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I like the idea of Jake Gyllenhaal. Really, I do. He’s a fantastic actor and seems like a really sweet and nice guy, but there’s also a great deal of the contrived about him. Truth be told, I never really bought his romance with Reese Witherspoon, and the entire Taylor Swift fakery was just entirely hilarious in its awful execution. Still, I’ve got nothing against the guy himself, but I find it rather strange that he’s decided to make an appearance on the upcoming season premiere of Discovery Channel’s “Man vs. Wild.” Why?
Jake Gyllenhaal is discovering his wild side!
The 30-year-old actor joins “Man vs. Wild” host Bear Grylls in the Icelandic wilderness for show’s upcoming season premiere on July 11.
According to the Discovery Channel, “Man vs. Wild” will test will test how the Prince of Persia star measures up to unpredictable and unforgiving Mother Nature. For two days, Grylls and Gyllenhaal embark on a survival experience neither will forget to an Icelandic landscape dominated by mountains, huge glaciers and some of Europe’s most active volcanoes.
“For me, it’s all about discovery,” Gyllenhaal said.
Grylls explained: “The wild is always very revealing — not only physically but mentally. You’ve got to smile when it’s driving horizontal hail and be able to face your fears and just get on and do it — and on both of those accounts, Jake came up strong.”
[From US Weekly]
Of course, the immediate question that springs to mind involves what sort of possible benefit will come to Jake as a result of this guest appearance. Jake could possibly be a huge fan of the show and just wanted to participate in the taping of an episode. Or he could merely desire to prove that he’s a real man by “surviving nature,” i.e., pretending to rough it overnight on top of a mountain in a threadbare tent while drinking his own urine but, in actuality, sneaking off for a luxurious stay in the nearest four-star hotel. Does Jake really want to cement the unintentionally hilarious vision of overwrought buffness from his Prince of Persia phase? Perhaps we’ll never know the reason why, but at least we can watch it all go down.
By the way, here’s a refresher course on exactly how well a “Man vs. Wild” can be faked:
And here’s Bear Grylls’ “Late Show with David Letterman” appearance, where he sort of weakly describes why he stays in fancy hotels while filming his show.
Photos courtesy of Fame, WENN, AllMoviePhoto
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Ha…that picture of Bear Grylls with his book you can see his pants aren’t buttoned! LOL!!!!
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My first thought honestly was that this Bear guy is Gay.
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hope he gets eaten up..
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Is he Bear Gryll’s toothpick or flotation device?
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Eh, Jake has never really done it for me. He reminds me of that muppet Guy Smiley
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idk, bear grylls AND jake hoofin’ it in some god-forsaken jungle would be kinda hot, especially with bear’s accent narrating
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CountryGal – my first thought too! lol, I have a love for these shows, he’s not my favorite by far. But given the chance to hang out and be one an episode, I totally would! If Jake is trying to butch it up…wrong show. I guess better than Cake Wars…
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Jake Gyllenhaal guesting on Man vs. Wild? Better drink my own piss.
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I never believed the show fully, so I wasn’t too annoyed. Like most reality shows they plan and write sketches. I like the guy.
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My comment really hasn’t anything to do with this article, except you’ve made me a very happy reader today. Spanky Fassy, ASkars with bedroom eyes, and now Jakey. I’ll be in my bunk if anybody needs me…
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I see I’m not the only one frequenting meme base.
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Jakie and Bear sittin’ in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G !
Those two make a really cute couple. I could pinch their cheeks ’cause they’re sooo cute together!
If Jake was going for a ‘He-Man’ image it kinda backfired. Or, maybe this guest shot is a subtle, tongue in cheek, way of coming out of the closet. In that case, kudos to Jake G.
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I hate Bear Grylls. It pisses me off that he has to impose himself on nature and I do wait for the day he chokes on his own piss.
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Hahaha, I was thinking of memebase as I was reading this… and does anyone else think that Bear and Jakey got it on in the hotel after their wilderness experience?
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@laura, Yep. They got it on like Donkey Kong.
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@silken_floss, Thank you! I’ve been trying to remember the name of that Muppet but could never figure it out. Jake does look remarkably like him.
I’ve never liked Bear Grylls. The way he talks and over exaggerates everything he does on his show almost as though he’s about to face imminent death is so over the top, it’s beyond annoying.
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“For me, it’s all about discovery,” Gyllenhaal said.
I bet it is. Reach any conclusions yet?
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Wasn’t going to comment, but couldn’t let an awesome Firefly reference go unacknowledged. @#10 Wilz, thanks for putting a smile on my face
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I bet Jake wants to discover Bear more than anything else.
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Will Ferrell was on that show once and boy was that funny. Maybe Jake has a movie to promote.
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Another futile attempt to butch up his image.
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I LOVE YOU JAKE! You’re ALL MAN and I KNOW IT!
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Why not? I think hes probably a fan of the show.
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@ Wilz
Love the Firefly reference. Adam Baldwin was great in that!
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Bear is married and he has kids, I doubt any Brokeback Mountain will be going on with these two. I think Jake is doing it for the thrill and adventure plus he probably wants to show how macho is really is.
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omg bear grylls looks weird in that pic. is he a lesbian now?
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why do people get on his case about it being fake? first of all you can’t even call what he does fake because they are demonstrations not him trying to prove he can survive. So once he’s done demonstrating how to survive in certain environments he’s pretty much done his job and isn’t guilty of anything by staying in a hotel. The man eats gross shit for your entertainment for god’s sake give him a break.
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