One of my favorite movies from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was writer-directorTom Ford’sNocturnal Animals. The film is based on theAustin WrightnovelTony and Susanand starsAmy Adamsas a successful art dealer whose former flame (Jake Gyllenhaal) sends her an advance copy of his new, intense thriller manuscript for a novel inspired by their relationship. The film follows a parallel story track as both the current-day events and those within the manuscript, titled “Nocturnal Animals, continue to unfold. Loaded with fantastic performances, a smart script, and amazing design from every department, the film again shows Tom Ford – who previously helmedA Single Man– is a real talent behind the camera. The film also starsAaron Taylor-Johnson,Isla Fisher,Armie Hammer,Laura Linney,Andrea Riseborough,Michael Sheen, andJena Malone. For more onNocturnal Animalsread Matt’s revieworwatch the trailer.
At the Los Angeles press day I landed an exclusive video interview with Jake Gyllenhaal. He talked about working with Tom Ford and why he’s a great collaborator, what we need to do to get him to make more movies, and upcoming projects likeBong Joon-ho’sOkjaandDaniel Espinosa’s sci-fi thrillerLife. Check out what he had to say in the video above and below is a list of what we talked about and some images from the film.
Nocturnal Animalsis now playing in limited release and expands into more theaters this week and goes wide December 9th.
Jake Gyllenhaal:
