Actor Jake Gyllenhaal will play an action hero in the upcoming "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," but comic book movie fans might remember a time when he was considered for a far more familiar protagonist: Spider-Man. After missing out on replacing Tobey Maguire in "Spider-Man 2," his upcoming role has us wondering whether playing a superhero was still on his to-do list now that he's in the heroic mindset.
So, when we caught up with him on the Oscars red carpet, we asked him just that question...
"I'd never pass up a superhero, man," he smiled.
And now that we know he can bulk up for a muscular hero in "Prince of Persia" as easily as he can play a quiet outsider in "Donnie Darko," the question becomes: which superhero would you like to see him play?
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