Actor Jake Gyllenhaal will join his sister Maggie at one of The Dark Knight premieres in a bid to pay tribute to his Brokeback Mountain co-star and friend Heath Ledger. Jake Gyllenhaal, the godfather of Ledger’s two-year-old daughter with Michelle Williams, is planning to attend one of the upcoming U.S. premieres. He’ll support his sister Maggie, who worked with tragic Ledger on the new Batman film.

A source tells OK! magazine, “Jake is debating coming to the New York city premiere or waiting to be Maggie’s date at an L.A. (Los Angeles) screening.

“He wants this to be something positive that will celebrate the role of a lifetime and a performance of which Heath was so proud.” Ledger’s parents and sister are also expected to jet to New York from their home in Perth, Australia, to attend the New York premiere on 14 July (08). Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment in January (08).

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Us Weekly is reporting on this week’s issue that Jake has moved in with his girlfriend Reese Witherspoon. “Sources” close to the actress have supposedly told the magazine that the couple is closer and closer to the altar.

But, just like anything else published on Us Weekly, this cannot be confirmed, since neither Jake or his reps have commented on the subject.

JGF will keep you posted if anything comes up.

It has also been reported that Jake is currently in London filming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (already!) and Reese went along. They are apparently residing in a £1.9 million property in West London, that is, Notting Hill. A source said: “[Reese] loves England and has been really looking forward to spending this time living with Jake.”

Sources: Us Weekly and Digital Spy

“Nailed” has finished filming in Columbia for good after the shoot never resumed from weekend walk-off by movie crews who said they were not getting paid.

Producers were hoping to resume filming Monday, but crews refused to work on the comedy starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel, Variety reported.

It’s unclear if producers have enough money to get the movie into theaters.

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Even in the final stretch of filming in Columbia, “Nailed” can’t catch a break.

Filming was supposed to finish this weekend on the comedy starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel, but shoot was shut down for a fourth time.

The International Alliance of Theatrical & Stage Employees ordered members to avoid the set on Friday because movie crews had not been paid — again, Variety and L.A. Weekly reported.

Filming was expected to start again today, a source told Variety. The S.C. Film Commission said it did not know if shooting had resumed. Attempts to reach the production company of “Nailed” was unsuccessful today.

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Jake has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the Best Actor - Drama category for his portrayal of a CIA agent in Rendition! He’s up agains Channing Tatum (Stop-Loss), Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild), Mark Wahlberg (We Own the Night) and Ryan Phillippe (Stop-Loss). Make sure you vote for him by clicking here! The TCA will take place on August 4.

First, James Caan walked off the set of David O’Russell’s Nailed. Now, according to Variety, the entire production has shut down due to financial problems, which leaves both Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel without a job until further notice.

This is the third time the production has been put on hold. IATSE leaders instructed below-the-line crewmembers not to show up last Thursday when they were not paid. A person close to the project insists that the project will in fact start back up again sometime next week.

The film is scheduled to wrap sometime in June, but its future is murky at best.

Source: MovieWeb