Yes, Regina King Stars With Her Sister Reina in ‘Shirley’

Many famous families have several actors in them — and some of those relatives have gone on to share the screen together. Siblings Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal were reluctant to costar in Donnie Darko before the 2001 film hit theaters. “Immediately, she was like, ‘Richard, you’re only offering this to me because I’m Jake’s big […]

Many famous families have several actors in them — and some of those relatives have gone on to share the screen together.

Siblings Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal were reluctant to costar in Donnie Darko before the 2001 film hit theaters.

“Immediately, she was like, ‘Richard, you’re only offering this to me because I’m Jake’s big sister. You should be finding the best actress for the role,'” director Richard Kelly told Vox in April 2017. “So she was already trying to talk me out of casting her, in a very selfless way. And I was just really impressed by that … So I was really determined to convince her to do it after that.”

The film wouldn’t be what it was without the brother-sister dynamic that Maggie and Jake brought to their roles. “Maggie was really an essential piece of the puzzle that makes that family dynamic work in the film,” Kelly added at the time. “I’m grateful that she agreed to do the role.”

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