Gyllenhaal gives convicted drug smuggler a movie role
Jake Gyllenhaal gave a convicted drug smuggler a part in his new film after striking up a relationship with him during research for Brothers.
The Donnie Darko star plays an ex-convict in his new film, and spent time at a juvenile contaiment centre to research his role properly. During his time there, he struck up a relationship with one of the teenagers.
Gyllenhaal explained, "This kid Victor was in jail and he was released and had the opportunity to change his life and told us stories that were unreal to me.
"He was hiding meth in the back of a lamp of a four wheel vehicle driving over the border and he was 16. He changed his life and is working for the governor's office in Sacramento now.
"Jim (Sheridan, director) ended up putting him in the movies in a scene where my brother Tobey Maguire's helicopter goes down."
Source: Yahoo! Movies