Video: Jake Gyllenhaal Discusses Taking on the Villainous Iago in OTHELLO
Jake Gyllenhaal is officially back on Broadway as Iago, opposite Denzel Washington in the new production of Shakespeare's Othello. On a visit to The Late Show, Gyllenhaal discussed the character, sharing his intimidation to take on such an iconic role.
As Cassio, the handsome lieutenant that Othello has promoted above Iago, Andrew Burnap makes the most solid effort to put something behind the words, but he’s hardly the play’s engine.
The great tragedy of Othello, perhaps, is how easily he allows his misplaced trust in Iago to lead him astray; the villain’s well-chosen lie wrenches apart Othello’s marriage to Desdemona ...
But the insidious scheming by Iago to discredit newly promoted Cassio by poisoning Othello’s thoughts with jealousy too seldom makes sparks fly. A deserving Tony winner for his shattering work ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Shakespeare’s leanest tragedy gets a starry, headlong production that embraces the action but misses the mystery. By Jesse Green Just moments ...
The curtains haven’t even officially raised, and already “Othello ... Plummer as Iago. Oliver Parker adapted the play into a 1995 film, led by Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh.
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