Jake Gets Jacked

[omelissokomos]

Jake Gyllenhaal buffs up for Prince of Persia.

[chris_abs]

He looks a little like hugh Jackman body wise in that picture

[arpeejay]

He looks great to me (although the hair is bit of a mess!) I was amused by all the "ewww, he's too big!" comments on the website!

xoxo

richard

[garrix]

sorry guys, i'm trying to delete this message (made a mistake, but i dont know how) ???

[garrix]

nice! i hope he gets bigger! hahah, though i know its not gonna happen.

[garrix]

Originally Posted by garrix

He looks great to me (although the hair is bit of a mess!) I was amused by all the "ewww, he's too big!" comments on the website!

oh i know. Who are those people? i guess they like men really scrawny and helpless. lol.

[abbraxis]

WOW! I wasn't expecting that.

I'd prefer him without the body hair... but that's just me.

[nj.]

He looks like a hairy mess* with over-developed pecs, compared to the rest of his body... If the rest would catch up, and if he'd get a haircut, great


* I mean, as in: somewhere in between clean and sparse body hair and thick and full. It looks lost, confused and messy.

[Wild]

Originally Posted by garrix

oh i know. Who are those people? i guess they like men really scrawny and helpless. lol.

Heh. ^_^; Not exactly. The Prince of Persia was never a football player. He has a different look about him than the one they're presenting. I took a look at him, and honestly, he's not that impressive looking, and he's definately not the right look for the part. Disapointment just washed over me.

[abbraxis]

Originally Posted by Wild

Heh. ^_^; Not exactly. The Prince of Persia was never a football player. He has a different look about him than the one they're presenting. I took a look at him, and honestly, he's not that impressive looking, and he's definately not the right look for the part. Disapointment just washed over me.

Yeah, not the look I was expecting either.

He's lithe and defined in the game. Actually... he's kinda small:



Personally, I would have preferred Gyllanhaul's OLD body type...

[Notbigenuff]

I don't know the game so I have no preconceived ideas of what the character should look like - however, I'll take the new Jake over the old thin, waifish looking guy any day. And somehow, I don't think Reese is complaining either!

[otkuman2003]

he is actually more representing the version from "The Warrior Within," the second game of the series... thank god Disney is making this an actual trilogy still, so at least his look will be consistent hopefully...

[rairf]

I agree that he looks like a hairy mess in these photos. Better posture would probably do wonders- show off his pecs and help define his waist a bit. His pecs are definitely overdeveloped in proportion to everything else- especially his shoulders- standing up straight would hopefully make them less... saggy.

[DarkM]

I do agree that he doesn't look the part, but I was almost blown away to see him buff like that. I am a fan of his pevious work and I will enjoy watching him in this movie.

[ljobenza]

Originally Posted by arpeejay

He looks great to me (although the hair is bit of a mess!) I was amused by all the "ewww, he's too big!" comments on the website!

xoxo

richard

I should tell you that they are girls (unsurprisingly) and one fact is most girls you encounter on the internet are under the age of 30 and are into the metrosexual male look or probably extremely annoying bishi loving fangirls. Bishi as in bishonen or fictional men who look like impossibly scrawny boobless women with lots of make-up.

[bayjock]

Originally Posted by ljobenza

I should tell you that they are girls (unsurprisingly) and one fact is most girls you encounter on the internet are under the age of 30 and are into the metrosexual male look or probably extremely annoying bishi loving fangirls. Bishi as in bishonen or fictional men who look like impossibly scrawny boobless women with lots of make-up.

Do you mean bi-boys (bi: beauty in japanese) like these?


I hate to generalize, but personally, I think the Japanese culture is probably one of the strangest on the planet.

I'm getting OT here. Jake is mega woof! With that new body, he could do a Brokeback Mountain 2 where he strips down to his tight jeans while working up a sweat on the ranch
A less-saggy Jake ---

[MuscleGomo]

I don't think Gyllenhal looks that jacked, he just looks fit and lean. Not since Arnold has there been an actor who is truly a jacked beast, even the Rock has deflated.

[garrix]

Originally Posted by MuscleGomo

I don't think Gyllenhal looks that jacked, he just looks fit and lean. Not since Arnold has there been an actor who is truly a jacked beast, even the Rock has deflated.

^^^agreed. But i guess "jacked" is in the eye of the beholder. For a tween girl, jake is probably already "too big", but on this site, we all know thats a ridiculous thing to say

[ljobenza]

Originally Posted by bayjock

Do you mean bi-boys (bi: beauty in japanese) like these?

