Presumed Innocent star Jake Gyllenhaal talks taking over for “incomparable” Harrison Ford: “We’re talking about legends”

Presumed Innocent star Jake Gyllenhaal says there’s no comparison when it comes to his and Harrison Ford’s portrayals of prosecutor Rusty Sabich.

“I come from a theater where actors play other actors’ roles or vice versa. The role exists and then you come in and you play it. So it’s very funny to me to have even the comparison, though I know it’s probably inevitable to me,” Gyllenhaal tells GamesRadar+. “It was a character written by David E. Kelley and so is very much a character in his mind. I just happen to play another character. And the last movie I did where Patrick Swayze played [that character]… it’s incomparable. We’re talking about legends and people who originated characters that we love.”