Brokeback Mountain of Focus Features, James Schamus to ask if the film was ever made. Ang Lee was considering retirement after "Hulk". In an interview with "Out" magazine, he described himself "wrecked" after filming both "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hulk". "Brokeback Mountain" "nurtured" him back into filmmaking. The casting of Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal was announced in 2003. Anne Hathaway stated that during her audition, she lied to Ang Lee about her knowledge of horse riding so that he would cast her. Subsequently, she took horse-riding lessons for two months. While the film is set in Wyoming (like the original
Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal born on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. There, she attended high school at the Punahou School, graduating in 1992. In July 2011 Man Gyllenhaal married Stephen Gyllenhaal, a director/producer who is the father of actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The ceremony was held on her home island of Oahu. The pair have collaborated on projects such as the film "Grassroots" which starred Jason Biggs and Joel David Moore. Man Gyllenhaal gave birth to son Luke in 2014, after two previous miscarriages. The couple currently resides in the Hollywood Hills. Man Gyllenhaal has directed many award-winning shorts including "Sita: A