Jake Gyllenhaal is in familiar territory with his new role as US Army Sergeant John Kinley in Guy Ritchie's The Covenant. Fans may remember him fondly from Jarhead (2005), where he played Marines recruit Anthony 'Swoff' Swoffhead in a story that shows his journey from being a reluctant recruit to rising up (and being demoted down) the ranks. Jake, 42,...
Jake Gyllenhaal is in familiar territory with his new role as US Army Sergeant John Kinley in Guy Ritchie's The Covenant.
Jake, 42, told AsiaOne in a recent interview how The Covenant was different: "The first character I played who was in the military was a recruit in the Marines, so I was much younger then. "The choices that this character has to make are about what's really inside him and I think, reluctantly and begrudgingly, he finds that there is good there."
Nevertheless, Ahmed risks his own life to carry an injured John across Taliban-controlled lands to safety. When John realises later on that Ahmed and his family have not been given the safe passage to the United States they were promised, he goes back to rescue Ahmed in return.
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