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About 20 years ago, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” delighted audiences and ended up being nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The franchise would go on to spawn a Netflix TV series, but no formal sequel film was released.

After COVID, Jake Gyllenhaal is finally taking on a new project! According to Deadline, the 40-year-old actor will star in the new movie Combat Control. The film will reportedly highlight the true story of Air Force CCT John Chapman, who died in battle on March 4, 2002 in Afghanistan.

Jake Gyllenhall is returning to the military genre after tackling Operation Desert Storm in Sam Mendes’ 2005 flick “Jarhead” as he’ll be playing real-life serviceman Air Force Combat Control Technician Chapman, a recipient of the Medal of Honor in 2018 for his actions in a classified mission that took place in Afghanistan on March 4, 2002, that led to his death.

Jake Gyllenhaal is taking on an exciting new role!

Ethan Shanfeld MGM is in negotiations to acquire “Combat Control,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Sam Hargrave (“Extraction”).Hargrave and Shelby Malone will also serve as associate producers alongside Gyllenhaal and Ryan Cassells as executive producers.The Hideaway Entertainment president Matthew Rhodes, CEO Jonathan Gray and VP Kristy Grisham will produce and co-finance the project.

Also Read: How 'Extraction' Director Sam Hargrave Went From Captain America's Stunt Double to Directing Thor (Video)Michael Russell Gunn will adapt the the screenplay. The New York Times bestselling true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of twenty-three comrades-in-arms.Endeavor Content brokered the sale to MGM.

EXCLUSIVE: Since the top of the year, no studio has been more aggressive in the marketplace then MGM and it looks like their close to landed another highly-coveted package. Sources tell Deadline, MGM is in talks to acquire Combat Control, which tells the true story of Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman, with Jake Gyllenhaal on board to play the late war hero.

Taylor Swift teased her anticipated “Wildest Dreams” rerecording for the first time in a very unlikely place: the trailer for her ex Jake Gyllenhaal’s upcoming movie.

Also Read: 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Flies Low at Box Office With $8.6 Million OpeningKaren Foster is the producer, and the film’s co-director is Ennio Torresan.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAnother week, another step toward the world as we knew it before COVID-19, thanks to nationwide vaccination efforts and the gradual reopening of theaters.

Michael B. Jordan leans in to give a kiss to Chante Adams while filming scenes for their new movie, Journal for Jordan, in New York City on Tuesday (March 9).

Elle Fanning has joined the cast of Barry Levinson’s “Francis and the Godfather” about the making of “The Godfather.” She will portray actress Ali MacGraw in the film.Fanning joins a cast that includes Oscar Isaac as Francis Ford Coppola and Jake Gyllenhaal as Paramount executive Robert Evans. MacGraw, who is known for her role in “Love Story,” was married to Evans at the time of the production and had just won the Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer.

Jake Gyllenhaal is currently filming a Michael Bay action movie and we have some intense photos from the set!

Movie theatres are back open in New York, and Liam Neeson has found the perfect way to celebrate.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIt’s a very different landscape this week than it was a year ago, just before the pandemic forced cinemas to close around the country.

Liam Neeson is excited for New York City movie theaters to re-open and he will personally be at a theater on Friday night (March 4) to welcome moviegoers seeing his new film.