The illustrator snuck a 'Prince of Persia' joke in Jake Gyllenhaal's new children's book, 'The Secret Society of Aunts and Uncles': 'He snuck that in before printing, and I didn't approve that.'
In the book, as Leo struggles to dance and fails, an audience looks on, including a skeleton holding a playbill for a show titled"That was Dan Santat," Gyllenhaal tells EW of the Easter egg, with a laugh. "He snuck that in before printing, and I didn't approve that. I don't know where that came from."
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The book is inspired by your own role as an uncle, but how did the idea first come about?My best friend, Greta and I were sitting around one day, and we were discussing the idea of children's books and the idea of being an uncle or an aunt as a story that you never really get.
We do stuff all the time. We haven't done the burp thing. I mean, we've definitely burped, but not like to get all the burps out. Was it not good to burp? Did you have a similar relationship with an aunt or uncle growing up, or has it really been more you learning this dynamic as an uncle?
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