The duo has been busy promoting the movie and it’s an interview the pair did with Sports Illustrated that has set off the worries about the Irishman.
But of far greater concern were the mannerisms you can see in the clip above, constantly shrugging his shoulders, stuttering, blinking repeatedly and at times struggling to get his words out. McGregor was asked about Gyllenhaal’s ability to show realism as a fighter in the movie, to which he replied: “Jake’s a consummate professional, 75 movies made, you know, I’m blessed to have entered into the movie alongside him.“We had a good rapport on set, he has 75 movies made, I have 75 barfights made, and that’s was it, we had some good back and forth.”
“But the fight scenes, I was happy to give my input, my all, and Jake, as I said, is a consummate professional.McGregor in the awkward interview alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. Photo: Twitter