Jake Gyllenhaal joins social media to yell about superheroes, as all men inevitably must
Reports emerged last May that Jake Gyllenhaal was in talks to play the evil Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home, and last night the actor made it official in a new Instagram post. It’s the first post from the notoriously private celebrity, who’s spoken at length about his reluctance to enter the online fray. His inexperience doesn’t show, however, as his debut post contains two key elements of the male social media experience: Comic books and frenzied cussing.
In the post, he holds a 1989 Amazing Spider-Man comic featuring Mysterio, then lowers it to reveal his shocked face and a furious utterance of “what the fuck!” The caption reads, “I just realized I’m not playing Spider-Man.” Jake, you rascal.