Actor ‘Brokeback Mountain’ after 15 years

In 2005, "Brokeback Mountain" by Ly An made a great reputation worldwide. The main cast in the film have all become Hollywood's million-dollar stars.

Adapted from a short story by author E. Annie Proulx, Director Ly An's Brokeback Mountain tells about the love tragedy of two western American cowboys spanning three decades from 1960 to 1980. In 2005, the film received over $ 178 million in global box office revenue on a mere $ 14 million investment.

In 2006, Brokeback Mountain won three Academy Awards for director Ly An, screenwriters Larry McMurty, Diana Ossana and composer Gustavo Santaolalla. After 15 years, the movie is still sought and enjoyed by movie-loving audiences.

After Brokeback Mountain, the career of the cast taking on leading roles has come a big step. From the perspective of new and promising faces from Hollywood, they have become A-list stars that are widely welcomed by audiences.

Jake Gyllenhaal

When Brokeback Mountain debuted, Jake Gyllenhaal was a rising name in the Hollywood movie capital. The actor's on-screen imprint was then reflected in his roles in Donnie Darko (2001) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004).

After the role of Jack Twist by Brokeback Moutain, Jake Gyllenhaal became a familiar face of Hollywood. He appeared in blockbuster projects such as Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time (2010), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) in parallel with thorny films, more challenging for audiences like Zodiac (2007 ), Prisoner (2013), Nightcrawler (2014), Life (2017)…

In addition to acting on the big screen, Jake Gyllenhaal also built his own place on the theater stage. In 2002, he debuted on the London stage with the lead role in This is Our Youth and was highly regarded by professionals. Currently, he appeared in the play Sunday in the Park with George.

According to statistics from IMDb, Brokeback Mountain is the third highest-grossing film among Jake Gyllenhaal starring. Topping the list are The Day After Tomorrow with over $ 552.6 million in global sales and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time with more than $ 336 million.

Heath Ledger

After Brokeback Moutain, Heath Ledger continued to contribute to the arts for another three years before his sudden death in 2008. Throughout his career, Ledger has participated in 23 films. Among them, typical ones include 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), A Knight's Tale (2001), Brokeback Moutain (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008).

In The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger plays the Joker, "the prince of crime", an enmity with Batman. Ledger's acting creates a unique on-screen version of the Joker with the madness and danger that haunts the public to this day.

In the North American market, the films Heath Ledger participated in brought producers more than $ 955 million from ticket sales, of which The Dark Knight contributed more than $ 535 million. Heath Ledger's final appearance on the big screen was in the film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009).

Anne Hathaway

In the early 2000s, Anne Hathaway was widely known as the princess Mia Thermopolis in two parts of Princess Diary. In 2005, she played Lureen Newsome, wife of Jack Twist character played by Jake Gyllenhaal.

After Brokeback Mountain, Anne Hathaway made her mark with her role in the movie The Devil Wears Prada (2006). To date, the actress has appeared in about 50 titles that have been released and are in the production process.

In 2013, Anne Hathaway won an Oscar in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role as the miserable Fantine, who sold teeth and hair to raise children in Les Misérables (2012). Rachel Getting Married (2008), Les Misérables (2012), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Interstellar (2014) ... are a series of memorable works of beauty.

In 2012, she secretly married her boyfriend, actor and jewelry designer Adam Shulman. They had two children together. Currently, Anne Hathaway is a Hollywood A-list star with a full private life and a solid film career.

Michelle Williams

In Brokeback Mountain, Michelle Williams plays Alma, the wife of Ennis Del Mar's character, played by Heath Ledger. The film was Michelle Williams' third entry in 2005. At the time Brokeback Mountain was filming, Williams and Ledger were a couple. However, the two went their separate ways in 2007.

Michelle Williams has appeared in 52 works, in which, Venom (2018), The Greatest Showman (2017) and Oz The Great and Powerful (2013) are the films with respectable revenue when bringing to the producer respectively. $ 856 million, $ 435 million and $ 493.3 million from the global box office.

From 2018, Michelle Williams joined the world of superhero comic book adaptations as Anne Weying in Venom. Weying is the ex-girlfriend of the male lead Eddie Brock played by Tom Hardy. In 2021, Michelle Williams' Anne Weying will reunite the audience in the Venom post-story titled Venom: Let There be Carnage.