The reboot of cult classic Road House is full steam ahead at Amazon Prime Video, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Jake Gyllenhaal will lead the cast as a former UFC fighter turned bouncer at a roadhouse bar in the Florida Keys. However, he soon finds out something sinister is going on in the local community.
Real-life UFC champion Conor McGregor will be making his acting debut in the movie. Per Deadline, the mixed martial artist will be playing an original character in his first major film role. Not much else is known about the part yet but McGregor reportedly met with studio heads about the movie after enjoying the 1989 original.
No Time To Die’s Billy Magnussen also stars along with The Suicide Squad's Daniela Melchior. Rounding out the cast are Lukas Gage, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Hannah Love Lanier, Arturo Castro, Travis Van Winkle, B.K. Cannon, and Dominique Columbus.
Doug Liman, who previously directed The Bourne Identity and Edge of Tomorrow, will helm the movie. "I’m thrilled to put my own spin on the beloved Road House legacy," he said. "And I can’t wait to show audiences what Jake and I are going to do with this iconic role." The Nice Guys’ Anthony Bagarozzi and Jekyll’s Charles Mondry are writing the script.
The remake is a reimagining of the 1989 action movie starring Patrick Swayze which follows a bouncer at a roadside bar attempting to protect a small town from a corrupt businessman. The original also starred Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch, and Ben Gazzara.
The new version has already made some changes to the script. The story has been uprooted from Missouri to Florida while Gyllenhaal’s character is a former UFC fighter, while the Swayze version left the lead's past a bit more mysterious.
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