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Gyllenhaal voices Searcher Clade, a farmer who
grew up in the shadow of his larger-than-life explorer father
and forged a very different path for himself. An environmental
emergency threatening his crops forces Searcher, now a father
himself, to embark on a mission in a faraway, strange world.
"The themes that resonated with me the most were communication
and family, how generations feel like they know better than the
one before and the one after," Gyllenhaal, 41, told Reuters at
the film's premiere in London.
"I feel like when we open ourselves up and are vulnerable, that
we can actually learn from each other. I know it's a sort of
simple idea, but within family, it becomes very complex."
Searcher is joined on the journey by his adventure-yearning, gay
teenage son Ethan (Jaboukie Young-White) and skilful pilot wife
Meridian (Gabrielle Union). Union said she was drawn to the
project by the opportunity "as a parent of an LGBTQIA child,
showing a happy, loving family that truly embraces their child."
"Strange World," which will be released globally on Nov. 23, was
directed by Oscar winner Don Hall and written and co-directed by
Qui Nguyen.
"It's a love letter to our kids, to our fathers. We are
definitely children of strong men, and we are also parents of
very obnoxious kids. With those powers combined, we knew we had
the resources to tell a very funny and moving adventure," said
Nguyen.
Gyllenhaal will continue to explore family dynamics next year
with his first book, a children's story called "The Secret
Society of Aunts & Uncles," co-written with his friend Greta
Caruso.
The actor said he was inspired by reading to his nieces when
they were little and finding no books for children about their
relationships with aunts and uncles. "I'm really proud of it,"
he said.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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