Jake Gyllenhaal and Julianne Moore on Spirit Untamed and the Donnie Darko Opening Shot

With director Elaine Bogan’s Spirit Untamed opening in theaters this weekend, I recently spoke to Julianne Moore and Jake Gyllenhaal about making the animated adventure. If you haven’t seen the trailer, the film is a heartwarming tale about the relationship between a young girl and the wild horse she encounters when she returns home to a small town at the edge of the open frontier. The voice cast also includes Isabela Merced, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace, Walton Goggins, Andre Braugher and Eiza González. Spirit: Untamed is the next installment in the Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron franchise, which includes an Emmy-winning TV series. During the interview, Moore and Gyllenhaal talked about what TV series they’d love to guest star on, what it was about the script and story that got them excited to be part of Spirit Untamed, and when was the last time a director told each of them “We really need you to get this in one take?” If you’re a Donnie Darko fan, Gyllenhaal shares a cool story about why they