Tag: Road House

  • Former UFC champion Conor McGregor to star in ‘Road House’ remake

    By Express News Service

    Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is all set to make his professional film debut with Prime Video’s remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze action film Road House. He’ll reportedly co-star in the film opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. He’ll add to a wider cast that also features Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Lukas Gage, Hannah Love Lanier, Travis Van Winkle, B.K. Cannon, Arturo Castro, Dominique Columbus, Beau Knapp, and Bob Menery.

    Road House was a beloved action film starring Swayze as a new bouncer at an unruly bar in Missouri. Prime Video’s reimagining will see Gyllenhaal taking up Swayze’s mantle as he plays a former UFC fighter turned bouncer who works at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys. After some time there, he realizes that the Tropical Paradise isn’t as idyllic as it seemed. Production will begin later this month in the Dominican Republic en route to a worldwide release. All that’s known about McGregor’s character so far is that he’s not playing himself in a cameo role, but will instead appear as an original character.

    Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is all set to make his professional film debut with Prime Video’s remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze action film Road House. He’ll reportedly co-star in the film opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. He’ll add to a wider cast that also features Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Lukas Gage, Hannah Love Lanier, Travis Van Winkle, B.K. Cannon, Arturo Castro, Dominique Columbus, Beau Knapp, and Bob Menery.

    Road House was a beloved action film starring Swayze as a new bouncer at an unruly bar in Missouri. Prime Video’s reimagining will see Gyllenhaal taking up Swayze’s mantle as he plays a former UFC fighter turned bouncer who works at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys. After some time there, he realizes that the Tropical Paradise isn’t as idyllic as it seemed. Production will begin later this month in the Dominican Republic en route to a worldwide release. All that’s known about McGregor’s character so far is that he’s not playing himself in a cameo role, but will instead appear as an original character.

  • Jake Gyllenhaal, Doug Liman in talks for ‘Road House’ remake

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood studio MGM is in discussions with actor Jake Gyllenhaal and filmmaker Doug Liman for the remake of 1989 movie “Road House”.

    According to Variety, the top executives of MGM see the project as a priority for the studio.

    They are in active talks with both Gyllenhaal and Liman.

    The original action film, directed by Rowdy Herrington, featured late actor Patrick Swayze as James Dalton, a cooler at a newly refurbished roadside bar who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman.

    The movie also featured actors Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott.

    Gyllenhaal, who most recently starred in Netflix thriller “Guilty”, has a number of projects in his kitty, including Guy Ritchie’s Afghanistan War thriller ‘The Interpreter’, “Prophet” and “Combat Control”.

    He will next feature in Michael Bay’s “Ambulance”.

    Liman recently directed the heist movie “Locked Down”, which was inspired by the global Covid-19 lockdowns.

    He is developing a new film with superstar Tom Cruise that will be the first major studio film to shoot in space.

    He will also direct the upcoming adventure film “Everest”.