Penthouse spoke to Jake Gyllenhaal about his gripping new role, RESISTING convention, and testing HIS limits

As handsome as he is talented, Jake Gyllenhaal has distinguished himself as an actor capable of great pathos, intensity, and sensitivity. In films ranging from “Brokeback Mountain” to “Zodiac” to “Nightcrawler,” Gyllenhaal is a consistently riveting performer. Those are the qualities he brings to his new film, “Demolition,” directed by French-Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Valléein (“Dallas Buyers Club”), in which he plays a New York City investment banker struggling with grief following the death of his wife in an auto accident.

“He’s a guy who’s lived his life according to convention, according to what society says you should... Read More