Jake Gyllenhaal spent time in various states of undress while filming his upcoming movie Prince of Persia and he was only happy to do so after spending all that time at the gym perfecting his pecs:

“Working on a movie like Prince of Persia was awesome,” “It was great fun to be an action hero and to jump around, running off walls and fighting and having great quippy lines. And wearing only half of your clothes, of course!”

Jake looks forward to seeing how this movie does and although they are clearly gunning for different roles, he tells Britain’s The Telegraph newspaper that he has a healthy sense of competition with his sister Maggie Gyllenhaal:

“The idea of competition, particularly in a creative atmosphere, is always there. And, if you don’t acknowledge that, you are doing yourself and the process a disservice,” “That’s what brothers and sisters and family are like. For instance, my sister had a couple of years before I turned up, but I have been with her since the beginning of my life, so there is always going to be a great bond, and always a little competition.”

I look forward to seeing Jake’s pecs.  And you?

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