Jake Gyllenhaal is opening up about what it was like to work with his brother-in-law, Peter Sarsgaard, on 'Presumed Innocent.'
"I think it was a real wish that we'd get him when we all spoke about actors that could play that role," Gyllenhaal told ET, joking that Sarsgaard -- to the producing team -- was a"long shot," even though he obviously had"an in" with the actor.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard at the 'Presumed Innocent' premiere at Tribeca Festival on June 9For the family members by marriage, the show offered a unique opportunity to bond in a way that not many brothers-in-law can say they have: acting as full-blown rivals in a courtroom drama. ET also spoke with Sarsgaard from the carpet of the Tribeca Festival and he shared similar praise for his brother-in-law.
"David Kelley and J.J. Abrams approached me with a pilot and the pilot was -- made me want to know what happened next and then some," he said."Subsequently, the second one too and then so on and so forth." , which released in 2010 -- more than two decades after the original book came out.
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