Young Hollywood

What would you do if you knew you had less than eight minutes to live?

Jake Gyllenhaal

I don't know. I'd make those seconds count. I would call my dad.

Young Hollywood

With technology, influencing South by Southwest, influencing Source Code, have the two of you ever gotten in trouble? Have you BBM'd the wrong person?

Duncan Jones

I get I get myself in trouble all the time. I used I use Twitter a lot and um you know, sometimes you know, I I if I'm if I'm talking about stuff I get reminded an awful lot things that I'm not supposed to be talking about and

Young Hollywood

Oh, right.

Duncan Jones

Yeah, opinions I'm not supposed to be airing.

Young Hollywood

But his his Twitter feed is pretty cool though. I mean he has a lot of up-to-date. Would you follow him on Twitter if you were on Twitter?

Jake Gyllenhaal

Uh you know, I I follow I'd follow him wherever he wherever he goes. I I think he's the next generation of great filmmakers.

Young Hollywood

So next generation.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Yeah, I believe him. He's even he's even farther than Twitter. I think he's actually you know, he knows how to make great film, so.

Jake Gyllenhaal

I think technology is like a an extraordinary thing and I think the only thing that it does sometimes is you get focused on your computer for too long and you don't get to get outside and walk around.

Young Hollywood

I honestly feel like I'm cooler online. So that's why I stick to the computer.

Jake Gyllenhaal

But you're cooler in real life.

Young Hollywood

Oh, well thanks. That's nice.

Jake Gyllenhaal

You're welcome.

Young Hollywood

That's nice. But you're cooler online. Are you? That's something I don't know. I've met you in person and you were cool online but you're pretty cool in person.

Jake Gyllenhaal

He is.

Duncan Jones

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

And Jake, you're really cool too.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Thank you. That's very nice.

Young Hollywood

I can't wait till the cartoon hearts go away. I'm going to have to like I'm going to stumble out the door.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jake Gyllenhaal

    Star of 'Source Code' and interviewee.

  • Duncan Jones

    Director of 'Source Code' and interviewee.

  • Kinsey Schofield

    Host of the interview.

FAQ

What film were Jake Gyllenhaal and Duncan Jones promoting?+
Jake Gyllenhaal and Duncan Jones were promoting their supernatural thriller film, 'Source Code'.
What technology did they discuss in the interview?+
They discussed modern technology, including the Blackberry Playbook, and platforms like Twitter.
How does technology extend the story of a film, according to Duncan Jones?+
Duncan Jones believes technology can extend the story by allowing people to have a say in what they think it might be before watching, and then influencing the storyline or tangents afterwards.
Who hosts the interview?+
The interview is hosted by Kinsey Schofield.
Does Duncan Jones use Twitter?+
Yes, Duncan Jones uses Twitter frequently, although he sometimes gets in trouble for airing opinions he's not supposed to.

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