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Amazon Studios announces Road House sequel, UFC icon Conor McGregor not expected to return

Amazon Studios announces Road House sequel, Conor McGregor not expected to return After the smashing success of Amazon’s remake of the 1989 action classic Road House, it should come as no…

After the smashing success of Amazon’s remake of the 1989 action classic Road House, it should come as no surprise that the studio is already working on a sequel.

According to a report from Variety, Amazon Studios has confirmed that the story of ex-MMA fighter Elwood Dalton will continue. Lead actor Jake Gyllenhaal is set to reprise his role, though no other details have been revealed.

“As we saw this spring the world went crazy for a little movie called Road House,” Amazon MGM Studio chief Jennifer Salke said on stage at the Pier 36 venue in New York City. “Nearly 8 million viewers globally have watched Road House. We like to watch these results like a baby.”

Released on March 21, the film went straight to streaming, much to the chagrin of director Doug Liman. Still, that didn’t stop Road House from taking on a life of its own, attracting over 50 million viewers within its first two weeks. Recently, Amazon confirmed that the total viewership is more than 80 million.

Conor McGregor Indicates He will not return for road house sequel

In the original film which starred the late Patrick Swayze, the story focused on a mysterious bouncer who travels from bar to bar, cleaning up each place by eliminating the unsavory elements. The remake follows a similar premise, though it changes its setting from a small town in Missouri to the fictional town of Glass Key in the Florida Keys.

Aside from Gyllenhaal’s enigmatic hero, the film also stars Conor McGregor as an over-the-top skull cracker named Knox who is hired by the film’s big bad, portrayed by Billy Magnussen. Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad) serves as the love interest for Dalton while Jessica Williams plays the bar owner desperate to keep her roadhouse from being overrun by a bunch of ruffians.

While Gyllenhaal’s character was the main focus of the film, many argued that Irish megastar Conor McGregor stole the show with his completely unhinged performance. Unfortunately, it appears as though ‘Mystic Mac’ won’t be returning for part two.

“Congrats guys,” McGregor wrote on his Instagram stories. “Wish you all the best of luck with it.”

Check out LowKick MMA’s official review of Road House right here.

Road House smashes Amazon Prime Video records with 50 million global viewers in first two weeks

Doug Liman’s reboot of the 1989 action classic Road House has proven to be a smashing success for Amazon…

Doug Liman’s reboot of the 1989 action classic Road House has proven to be a smashing success for Amazon Studios.

Making its debut on the streaming platform last month, the film has reportedly clocked more than 50 million viewers on Prime Video over its first two weeks of release. Per a press release from Amazon, that is a record-breaking number, destroying every other original film and television series produced exclusively for the platform.

Road House with Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor

“The groundbreaking, successful debut of Road House is a testament to the hard work and commitment from the entire Road House filmmaking team and the film’s cast led by the phenomenal Jake Gyllenhaal,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios. “The world is absolutely loving this entertaining, action-packed ride anchored by the performances of Jake, Conor McGregor, Daniela Melchior, Darren Barnet, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Lukas Gage, Arturo Castro, JD Pardo and the rest of our stellar cast.

“It’s great to see the film taking off with both fans of the iconic original as well as a huge turnout from new audiences. This incredible film is really giving everyone something to talk about, and we couldn’t be more proud!”

Road House’s Straight-To-Streaming Release Proves to be a massive success

Liman refused to show up at the film’s SXSW debut earlier this year after expressing frustration over its straight-to-streaming release. Since then, the high-octane director has reversed course, attending the Road House premiere in Austin, Texas and throwing his support behind the picture.

Road House stars the Academy Award-nominated Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role of Elwood Dalton, a former UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse. While there, he unwittingly wages war with a corrupt businessman (Billy Magnussen) and his over-the-top henchman portrayed by first-time actor Conor McGregor. The film also stars Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad) and Grammy Award-winning musician Post Malone.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor in Road House

Jake Gyllenhaal reveals Conor McGregor punched him ‘right in the face’ during late-night Road House shoot

While the fights between Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal in Amazon’s remake of Road House were all the product…

While the fights between Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal in Amazon’s remake of Road House were all the product of movie magic, things got a little too real behind the scenes.

Released on March 21, Road House has received mostly positive reviews with many commending Gyllenhaal’s performance as relatively laid-back ex-UFC fighter Elwood Dalton. Fight fans have also been enamored with McGregor’s on-screen debut as Knox, the film’s main antagonist who goes toe-to-toe with Gyllenhaal’s lovable bouncer more than once during its 114-minute runtime.

During a recent interview with Howard Stern, Gyllenhaal shared some of his thoughts about working with McGregor, including their first night of shooting where the Irishman had to pretend to headbutt Gyllenhaal.

