DWTS’ Julianne Hough Returns to Acting After 8-Year Movie Hiatus

Plus, the Rock of Ages alum had the chance to work with both Maggie and her brother Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays a role in the project as well. 

“Jake is amazing, and just such a professional,” Julianne said. “He’s obviously been doing this forever, and just the humility and excitement that he had to come into the studio and we worked together, and it was so much fun.”

And Maggie was similarly honored to have Jake—as well as her husband Peter Sarsgaard—act in the movie, especially as it was the first time she and her sibling worked together since 2001’s Donnie Darko.

“I love working with both of them,” Maggie shared with Entertainment Weekly in December, “and Jake was almost like icing on the cake.”

“He came in, and we fit him in when he was available, and he wore this great tuxedo,” she added. “He danced, and he sang. He was so funny, so generous, so loving, and such a pleasure to have on set.”

Plus, having Peter—with whom she shares two daugthers—on set while making “a huge movie with such a massive scope” was “such a gift” to her.

“These are really brilliant actors,” Maggie said. “It’s a total gift to have them.”

While The Bride! officially hits theaters March 6, keep reading to see what other movies will be screening at your local cinema this year.