Jake Gyllenhaal, who was last seen in Michael Bay’s action crime film ‘Ambulance’, will reportedly star in ‘Presumed Innocent’ limited series for streaming service Apple TV Plus. Diehard movie buffs must already be aware that a film of the same name starring Harrison Ford was released in the year 1990. Like the upcoming series, the movie was also based on Scott Turow’s 1987 legal thriller novel ‘Presumed Innocent’.
The basic plotline of ‘Presumed Innocent’ follows a Chicago-based prosecuting lawyer Rusty Sabich, who is having an affair with his colleague – an attractive woman named Carolyn. But Rusty’s world suddenly turns upside down when Carolyn is found raped and strangled in her apartment and the needle of suspicion points towards him.
Jake Gyllenhaal has big shoes to fill as he will be essaying the role of the protagonist Rusty, which was played by Harrison Ford in the film adaptation. But considering his impressive acting portfolio, he should do justice to the character.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s prominent acting roles include the biographical drama ‘October Sky’ (1999), sci-fi thriller ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001), Ang Lee’s romantic drama ‘Brokeback Mountain’ (2005), David Fincher’s mystery film ‘Zodiac’ (2007), Duncan Jones’ mind-bending sci-fi flick ‘Source Code’ (2011), Denis Villeneuve’s thriller Prisoners (2013), and the neo-noir psychological thriller ‘Nightcrawler’ (2014), to name a few.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s forthcoming acting projects include Guy Ritchie’s crime thriller ‘The Interpreter’, Doug Liman’s ‘Road House’ remake, and the crime drama miniseries ‘The Son’, amongst others.
Coming back to the Apple TV+ series adaptation of ‘Presumed Innocent’, it’s being backed by former Boston lawyer turned Primetime Emmy winning television producer David. E. Kelley. He is known for his work in multiple legal dramas such as ‘Ally McBeal’, ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’, ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’, and ‘Goliath’, etc. J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV are also involved with the Apple TV+ ‘Presumed Innocent’ series.