Yah but ones that look even more female. If you ever watch anime you'ld know how they'd look like.

I hate to generalize, but personally, I think the Japanese culture is probably one of the strangest on the planet.

Haha you have no idea.

[dolphinbad]

I morphed the Prince of Persia for Bodybuilder of Persia.

[COLOR=#d5d5d5]http://www.musclegrowth.org/forum/sh...t=11230&page=2[/COLOR]

[RPM]

Wow he's hardly recognizable in those buzznet article pictures.

Normally I just roll my eyes at any Hollywood castings of strong or rugged characters (i.e. Brad Pitt as Achilles or Paul Tefler as Hercules - WTFLOL), but Jake is seriously looking the part.

Very very impressive, both how he's developed himself and that the casting crew isn't going for a pansy pretty-boy.

[hairyman101]

he has what looks like holes in his stomach!! what is that??

[WhoDunIt]

Originally Posted by ljobenza

I should tell you that they are girls (unsurprisingly) and one fact is most girls you encounter on the internet are under the age of 30 and are into the metrosexual male look or probably extremely annoying bishi loving fangirls. Bishi as in bishonen or fictional men who look like impossibly scrawny boobless women with lots of make-up.

Sounds like some of the rockers in the 70's and the hair metal bands of the 80's...........

[Lifter73]

Jake looks like he put on a few pounds and spent a little time in the gym, but to me he doesn't look like he is overly-jacked, and definitely not huge like some of those people think that made comments on that website!

This kills me... you get those people that see someone like that and think "he's too big!" or "he looks like a freak". I can only wonder what they think when I walk around in public.

I do not know about the "Prince of Persia", I only know about Jake, and what I feel are the definitions of "jacked", and "huge"!

D

P.S. and yes, I like 'em much BIGGER!

[Rowan]

I definitely think Jake's going in the right direction, although the ripple effect abs, ewwww comment cracked me up. I had not known that there were people out there who were disgusted by six packs. lol.

And totally off topic:

I love this forum, *love* muscle, and really can't get enough of either. But I like me some bishies, too. Anime/manga bishie? Even better if it's the right anime/manga. And here are three images I like.


Kisuke Urahara, from Bleach
Art by Eldanis


King, from Gakuen Heaven
Screencap


Kanou (mob boss, er, loan officer), the Twins (work for mob boss, er, loan officer), random bad guy who's about to get his ass handed to him for holding Kanou's lover (Ayase) hostage. This is Okane ga Nai.
Page scan.

So those are some of the bishies that hang out in my world.

PS-- I'm half Asian and spent a good deal of my childhood in Japan. Japanese culture doesn't seem weird to me. *American* culture, however, felt truly bizarre when I first moved here.

[OnyxFaith]

Originally Posted by Rowan

I definitely think Jake's going in the right direction, although the ripple effect abs, ewwww comment cracked me up. I had not known that there were people out there who were disgusted by six packs. lol.

I'm with you there. I think it's pretty bizarre how anyone could find a healthy amount of muscle to be anything other than attractive. Okay, so to each his own. There are those who find certain things attractive that I'm just not up for. But to me, when I see someone who's in shape like Jake seems to be getting into, it makes me think of someone who actually cares about their body... something I can definitely appreciate.

Originally Posted by Rowan

I love this forum, *love* muscle, and really can't get enough of either. But I like me some bishies, too. Anime/manga bishie? Even better if it's the right anime/manga.

mm... great choices Rowan! I was thinking of similar examples as I was reading this thread. I like to define "bishie" the way you once sort of defined it when I asked your opinion on the subject. It's not just about the body "type". A man can have a lot of muscle and still be bishie. What makes him bishie is that he is so beautiful he transcends gender, making it okay for both men and women to be attracted to him. Some of the asian men out there, who are labeled "bishie" are extraordinarily beautiful... but when they take off their shirts, you can definitely tell they're men.

[nypup2train]

Originally Posted by bayjock

Do you mean bi-boys (bi: beauty in japanese) like these?

I hate to generalize, but personally, I think the Japanese culture is probably one of the strangest on the planet.

<ObColbert> RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN! </ObColbert>

(OK, Rain's Korean, but arch-nemeses transcend borders & boundaries...)

-Pup

[OnyxFaith]

Originally Posted by nypup2train

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!

(OK, Rain's Korean, but arch-nemeses transcend borders & boundaries...)

-Pup

Dude, you totally rock!