Jake Gyllenhaal is one of those spectacular actors who has shown his acting brilliance spread across multiple genres. Be it as a hero or a villain, he has proven to his audiences that he can excel in any and every role.
His upcoming action thriller Road House, a remake of the original 1989 film of the same name, further proves this claim.
Recently, the original trailer for the much-awaited movie found its way to the World Wide Web, and Gyllenhaal can be seen giving it his all as he gets into a brutal brawl with none other than Conor McGregor, the UFC fighter and champion with a record.
And after looking at that, fans can’t help but complain about how much the movie deserves the theatrical release that Amazon robbed it of.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House Trailer Is Out And Winning!
While fans have been excited about 1989’s Road House remake ever since they first saw photos of Jake Gyllenhaal‘s ripped physique for it, the newly released trailer for the movie has taken this excitement to extraordinary heights.
The movie, which would be directly released for streaming on Prime Video (despite the film’s cast and crew’s desperate efforts to get it a theatrical release), recently got its trailer released on YouTube, and fans are going crazy about it.
In the trailer, Gyllenhaal can be seen fiercely clashing with none other than the Irish mixed martial artist and professional boxer (renowned for being the first-ever UFC fighter to hold UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Championships records simultaneously), Conor McGregor.
Helmed by the mastermind Doug Liman, the film features the Donnie Darko star as Elwood Dalton, a former UFC fighter who wounds up working for a shady Florida bar as its security while McGregor embodies the role of his physical rival, Knox.
Moreover, the trailer also revealed that Daniela Melchior will be playing the character of Ellie, who is apparently a nurse and Dalton’s love interest in the movie, while Jessica Williams will be seen in the role of the owner of the shady bar that Dalton ends up working for the security of.
As can be seen in the almost three-minute-long clip, both Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor are in the most perfect shapes of their lives, and hold some clearly epic performances in store with the 1989 western’s remake, which is seemingly similar in many ways to the original movie.
However, as perfect as the trailer is for the Road House remake, fans still have one big complaint and demand with Amazon MGM Studios Distribution: Let the movie get a theatrical release.
Fans React To Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House Remake Trailer
When Amazon MGM Studios Distribution announced last year that Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House remake would not get a theatrical release and would directly make its way to streaming, fans were downright furious.
But after watching this newly released trailer, those feelings have gone up to a whole new extent.
Taking to X, here’s how fans are reacting overall to the movie’s trailer:
The trailer is great. Should have been released in the cinemas tbh
— BOBBEY (@CalIMeDon) January 25, 2024
https://twitter.com/Brad_801/status/1750540977650217195?s=20
Looks like I'll actually be watching this.
— Dylan The Masvidal (@DYLANDAFTDOOM) January 25, 2024
Ok this trailer kicks ass, does everything a Road House remake needs to
— Robert (@RobertJ_96) January 25, 2024
Excited for the ROAD HOUSE remake! Can't wait to watch it.
— Miami Nation (@MiamiNationPFL) January 25, 2024
It looks interesting..can't wait to watch the full movie
— ças per (@Casper45583) January 25, 2024
I had mixed feelings about this when I heard it was being remade. Watched the trailer and I’m impressed and will watch it.
— Rapid Unplanned Disassembly (@HarrySchmilsson) January 25, 2024
Looks amazing and he's a great actor. I bet it's going to be epic
— The Savvy box (@thesavvybox) January 25, 2024
Well, considering how the Road House remake has gotten some critically appreciated reviews and acknowledgment even before its release, it would be more profitable to let Jake Gyllenhaal’s next get released first, as per fans’ demands. But then again: To each his own.
Road House remake will be hitting Prime Video by the 21st of March, 2024. As for its trailer, you can stream it below:
