Maggie Gyllenhaal: 'White House Down' Is a Party
It's been a while since audiences have seen Maggie Gyllenhaal in an action film (five years, to be exact -- she played Rachel Dawes in 2008's "The Dark Knight"). But she returns to blow-em-ups with a presidential-sized bang in "White House Down," directed by Roland Emmerich.
Gyllenhaal plays Carol Finnerty, a tough-as-nails Secret Service agent reluctant to give John Cale (Channing Tatum, in all his sweaty, muscled glory) a spot on the president's team of top protectors.
NextMovie sat down with Gyllenhaal at the film's D.C. junket where the actress dished on her decision to take on this not-so-predictable role ("I like to go see a movie that's a good time— that's a party!—like this is," she says) and Emmerich's fascination with blowing up landmarks ("Roland is a good time, and I think a real good time is always a little bit dark— and I think he knows that").
Check out more of Gyllenhaal's thoughts on "White House Down" in the video interview above, and read Film.com's review of the film here.
Reporting by Kevin Polowy
