Things behind the scenes of the Jake Gyllenhaal-led Road House remake have been quite rocky as director Doug Liman is less than thrilled about Amazon’s decision to drop it on their streaming service. Liman, known for acclaimed gems such as Edge of Tomorrow and The Bourne Identity, stressed the movie is made for the big screen experience, even claiming it might be one of his best works to date.
However, the 37-year-old podcaster Brian Davis, aka True Geordie, known for delving into MMA-based matters, isn’t too thrilled about Liman’s upcoming remake of the 1989 classic.
Brian Davis Is Assured Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House Is Destined to Fail
While Jake Gyllenhaal is no stranger to playing menacing characters, Davis said he isn’t believable in the role of Elwood Dalton, claiming he was “more believable as a gay cowboy”, referring to Brokeback Mountain. The podcaster explained that unlike Patrick Swayze, lead of the original movie, who had the aura of “I could just kick your ass”, Gyllenhaal did not look up to the role.
Davis further took shots at Jake Gyllenhaal’s physical rival in the movie, Conor McGregor, who will mark his acting debut with Road House, stating that the former UFC champion can’t act. While the Podcaster said that he wants this movie to be good, he is assured it’s going to be trash. He said:
“This is the dumbest movie I ever heard of. ‘Conor’s on the gear again, we’ll work it in, just keep rolling, we’ll work it out in the edit.’ It’s so s—t. He doesn’t sound remotely believable. I don’t even want to hate this. Like this whole, ‘I hate Conor McGregor’ thing — I don’t, honestly. I want it it to be good. It’s f—king trash and that’s when you know it’s bad. It’s gonna be a horrendous movie. As much as I’ll hate that movie, I’m glad Conor has something to do with himself, because it doesn’t look like he’s fighting anytime soon.”
Although time will tell whether the movie turns out good or not, as of now, things are getting a bit ugly with the ongoing drama behind Road House‘s release.
Doug Liman Was Reportedly Aware of Road House’s Streaming Release All Along
While fans were under the impression that Amazon scrapped an intended theatrical distribution, per new sources, Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal were reportedly given the option to choose. Variety reported:
“Sources familiar with the negotiations say the filmmakers and Gyllenhaal were given a choice: Make the film for $60 million and get a theatrical release or take $85 million and go streaming only. They opted for the latter.”
it’s important to note that Liman, who has been pretty vocal about his distaste for Amazon’s practices, is still yet to respond to these reports.
Road House will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 8 March 2024.