“In that moment, I was like, ‘Holy sh*t. I’m about to get headbutted by Conor McGregor,” Gyllenhaal said. “What’s gonna happen?’”

Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal in Road House

Luckily, Gyllenhaal avoided taking any serious incidental damage during the shoot but later revealed that McGregor had inexplicably punched him in the face during a random encounter in the middle of the night.

“It was like three in the morning and … he just clocked me, right in the face,” Gyllenhaal recalled. “I wish it was on film, but it wasn’t.”

The Brokeback Mountain actor didn’t explain the circumstances surrounding the random attack, but Gyllenhaal remained adamant that it was an accident and added that McGregor felt awful about the incident.

Howard Stern Believes Conor McGregor Punched Gyllenhaal on purpose

However, that didn’t stop Howard Stern from trying to stir the pot, suggesting it was 100% on purpose.

“I’m too much in my head,” Stern said. “I’d be like, I’m the star of this movie, and Conor McGregor can’t handle the fact that I’m the star, so he gave me a shot in the face. You know that’s true, I guarantee it.”

Gyllenhaal responded to Stern’s assessment, saying: “You can live in your reality. I believe it was a mistake, so there you go.”

Check out our official review of Road House and check out the film exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Official poster for Road House with Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor goes sneaker shopping with Road House co-star Jake Gyllenhaal, drops 24k on kicks

Road House co-stars Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal went sneaker shopping with Complex’s Joe La Puma at Stadium Goods…

Road House co-stars Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal went sneaker shopping with Complex’s Joe La Puma at Stadium Goods in New York City.

While there, the Irishman spotted a pair of Nike MAG shoes, an official release of the futuristic self-lacing footwear from Back to the Future II with an asking price of $35,000. Once seeing the price tag, Gyllenhaal couldn’t help, but be taken aback, though McGregor appeared to be unfazed.

While out, McGregor did drop a pretty penny on some new kicks, dropping a cool $24,000 while Gyllenhaal went with a more modest expenditure of $1,000.

Will we see Conor mcGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal back for a Road House sequel?

McGregor and Gyllenhaal have been spotted making the rounds together over the last several months in promotion of their recently released remake of the 1989 action classic. In the remake of Road House, Gyllenhaal places ex-UFC fighter Dalton who accepts a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse. While there, he finds himself unwittingly waging war with a businessman who’s been terrorizing the town for years.

The film has earned mostly positive reviews, holding strong with a 61% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 57% audience score. LowKick MMA’s official review of Road House called it “a mindless popcorn flick that you can throw on anytime you want to zone out and just watch people beat the sh*t out of each other.”

Rumblings of a sequel have already begun with Gyllenhaal eager to reprise his role. Conor McGregor has also revealed that there are talks of a potential prequel focused on his over-the-top villain, Knox.

“I would love to [revisit the role]. I love the role, I love the character,” Gyllenhaal told Screen Rant. “I love his humor. I love where he could go. The first thing I ever read in the script was the scene where he asked about insurance, if they have insurance, asked if their bikes are outside, and the essence of that character is there, and there’s so much more to explore in that space. So, yeah… I do like the training, but that’s just me.”

Meryl Streep’s callous comment about MMA motivated Conor McGregor to prove her wrong with ‘Road House’

While attending the New York City premiere of his feature film debut, Conor McGregor revealed that Meryl Streep’s 2017…

While attending the New York City premiere of his feature film debut, Conor McGregor revealed that Meryl Streep’s 2017 dig on mixed martial arts motivated him to prove that he could shine both in the cage and on the silver screen.

McGregor chews the scenery in Doug Liman’s remake of the 1989 action classic Road House, originally starring the late Patrick Swayze. This time around, Jake Gyllenhaal steps into the lead role of Dalton, a former UFC fighter who takes a job at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys and finds himself unintentionally waging war with a corrupt businessman who’s been terrorizing the small fictitious town of Glass Key for years.

Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal star on Road House

Throughout the filming, which had its fair share of troubles, McGregor admits to carrying a chip on his shoulder following the three-time Academy Award winner’s mean-spirited comment about MMA during her Cecil B. DeMille award acceptance speech at the Golden Globes seven years ago.

“Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners,” Streep said in 2017. “And if we kick them all out, you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.”

Meryl Streep’s comment motivated conor mcGregor to prove himself in his acting debut

Streep’s comment received a roaring round of applause from those in attendance, but her statement understandably infuriated professional fighters.

“Fighting is the most beautiful form of art, and you know, it’s a great thing to come into this game, which is also art,” McGregor told The Hollywood Reporter when asked about Streep’s comment. “I was really taken aback because fighting is an art. It’s brutal also, so I can understand. It’s not for somebody to make a mistake; it’s real artistry for those who do what we do, so I came in with maybe a little chip on my shoulder and wanting to represent my sport and my art, give my best in this arena.”

