Claim: Jake Gyllenhaal had been signed to star in Jarhead but withdrew before production could begin.
Evidence: Jarhead is a 2005 American biographical war drama film based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford 's 2003 memoir of the same name , directed by Sam Mendes , starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Swofford with Jamie Foxx , Peter Sarsgaard and Chris Cooper.