Tom Ford’s long-awaited follow-up to A Single Man is the second movie in recent years to feature two Jake Gyllenhaals. Whereas Enemy had a duo scary Jakes doing doppelgänger stuff and dealing with massive spiders, Nocturnal Animals offers a Jake-within-a-Jake scenario. Take a look at its new trailer below for a better idea of what’s involved.
The thriller’s set-up has Amy Adams’ art gallery owner Susan Morrow thrown for a loop by when she receives an unpublished manuscript by her former husband (Gyllenhaal #1). Reading it, she finds a story of vengeance and gangs set against an arid West Texas landscape.
This tale we see visualised with a dad (Gyllenhaal #2), his wife (Isla Fisher) and daughter (Ellie Bamber) accosted by a gang led by Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Ray. Things, it’s safe to say, turn sour fast, even with Michael Shannon’s cop circling. Back in the film’s reality, Adam’s Susan muses anxiously over whether this story contains a hidden threat from her ex.
Ford’s film has already screened at TIFF and Venice, where the disgustingly talented designer/director’s sophomore efforts played to rave reviews. Nocturnal Animals debuts in the UK at the BFI London Film Festival next month before opening across the UK on 4 November.