Jake Gyllenhaal will clash with UFC legend Conor McGregor in the upcoming action-drama film Road House. Directed by Doug Liman, Road House is a remake of the 1989 film of the same name. It stars Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton, a former UFC middleweight fighter, who reluctantly takes a job as a bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys.
The film dropped its first trailer on January 25, 2024, and showcased the modern touch on the classic fistfight-filled action film starring Patrick Swayze that was a major commercial success in 1989. The revamped version generated plenty of hype among fans after the first trailer drop. However, some fans are unhappy with the trailer, albeit for understandable reasons. Here is how fans are reacting to the Road House trailer.
Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House Drops First Trailer
A remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze-led action-drama film Road House has been in development since 2013. After some hiccups, the remake took off in November 2021 when Jake Gyllenhaal agreed to star in the lead role. The project was greenlit in August 2022 and fans have been eagerly waiting to see a glimpse of the film especially since Gyllenhaal is playing a former UFC fighter in it.
The film will also feature Conor McGregor, the former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion. McGregor will go toe-to-toe with Gyllenhaal in several of the movie’s exhilarating fight sequences, some of which were on full display in the movie’s recently dropped trailer. The trailer sheds light on the film’s basic plot, which will see Gyllenhaal’s Elwood Dalton protecting a roadhouse in the Florida Keys after being washed out as a UFC fighter. You can watch the film’s trailer here.
Fans Disappointed After Watching the Trailer Due to Road House‘s Release Strategy
After the trailer dropped online, fans took to social media to express their praise and excitement for the film. While most of the reactions to the trailer were positive, some fans felt disappointed with the trailer not because it failed to live up to the original’s quality.
Instead, fans were upset that they wouldn’t get to experience the film’s gritty action and an exciting faceoff between Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal on the big screen since Road House will not receive a theatrical release. Instead, the movie will go straight to streaming and debut on Amazon Prime Video. “It’s such a shame that this won’t have a theatrical release,” a fan commented after seeing the trailer.
Here is how fans are reacting to the Road House trailer on X:
Deserved a theatrical release
— The Moonlight Warrior 🌙 (@BlackMajikMan90) January 25, 2024
The trailer is great. Should have been released in the cinemas tbh
— BOBBEY (@CalIMeDon) January 25, 2024
Not sure it’ll be better than the original, but definitely gonna check this one out
— CinemaBums (@Cinema_Bums) January 25, 2024
This is a remake I didn't know I needed.👀
— ValiantReaper (@ValiantReaper) January 25, 2024
Fuck this looks dope! I’d definitely watch this in the theater
— Viktr (@victorcoimbra) January 25, 2024
As the reactions suggest, the trailer impressed most fans to the extent that they wanted to experience the film in theaters. However, the general reactions to the trailer were mostly positive with only a small section feeling the original did not need a remake. Most fans were also excited about the project because of Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal’s involvement.
Road House will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video, starting on March 21, 2024.
