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It’s no secret that the upcoming remake of Road House, which the original is essential viewing in the action community, has been met with much malign and contempt. I was one of them that asked, why do we need this? But alas, it’s on the way and Jake Gyllehaal is set to take over Patrick Swayze’s most iconic role as a cooler in the Florida Keys that gets more trouble than he bargained for.
Here’s one piece of news that might make fans happy and that’s Director Doug Liman and company are not going to chicken out when it comes to the adult content and rating. That’s right. The Road House Redux is going to be Rated R “for violence throughout, pervasive language, and some nudity.” This is according to FilmRatings.com which unveiled the info today.
There you go. Violence throughout. Pervasive language and even some nudity. I bet a lot of you are going to buy some tickets now. One thing is for sure and that’s Gyllehaal got himself in some sick shape for the role as his character will be a forger MMA fighter.
Serious fans all know that the original Road House starred Patrick Swayze as Dalton, who was a “cooler” that was given the thankless job of cleaning up The Double Deuce, which was one of the most notorious bars in all of Missouri. Road House, like I stated earlier, is one of the most iconic cult favorites amongst fans through the years, and there have been several failed attempts at remaking it. Prime Video eventually made it happen and the the new version will feature Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys. Of course, here he “soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise,” per the official synopsis.
Gyllehaal stars with 2 time UFC champion Conor McGregor who will battle Gyllehaal like Marshall Teague did with Swayze and he’s pretty much the only other draw as the rest of the cast is far from stellar. They consist of 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.
Back in March, UFC 285 took place and during the event, filming commenced on the reboot with Gyllenhaal in full effect as his character. The scene in question was a weigh in and Gyllenhaal was in peek physical shape and looked battle ready as he showed off for the cameras.
The Bourne Identity and Edge of Tomorrow‘s Doug Liman is helming the movie which also stars UFC champ Connor McGregor who is most definitely playing the heavy in the film. We all know that Marshal Teague played Jimmy Reno in the original, so McGregor has some big shoes to fill. Knowing that Gyllenhaal’s Dalton is a IFC champion and McGregor is a real-life bruiser, expect their eventual showdown to be laced heavily with mixed martial arts and intricate locks, takedowns and more.
I won’t lie as I tell you I wasn’t happy when they announced this reboot as you can see from my past articles. The cast is not the greatest besides Gyllenhaal and McGregor and how do you make this any better than the near perfection that came out in 1989 with the late, great Patrick Swayze. That film is essential viewing for action fans so I don’t know what this can possibly bring to the table but like I always say, I will reserve judgment until I see first footage. Jake is jacked and I will give him that so here’s hoping his previous action film experience will give him some cred during the fight sequences. He was sensational in the boxing sequences in the drama Southpaw so that will surely translate over to this role.
The great Joel Silver is producing as well and we all know that he is responsible for the Lethal Weapon films, Die Hard, The Matrix and so much more so maybe this can be a decent flick. If you don’t compare it at all to the original and treat it as a standalone film. Only time will tell as they are still filming the movie.
Take a look at Gyllenhaal going all out as he films the weigh in scene from Road House in the video below which has an intro from Mr. McGregor himself!
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