https://www.thewrap.com/jake-gyllenhaal-talks-brokeback-mountain-relationship-with-heath-ledger-video/
See video: Jake Gyllenhaal Toured Like a Hobo With Mumford & Sons "I just remember [Ledger] saying, 'Ah yeah, f— the past," Gyllenhaal reminisced, as he laughed through memories of the

https://www.queerty.com/jake-gyllenhaal-reveals-moment-relationship-heath-ledger-became-intimate-20220415
Now, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Gyllenhaal has opened up about the moment he and Ledger realized they'd made a classic film and the impact it would have. "Heath and I were at a Q&A at

https://www.queerty.com/jake-gyllenhaal-reveals-one-thing-bothered-heath-ledger-brokeback-mountain-20190726
Instead of showing in the first mainstream Gay themed major picture that Gays can be happy, have loving life enriching relationships and actually live happily ever after, it showed two miserable

https://scoop.upworthy.com/heath-ledger-clapped-back-at-haters-of-brokeback-mountains-gay-love-its-two-souls-in-love
The film centers around two queer cowboys falling in love, with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal playing the gay cowboys. The movie is set in a time when homosexuality was extremely taboo. The film came out in 2005 when queer stories in mainstream films were rare and "Brokeback Mountain" broke down a lot of barriers for queer storytelling.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/brokeback-mountain-jake-gyllenhaal-heath-ledger-lgbtq-legacy-140048946.html
The film, about the secret and ultimately tragic love story between two men (Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger) who meet as farmhands in the rural and rugged terrain of eastern Wyoming, is

https://www.out.com/film/2022/4/05/heath-ledger-clapped-back-haters-brokeback-mountains-gay-love
And Ledger's response was everything we could have hoped for. \u201cHeath Ledger's response to calling the relationship in "Brokeback Mountain" disgusting\u201d — Iz (@Iz) 1516218262

https://www.slashfilm.com/1083252/heath-ledger-took-a-simple-approach-to-the-love-scenes-in-brokeback-mountain/
For Ledger, he didn't think of it as a "gay" love scene, as many actors of that time surely would have. He simply saw it as another love scene where he portrayed a complex, layered human being

https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jake-gyllenhaal-heath-ledger-brokeback-mountain-homophobic-jokes
It's been 14 years since Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger costarred in Brokeback Mountain, a fraught, '60s-era romance about two cowboys who fall in love.And yet, the film still regularly pops

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jake-gyllenhaal-says-heath-ledger-hated-brokeback-mountain-gay-jokes-he-was-like-no-this-is-about-love-212258992.html
This is about love.'. Like, that's it, man. Like, no.'". (Photo: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images) On the 10th anniversary of Brokeback 's release, Gyllenhaal told Out that Ledger hated that

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/04/jake-gyllenhaals-relationship-with-heath-ledger-was-based-on-a-profound-love
During the chat, he also opened up about working with the late Heath Ledger on Brokeback Mountain . "The relationship between me and Heath while we were making this movie was something that was

https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/12/21/ang-lee-heath-ledger-jake-gyllenhaal-brokeback-mountain-friction/
Brokeback Mountain was groundbreaking for its depiction of a gay relationship in a mainstream Hollywood film. (Screengrab/River Road Entertainment/Focus Features) Ang Lee, director of iconic queer film Brokeback Mountain, has revealed that there was "friction" between its two lead actors, Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2015/07/29/heath-ledger-was-extraordinarily-serious-about-gay-rights-in-brokeback-mountain/
With Heath Ledger eventually cast, it then came out that he claimed the script to be "the most beautiful script he'd ever read.". According to Gyllenhaal - who recently released an emotional tribute to his co-star :" [Ledger] was extraordinarily serious about the political issues surrounding the movie.". The actor continued: "A

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ten-years-brokeback-jake-gyllenhaal-843951/#!
View All. November 25, 2015 12:37pm ... While filming a Brokeback Mountain scene in which Heath Ledger and a stunt double for Jake ... [when the Supreme Court gave a ruling in favor of gay

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jake-gyllenhaal-heath-ledger-brokeback-mountain-jokes_n_5d39b822e4b020cd994fba6e
The 2005 film was forward-thinking in its portrayal of a gay relationship between two cowboys, prompting some viewers to scrutinize the off-screen lives of its stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger. Gyllenhaal reflected on the impact "Brokeback Mountain" had on his Hollywood career in a forthcoming interview with " Sunday Today ."

https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/07/26/heath-ledger-brokeback-mountain-gyllenhaal/
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal has revealed that Heath Ledger, his late co-star in the groundbreaking film Brokeback Mountain, hated jokes made at the expense of the movie's gay romantic storyline.. Gyllenhaal also opened up about how the 2005 film, which depicts a romantic relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983, paved the way for his acting career.

https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/jake-gyllenhaal-opens-up-about-relationship-with-heath-ledger-while-filming-brokeback-mountain
Jake Gyllenhaal started gaining Oscar recognition at the same time Heath Ledger did through Brokeback Mountain playing two cowboys entering a forbidden relationship with each other during the

https://www.thelist.com/485256/the-truth-about-jake-gyllenhaals-friendship-with-heath-ledger/
Gyllenhaal and Ledger sparked a close friendship on set that lasted until Ledger's tragic death in 2008, and Ledger had a romantic relationship with co-star Michelle Williams for several years after playing a married couple on-screen. Advertisement. Ledger and Williams welcomed a daughter, Matilda Rose, in 2005 and asked Gyllenhaal to be her

https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/xn1f6z/heath_ledgers_response_to_homophobia_at_a/
Heath Ledger's response to homophobia at a Brokeback Mountain press conference made me love him even more. ... protagonists are not human and do not experience love and sex as humans do" and "Crowley and Aziraphale are incredibly gay, this is a gay love story" while others presumably made quite a lot of erotic fanart. ... It was just very

https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/35884/1/the-cult-of-heath-ledger
Heath Ledger was famous for being gay. Even though he wasn't. Not many know that one of Ledger's first roles was a gay cyclist. In 1996, still pining for any screen time, he was offered the part of either a swimmer or an Olympic-bound gay cyclist on Australian TV show Sweat. He took on the gay cyclist, Snowy Bowles, because it was more

https://www.instyle.com/tbt-michelle-williams-heath-ledger-relationship-6822294
September 2007: Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger break up. After three years together, Ledger and Williams split in September 2007. At the time, little details were given as to why they went

https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/heath-ledger-refused-to-present-at-oscars-over-a-gay-joke-recalls-jake-gyllenhaal-291379
In a recent interview actor Jake Gyllenhaal has revealed that his 'Brokeback Mountain' co-star Heath Ledger had declined to present at the 2007 Academy Awards over a joke about the film. Directed by Ang Lee, the film featured Gyllenhaal and Ledger as Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar, two sheepherders who develop a passionate relationship in the

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Ledger
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 - 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career. His work consisted of 20 films in a variety of genres, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999

https://www.ranker.com/list/heath-ledger_s-loves-and-hookups/celebrityhookups
Heath Ledger and Australian supermodel Gemma Ward reportedly started dating in November 2007 after meeting in their hometown of Perth. The short-lived romance ended with Ledger's untimely death in January 2008. They were together merely for two months. Gemma Ward is an Australian supermodel and actress.

https://variety.com/lists/best-movies-2024-so-far/
Film critics Owen Gleiberman and Peter Debruge name their best movies so far in 2024, including the sequels to 'Dune' and 'Inside Out.'