The 43-year-old American actor Jake Gyllenhaal has suffered from vision problems since birth and, despite everything, sees certain advantages in his blindnes
It may not be obvious, but with a visual acuity of 20/1250, Jake Gyllenhaal is legally considered blind. However, far from complaining, the "Brokeback Mountain" star finds certain "advantages" in it, turns his blindness to his advantage, and uses it in his acting, as explained by the newspaper 20minutes.
Having "never known anything oelse" than his powerful corrective lenses, he explains that it helps him to refocus.
For instance, in the 2015 boxing film "Southpaw," the actor "removed his lenses to force himself to listen more carefully" when the police announces to his character the death of his wife.
Though the actor does not always wear glasses in his films, such as in "Road House," his character will wear a pair in "Presumed Innocent," in reference to his godfather Paul Newman, who wore glasses frequently.
The series "Presumed Innocent" will consist of eight episodes and will be aired in a few days on Apple TV+. It will tell the story of a brilliant prosecutor who suddenly finds himself accused of the murder of a young and ambitious colleague with whom he had a passionate affair.
This new series was created by the famous duo David E. Kelley and J.J. Abrams, who are responsible for many television series.
David Edward Kelley is known for creating several successful television series, primarily in the legal drama genre, such as "Ally McBeal" (1997-2002), "The Practice" (1997-2004), a legal drama following the lawyers of a small criminal defense firm in Boston, "Boston Legal" (2004-2008), a spin-off of "The Practice" mixing comedy and legal drama, "Big Little Lies" (2017-2019) based on the novel by Liane Moriarty exploring the lives of several women living in California, blending mystery and family drama, and "The Undoing" (2020), a drama series starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant.
J.J.Abrams is a screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and actor known for his work in the action, drama, and science fiction genres.
He is notably famous for being the creator and sometimes showrunner of several successful television series (Felicity, Alias, Lost, Fringe) and also the producer of other series like "Person of Interest" or "Westworld."
He directed the reboot of "Star Trek" in 2009, its sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness" in 2013, and then "Star Wars: Episode VII" in 2015. He produced "Star Wars: Episode VIII" released in 2017 and returned to direct "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker" in 2019.
