Exclusive: Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II talk Michael Bay's action thriller ‘Ambulance’
Coming out this week from Universal Pictures is the upcoming thriller Ambulance, directed by Michael Bay and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Eiza González. The film hits theaters April 8, 2022.
Over one day across the streets of L.A., three lives will change forever.
In this breakneck thriller from director-producer Michael Bay, decorated veteran Will Sharp (Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Candyman, The Matrix Resurrections), desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t—his adoptive brother Danny (Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, Zodiac, Spider-Man: Far From Home). A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million. With his wife’s survival on the line, Will can’t say no.
But when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate brothers hijack an ambulance with a wounded cop clinging to life and ace EMT Cam Thompson (Eiza González, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Baby Driver) onboard. In a high-speed pursuit that never stops, Will and Danny must evade a massive, city-wide law enforcement response, keep their hostages alive, and somehow try not to kill each other, all while executing the most insane escape L.A. has ever seen.
Gyllenhaal recently starred in Antoine Fuqua’s The Guilty for Netflix, and played Mysterio in Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home. His notable film credits of late include Nocturnal Animals, Demolition, Southpaw, and Nightcrawler.
Abdul-Mateen II was last seen playing Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections and had a leading role in Nia DaCosta’s Candyman. He won an Emmy for best supporting actor in a limited series for his role as Doctor Manhattan in HBO’s Watchmen. He was also seen in Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago Seven. He’s set to reprise his role as Black Mantra in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
Blackfilmandtv.com correspondent Sidnee Michelle recently spoke with Gyllenhaal and Abdul-Mateen II (in-person) regarding their experience in working together on Ambulance.