Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Remake of Patrick Swayze Classic 'Road House'

Last November, news broke that Jake Gyllenhaal was in talks to star in a reboot of the classic Patrick Swayze movie Road House.

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While the original 1989 film was not loved by critics at the time, it has since become a cult classic.

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The original Road House starred Swayze as a bouncer at a bar in Missouri who ensures the wrath of a local businessman who is looking to control the whole town.

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The remake is said to follow Gyllenhaal as an ex-UFC fighter who gets hired as a bouncer at a “rough-and-tumble roadhouse” in the Florida Keys

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Gyllenhaal is an Academy Award-winning actor who is best known for films like Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, and Nightcrawler.

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More recently he is known for films like Ambulance and Spider-Man: Far From Home and he can next be seen in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming thriller The Interpreter

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This Road House remake is set to be directed by Doug Liman, who is best known for directing films like Edge of Tomorrow, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and The Bourne Identity.

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