Jake Gyllenhaal to star in ‘Road House’ remake for Amazon Prime

Gyllenhaal is set to star in a remake of “Road House” for Amazon . com Prime.
According to a summary, the movie will be “a reimagined take” around the 1989 film that will starred Patrick Swayze . “The Bourne Identity” director Doug Liman will direct.
The new film follows a former UFC fighter (Gyllenhaal) who “takes a job as being a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the California Keys, but quickly discovers that not every thing is what it seems with this tropical paradise, inch according to a press release.
“Road House is really a homerun for us. It is not only a nod to fans of the primary, but it is also a large, fun, broad target audience movie, ” mentioned Jennifer Salke, mind of Amazon Companies. “We are over joyed to collaborate along with Joel (Silver), Doug, and this great ensemble 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. ”
Liman said, “I’m excited to put my own rewrite on the beloved Road House legacy. And am can’t wait to show audiences what Mike and I are going to do with this iconic role. ”
The movie also stars Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Lukas Gage and the like.
It really is set to go into production in the Dominican Republic this month. It will eventually stream on Prime Video upon launch.