Jake Gyllenhaal received a heartfelt note from his sister Maggie Gyllenhaal during his appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday. Host Stephen Colbert informed the actor that Maggie had hidden a piece of paper in the couch cushion during her visit the previous night to promote their new film, The Bride!, which she directed and he stars in.
Unfolding the note, Jake read the message: “You’re a beast.” He explained that he had originally written that phrase on Maggie’s dressing room mirror before one of her Broadway shows when she was struggling, and it has since become a tradition between them. “She’s written it on my mirror every opening night,” he said.
Jake reflected on the meaning behind the note, linking it to the themes of The Bride! “I think that’s part of what her movie is about,” he said. “And I think it’s also about all of us seeing that in each other and communally going out together experiencing life.”
The Bride!, released on March 6, stars Jessie Buckley, Annette Bening, Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal, Penélope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard. It marks Maggie’s second directorial effort after her 2021 debut, The Lost Daughter.
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Maggie discussed her evolving relationship with Jake. “We’ve never been estranged, but we’ve never been as close as we are now,” she said. She admitted to feeling “envy” early in Jake’s career but added, “There absolutely is enough to go around.”
