Jake Gyllenhaal's indie movie "Nightcrawler" has just been greenlit, forcing the Oscar-nominated actor to drop out of Disney's Cinderella musical "Into the Woods" as a result of the scheduling conflict, TheWrap has learned.
Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Gyllenhaal had been in negotiations to play Rapunzel's Prince opposite Mackenzie Mauzy in Rob Marshall's highly-anticipated musical.
The edgy thriller is gearing up for a five-week shoot in early October and while Gyllenhaal wanted to make the dates work with "Into the Woods," it proved impossible, as Marshall's star-studded cast necessitates a complicated shooting schedule that would've required Gyllenhaal to be on set for several days in October and November.
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