Jake Gyllenhaal Set To Star in ROAD HOUSE Remake with Doug Liman Directing
Jake Gyllenhaal is officially set to star in a remake of Road House, which will reimagine the classic 1989 Patrick Swayze film. Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) will direct the movie, from a script written by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry, and the project is being produced for Amazon’s Prime Video.
The original is a great film, and in it, Swayze played James Dalton, “a zen bouncer hired to clean up a rowdy Missouri bar. Dalton quickly runs up against the corrupt businessman who controls the small town.”
In the new film, Gyllenhaal plays a former UFC fighter “who takes a job as a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise.”
Joel Silver, who was a producer on the original movie, returns to produce the reimagining for his company Silver Pictures. JJ Hook, Alison Winter and Aaron Auch will serve as executive producers.
Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke said in a statement: “Road House is a homerun for us. Not only is it a nod to fans of the original, but it is also a big, fun, broad audience movie. We are thrilled to collaborate with Joel, Doug, and this great cast led by Jake Gyllenhaal, and for them to come together to reimagine the classic MGM film as an action-packed adventure for our global audience.”
Doug Liman shared in a statement: “I’m thrilled to put my own spin on the beloved Road House legacy. And I can’t wait to show audiences what Jake and I are going to do with this iconic role.”
Silver added: “The original Road House has a special place in my heart and I am so excited to bring this newly imagined version to audiences around the world. Doug and I have each made some big, boisterous action movies and are ready to bring everything we have to this one.”
The film will go into production in the Dominican Republic this month with a cast that also includes Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die), Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad), Gbemisola Ikumelo (A League of Their Own), Lukas Gage (The White Lotus), Hannah Love Lanier (A Black Lady Sketch Show), Travis Van Winkle (You), B.K. Cannon (Why Women Kill), Arturo Castro (Broad City), Dominique Columbus (Ray Donovan), Beau Knapp (Seven Seconds) and Bob Menery.
Gyllenhaal is a solid actor and I’m sure he’ll be great in the film. The question is… is anyone even interested in watching a Road House remake?
Source: Variety