It's been over a year since I last posted about Jake Gyllenhaal's first foray into television, a re-do of the Harrison Ford legal thriller Presumed Innocent (based on Scott Turow's book) for Apple and they just dropped the first official image -- Jake dapper in three-piece suits, I am here for it. The series is spearheaded by JJ Abrams and David E. Kelley so no slouch in the showrunner department -- also it co-stars Ruth Negga and Renate Reinsve and Lily Rabe and Jake's bro-in-law Peter Sarsgaard (sidenote: is there any modern actor more built for legal thriller than Pete? He just seems perfect for them) so it's got a lot going for it. No word on a release date yet, this was just a glimpse of Apple's 2024 slate. And it also included our first official look at Colin Farrell in Sugar (below), about which we know next-to-nothing exscept he plays a private detective, which is kinda obvious from the photo. Men in suits!
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Presumed Innocent has a great cast, but doesn't everyone already know who the killer is?
One assumes they're relying on a younger audience who's never seen the Ford version? Or maybe they'll change things? One hopes not since the killer is the only interesting thing about the story as I remember. But there is inherent tension in that story I guess, perhaps this'll work on its own.
Ok but can we talk about Jack Huston in Expats?
The Presumed Innocent book was much more interesting a read then a movie. I believe they changed the ending a bit, but I can’t recall how. If they can’t find a way to give it a new twist, it seems like a worthless endeavor.
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