In Road House, Conor McGregor plays Knox, an over-the-top villain called in by the film’s big bad to take out Gyllenhaal’s Dalton. From the moment he makes his onscreen debut — walking bare-assed down a public street in search of a snazzy jacket to wear — you can’t help, but appreciate the ridiculousness of it all. Especially as an MMA fan knowing that the former two-division champion is essentially playing himself with the volume turned slightly up.

Sharing some behind-the-scenes details, McGregor credited Gyllenhaal with giving him some acting tips throughout the shoot and revealed that he tried out multiple variations of his sandwich-loving skull-cracker before Liman and Co. landed on the one you see in the film.

“Jake taught me many things about acting,” McGregor said. “He was just so helpful, so patient. Liman, who I was taking my direction from, guided me on how he wanted the character. I made sure I gave a few different variations. I feel like I gave a few different versions of Knox. I, of course, was going to be unsure with which one they went with in the end, but when I saw the [final] movie and saw the choices, I understood what they wanted with the character. They are very happy with how Knox came out.”

You can check out LowKick MMA’s review of Road House right here.

Road House Review: Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor hit hard in bloody good update of 1989 classic

Road House is a loose, but lively remake of the 1989 sleazy action flick starring a tough, but kind…

Road House is a loose, but lively remake of the 1989 sleazy action flick starring a tough, but kind Patrick Swayze and his gruffly handsome mentor portrayed by a wholly badass Sam Elliott. Produced by Amazon and streaming exclusively on their Prime Video platform, this updated version sees Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Nightcrawler) taking the lead role of Elwood Dalton, a former mixed martial arts who’s carrying around a few demons masked by his quick wit and charming-yet-mysterious demeanor.

The overall plot is essentially the same — Dalton accepts a job as a bouncer at a roadhouse that has begun to attract an unsavory clientele. While using his skills to clean things up, he unwittingly wages war with a corrupt businessman who’s been terrorizing the town for years. And like the version played by the effortlessly luminous Swayze 35 years ago, Gyllenhaal is also trying to escape a past transgression that resulted in him taking another man’s life.

Following a half-hearted attempt at taking his own life by way of a speeding train, Dalton accepts an offer from Jessica Williams’ Frankie, who needs help cleaning up a bar that her eccentric uncle left her. Making his way to the fictitious town of Glass Key, Florida with nothing but a small suitcase on wheels and a tackle doubling as a man purse, he immediately makes besties with the father-daughter duo running the island’s only bookstore before getting to work at the roadhouse appropriately named The Road House.

The first half of the film is undeniably entertaining by way of Gyllehaal’s tranquil approach laced with the occasional quip that makes the whole thing reminiscent of a Marvel movie. However, things really ramp up when UFC megastar Conor McGregor bursts onto the scene as a skull-cracker named Knox. Strutting down a public street in his birthday suit, McGregor delivers one of the most memorable on-screen debuts in recent memory.

Rounding out the cast is Billy Magnussen (Game Night) who plays big bad businessman Ben Brandt with a perfect degree of smirkiness and Daniella Melchior (The Suicide Squad), an ER doctor who, despite being frustrated by the influx of patients Dalton brings her way, can’t help but be charmed by his chiseled abs and resolute jawline.

Director Doug Liman Puts His Signature Style On Display in road house

By the time you get to the second hour of Road House — once all the world-building and introductions are out of the way — sh*t gets turned up to 11 with some very engaging fight sequences, including an all-out brawl that sees McGreogr’s Knox and Gyllehaal’s Dalton first throw hands. CGI enhancements during the fight sequences are noticeable at times and have a way of pulling you out of the action, but the sheer brutality and the frenetic directing of Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) should be enough to keep you entertained, especially as things continue to get more blood-soaked with each passing minute.

The film’s final act features explosions, an epic boat chase, and a final showdown that would have looked absolutely marvelous on the big screen. Sadly, we’ll never know as Amazon opted to release the film exclusively on its platform, much to the chagrin of Liman and Gyllenhaal who were clearly proud of the work they put out into the world. As they should be.

Road House is a far from perfect picture. It’s a tad too long and one could argue that McGregor’s performance feels like nothing more than a cartoonish parody of a villain from the Fast & Furious franchise, though that is part of the charm.

Overall, Road House is a mindless popcorn flick that you can throw on anytime you want to zone out and just watch people beat the sh*t out of each other and make a few jokes along the way. It’ll likely never reach the legendary cult status of the OG film, but it’s an easy watch that should find repeat viewers.

Hell, I’ve already watched it twice and I know I’ll see it again before long. It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s a little dumb and a lot of fun. Sometimes that’s enough.