Jake Gyllenhaal: 'Very Good Girls' Set with Dakota Fanning!

Jake Gyllenhaal engages in conversation with a photographer on the set of Very Good Girls on Thursday (July 19) in New York City.

The 31-year-old actor was on location visiting his mom, Naomi Foner, who wrote and is directing the flick.

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Jake watched on as one of the stars of the movie, Dakota Fanning, filmed a running scene with her co-star Boyd Holbrook.

Meanwhile, Jake is getting ready to make his American stage debut in If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet! Look out for the play, which begins previews on August 24.