Jake Gyllenhaal to Star as Leonard Bernstein in New Bio-Film The American
Broadway alum and Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to star as Tony-winning music legend Leonard Bernstein in the new bio-flick The American, according to Deadline. Gyllenhaal will serve as co-producer on the movie based on Humphrey Burton's biography Leonard Bernstein. The film will be directed by Emmy winner Cary Fukunaga (True Detective). "Like many people, Leonard Bernstein found his…