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Being punched in the face by a mixed martial arts world champion will ruin your work day. But, that’s exactly what happened to Oscar-nominated Jake Gyllenhaal when he and UFC superstar Conor McGregor brought the reimagined Road House to life. Now streaming on Amazon Prime, Gyllenhaal heads the cult classic reboot as Dalton, a rough and tough ex-UFC combatant hired as a bouncer at a Florida-based bar. Meanwhile, McGregor’s Knox has been hired on to send the pesky Dalton back where he came from. The movie builds toward a…

New Delhi, Acting is all about using one's skills to try new things, says Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal, who didn't mind sweating it out in the gym to play a former UFC boxer in his new film "Road House". HT Image In a career of over 20 years, the actor has created a rich tapestry of diverse performances with films such as "Brokeback Mountain", "Zodiac", "Source Code", "Prisoners", "Nightcrawler", "Nocturnal Animals", "Enemy", "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Ambulance". Hindustan Times - your fastest…

How long will it take to give more credit to the actor that is Jake Gyllenhaal? The actor always steps up when it is required and even more so, uplifts everything he touches. The same goes for his new movie Road House, which stars him as Elwood Dalton, a former UFC fighter who gets hired to clean up the mess at a drinking joint. (Also read: Motherboard review: Portrait of single parent's decades-long journey with her son is an absolute gem) Jake Gyllenhaal in a still from Road House, now streaming in Prime Video.…

Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés inviting actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O'Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: Shakira releases her first album in seven years, Paul Simon gets an expansive two-part documentary on…

Hollywood is truly a small world. You never know which actors competed against each other to play some of the most iconic movie characters. But every time I learn something new, like that Jason Statham was wanted to play Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders instead of Cillian Murphy or that Sebastian Stan wanted the Captain America role, I’m totally flabbergasted. Now, I’m shocked once again after Road House actor Jake Gyllenhaal talked about a few movies he was being considered for with stiff competition, including The Dark…

Jake Gyllenhaal has revealed he wouldn’t even eat a chip during his strict Road House diet.The actor, 43, plays Elwood Dalton, an ex-UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that the paradise is not all it seems.Real-life UFC star Conor McGregor also stars in the film.During an interview with Sian Welby on This Morning, Gyllenhaal opened up on his “strict” diet as he discussed scenes in which his character eats junk food.“I wasn’t really eating... I was on a strict regiment.…

Fiction, anecdotes, and storytelling in general are at the core of human society, but any retelling of a tale is inherently different due to the nature of the human mind. And, with every new mind involved, elements get distorted to the point where the end result can be completely different from the original concept. Even if that result isn’t a downgrade, this distortion can’t be ignored. Road House, Prime Video’s latest original film and a reimagining of the Patrick Swayze-led 1989 movie of the same name, captures the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJake Gyllenhaal has expressed enthusiasm at the prospect of being cast as the next Batman.Gyllenhaal said “it would be an honour” to play Gotham’s Dark Knight in an interview on Monday (18 March).In January 2023, James Gunn, the co-chief executive of DC Studios, announced 10 new projects that will serve as a reboot of the cinematic DC Universe franchise.One of the planned releases is a…

Los Angeles, Jake Gyllenhaal, who lost out the role of Batman to Christian Bale in Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy, says it would be an honour for him to play the popular superhero from DC Comics. HT Image The actor, currently promoting the Prime Video action movie "Road House", was asked if he was still interested in playing Batman. Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. In his response, Gyllenhaal said, "Oh, man. That's a classic . It's an honour." Calling the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJake Gyllenhaal has said he developed a staph infection after incurring an on-set injury while filming a fight scene for his forthcoming movie, Road House.The 43-year-old stars opposite professional Irish fighter Conor McGregor in director Doug Liman’s remake of the 1989 cult classic, which starred Patrick Swayze. Appearing on a recent episode of Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast…