JAKE GYLLENHAAL

Thanksgiving often serves up a feast of new family movies at the box office, but the Walt Disney Co.’s animated offering “Strange World” fizzled with audiences out of the gates.

Jake Gyllenhaal is set to lead as Dalton in a reimagined ‘Road House’ movie alongside Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Lukas Gage. pic.twitter.com/DM7E8oA1vG — Amazon Studios (@AmazonStudios) August 2, 2022Doug Liman, best known for directing “The Bourne Identity,” “Swingers,” and “Mr. “I’m thrilled to put my own spin on the beloved Road House legacy and I can’t wait to show audiences what Jake and I are going to do with this iconic role,” Liman told Deadline. “Road House is a homerun for us. Not only is it a nod to fans of the original, but it is also a big, fun, broad audience movie,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, to Deadline.

Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons offered a nostalgia play for next season, mixing gingham, coming from the feminine world, with masculine menswear.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 2” sped to the top of the charts in its opening weekend, earning an impressive $71 million according to studio estimates Sunday.

Jake Gyllenhaal is the perfect avatar for the director’s frenetic, maximalist style.

The rise in artist-specific dance nights at music venues seems to be yet another pandemic side effect.

Director and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series “Big Little Lies” and whose 2013 drama “Dallas Buyers Club” earned six Oscar nominations, has died.

In 2010, the year he turned 80, Stephen Sondheim had to endure a public fuss when a Broadway theater was being renamed in his honor.

It’s safe to say it’s been a rough couple days for actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

Taylor Swift’s short film of “All Too Well,” set to the tune of her expanded and re-recorded version of the song, has Swiftie Sleuths digging deeper into new lyrics and symbolism in the video.

The actor spoke to Howard Stern about the pressure of starring in a Marvel movie, calling it "a whole different craft."

The always compelling Gyllenhaal carries the film even though his scene partners are mostly computer screens, telephones and disembodied voices. Jon Bernthal plays his father and Alessandro Nivola plays a charismatic mobster who takes an interest in Tony. — AP Film Writer Lindsey BahrMUSIC— Six-time Grammy-winner Brandi Carlile has been busy during the pandemic, releasing a memoir and now a highly anticipated new album, "In These Silent Days," on Friday. — AP Entertainment Writer Kristin M. HallTELEVISION— Jon Stewart is back, and Apple TV+ has him. "The Problem With Jon Stewart" debuts Thursday, with episodes released on an every-other-week basis.

See Lin-Manuel Miranda, Idina Menzel, Leslie Odom Jr. Jake Gyllenhaal and more at the 74th annual Tony Awards.

This week’s new entertainment releases include new music from Brandi Carlile and the Doobie Brothers, as well as the return of Jon Stewart to prime time and a prequel film to “The Sopranos” called “The Many Saints of Newark.”.

Many of Broadway’s biggest lights — including Kristin Chenoweth, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chita Rivera and Idina Menzel — will make appearances at Sunday’s TV celebration of Broadway’s return.

The Toronto International Film Festival is uniquely reliant on crowds, which has made its 2021 edition particularly challenging during the pandemic.

The fall movie season -- usually a reliable rhythm and cozy autumn comfort — is this year, like much of the past 18 months, a little disorienting.

“Zola” is very possibly the first feature film adapted from a Twitter thread.

After its triumphant first weekend, “A Quiet Place Part II” fell 59% at the North American box office leaving room for the third movie in the “Conjuring” franchise to take first place.

These kids got the surprise of a lifetime when they were visited by the heroes of "Spider-Man: Far From Home." Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jake Gyllenhaal stopped by the Children's Hospital Los Angeles last week, with Holland in his spidey suit and Gyllenhaal in his dark armor and cape as Mysterio. "I love you," one little boy told Holland, "and that you shoot webs." I actually used all my webs on the way over here.The kids also got a special screening of the new movie, which opened in theaters on Tuesday. RELATED STORIES'Spider-Man' Tom Holland Rescues Fan Being Crushed Outside 'Late Show'French Spider-Man Climbs 47-Story Building in Philippines'Spider-Man' Breaks Into Police Station and Falls Asleep in Ceiling Duct While High on Meth: Cops

Gyllenhaal, who plays boxer Billy "The Great" Hope, tells Gayle King why some of the scenes in the film are tougher to watch. He also shares how he prepared physically and mentally for the role. Watch the full story Thursday on "CBS This Morning."