Footage From Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Road House’ Remake Hits The Internet

Jake Gyllenhaal channels the late Patrick Swayze in a remake of “Road House,” however the brand new model takes a detour to the UFC octagon. Cameras had been out to seize a staged struggle that includes Gyllenhaal’s character amid bouts of an actual UFC occasion in Las Vegas on Saturday. (Watch the movies under.)

In reviving Swayze’s bar bouncer who tried to maintain the peace however couldn’t resist kicking ass, Gyllenhaal traded blows in a scene with former UFC fighter Jay Hieron.

The scripted battle featured Gyllenhaal’s character leveling Hieron with a flying knee.

It’s unclear whether or not the Zen-like mien of Swayze’s Dalton will make it into the reimagined film, however we all know his chiseled physique will. Gyllenhaal regarded completely shredded in one other go-round as a combat-sport athlete. Remember his boxer in 2015′s “Southpaw”?

Gyllenhaal additionally had a tense weigh-in scene, by which he trash-talks and strikes his opponent, the Los Angeles Times reported.

“I can’t even believe I trained six weeks for this shit, to fight this piece of shit,” Gyllenhaal says within the staged altercation. “Just gimme the belt now. Come on, motherfucker, let’s go!”

He additionally took within the love of the gang as his character entered the octagon.

UFC nice Conor McGregor makes his performing debut within the Amazon Prime Video film, which doesn’t have a launch date but.

But it does have expectations.

“‘Road House’ is a home run for us,” Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, stated final yr. “Not only is it a nod to fans of the original, but it is also a big, fun, broad audience movie.”

Check out photographs of the cinematic slugfest, and a second within the crowd with Gyllenhaal and McGregor watching the true motion: