UFC star Conor McGregor joins cast of ‘Road House’ remake

04.08.2022 | Author: hesters261 | Posted in Blog, Blogging, Legal, Media

It’s been nearly seven years since news broke that Ronda Rousey would star in a remake of the 1989 cult classic “Road House.”

At the time, Rousey was the UFC’s women’s bantamweight champion and one of the biggest sports stars in the world. She had three acting roles under her belt – “The Expendables 3,” “Furious 7” and “Entourage” – and appeared to be on the cusp of crossover stardom from sports to Hollywood.

Rousey was going to play a female version of the character played by Patrick Swayze in the original film, but somewhere along the line it appears her attachment to the picture died on the vine. The movie as a whole, however, did not.

And now, according to Deadline, the reboot has been green lit for Amazon Prime Video and will star Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal – and former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor is on board for a role, as well.

McGregor spokeswoman Karen Kessler released a statement to MMA Junkie that confirmed the crossover star’s involvement.

“Conor McGregor is very excited to expand his storied career to Hollywood and join with Jake Gyllenhaal in this reimagining of ‘Road House,’ a beloved classic,” Kessler stated. “While fighting remains his top focus, this is the beginning of another successful venture in the McGregor empire. He is eager to get started filming.”

Gyllenhaal will play “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.”

Deadline’s report said McGregor will not star as himself in the movie directed by Doug Liman, whose credits include standout action films like “The Bourne Identity” with Matt Damon, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and “Edge of Tomorrow” and “American Made” with Tom Cruise.

The remake reportedly will shoot in the Dominican Republic, which will double for the Florida Keys. The 1989 Swayze version was set in Missouri.

Gyllenhaal and Liman have been attached to the “Road House” remake since late 2021. Gyllenhaal was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2006 for “Brokeback Mountain.” He picked up awards buzz in 2014 for “Nightcrawler,” and in 2015 played a boxer in “Southpaw” opposite Forest Whittaker and Rachel McAdams.

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