Josh Hartnett Almost Starred in 'Brokeback Mountain' with an Oscar-Winning Actor & It's His Biggest Regret

As you’ve likely heard by now, French Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée died unexpectedly at the age of 58 over the weekend. Longtime producing partner Nathan Ross confirmed his death in a statement shared with various trades.

Director and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series “Big Little Lies” and whose 2013 drama “Dallas Buyers Club” earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58.

Director and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series "Big Little Lies" and whose 2013 drama "Dallas Buyers Club" earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58.

Director and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series “Big Little Lies” and whose 2013 drama “Dallas Buyers Club” earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died.

If Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are still your OTP, you may want to know why Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst broke up after the first Spider-Man movie and how Maguire was almost replaced as Spider-Man by Dunst’s next boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal.

In a joint statement released on Instagram on Dec. 20, And Just Like That‘s Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis responded to allegations that their Sex and the City co-star Chris Noth, 67, sexually assaulted multiple women.

In Spider-Man’s last film installment, and replayed at the top of high-spirited sequel Spider-Man: No Way Home (★★★★☆), the teen superhero’s ally-turned-enemy Mysterio (Jack Gyllenhaal) took to social media to let the biggest spoiler in the MCU out of the bag. As his last villainous act before dying, Mercurio revealed Spidey’s secret identity as New York City high schooler Peter Parker (Tom Holland).Instantly, and thanks to online troll J.

The Michael Bay directed action movie Ambulance will go from Feb. 18 to April 8, 2022 which is the weekend before Easter weekend.

A very different movie! Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal both earned Oscar nominations for their roles in Brokeback Mountain — but they weren’t the only actors considered for the complex characters.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s powerful performance in The Guilty, a film he nurtured and brought to director Antoine Fuqua after seeing the Danish-language original at Sundance in 2018, has won tremendous plaudits ever since it debuted on Netflix earlier in the year. For the actor and producer, it marks the latest chapter in a new approach to making movies, not least because of the creativity required in its shoot to figure out safe ways to work during the pandemic.

Brokeback Mountain was a smash-hit film back when it was released in theaters in 2005.

The stars are stepping out for a good cause!

Over the years, we’ve seen folks talk quite a bit about Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning drama, “Brokeback Mountain.” Some people consider it a bit of a poster child for Hollywood’s penchant for hiring straight actors to play LGBTQ+ roles. Others look at how the film was a monumental success and paved the way for more LGBTQ+ representation on the big screen.

Josh Hartnett knows all too well how overwhelming Hollywood can be.

cowboy-lovers Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist. The parts ultimately went to Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger, who died in 2008.Hartnett admitted in an interview with News.com.au that he wanted the part so he could smooch on the Oscar winner.

Josh Hartnett explained why he walked away from making big Hollywood movies during a recent interview. The 43-year-old actor revealed the industry at the time was "overwhelming" for him.

Josh Hartnett is opening up about his break from Hollywood in a new interview.

Josh Hartnett was one of the biggest names in Hollywood in the early 2000s but faded from the spotlight.

Putting himself first. After hitting pause on his Hollywood career, Josh Hartnett explained why he believes that decision was the “best thing” he could have done for his mental health.

Joaquin Phoenix. Josh, though, was committed to something else, and the title roles ended up going to Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal instead."Unfortunately, I was going to do 'Brokeback Mountain' and I had a contract with the [2006 film] Black Dahlia that I had to film, so I had to drop out of it," he said, via Daily Mail.