‘Road House’ Remake To Star Jake Gyllenhaal With Doug Liman Directing

[LukSkyFokker]

Let the bitching begin!

The Double Deuce Back In Business? MGM Ramps Up ‘Road House’ Reboot With Jake Gyllenhaal And Doug Liman Circling

EXCLUSIVE: The Double Deuce may finally be reopening its doors. Sources tell Deadline that MGM’s Road House remake is gaining momentum, with Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to star and Doug Liman in talks to direct. When this would go into production is still TBD as Gyllenhaal is about to shoot Guy Ritchie’s The Interpreter and Liman is currently prepping his Everest pic, though insiders add that execs are already meeting with writers to rewrite a previous draft and view the film as a high priority. Anthony Bagarozzi & Charles Mondry wrote a prior draft.

Released in 1989, the original film starred Patrick Swayze as Dalton, a bouncer hired to clean up one of the rowdiest, loudest bars in Missouri, The Double Deuce. Swayze’s character is put to the test when he needs to protect the town from a corrupt businessman. The film became an instant hit and is still considered a favorite role among fans of the late Swayze. MGM has been playing around with how to reboot the IP for a while, including an idea of having Ronda Rousey in the lead role; that plan was ultimately shelved.

 

[Saint_Ann]

I have a thing for JG.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

Never watched the first, won't watch the second.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

I have a thing for JG.

I hear that many in your community do.

 

[110kelvinisstillprettycold]

Why!

It was already the best bad movie ever. They can't improve on that.

 

[Conager]

Why!

It was already the best bad movie ever. They can't improve on that.

I think it will be hard to top. The superb, deadpan delivery of some of the worst lines ever would be hard to improve on. How you gonna top Sam Elliot?

I'm not a big fan of diversifying a cast for the sake of diversification but I do think it would be a pretty interesting twist to have Ronda Rousey as the cooler.

 

[jaF0]

How many years (decades) has it been since Hollyweird had an original thought?

 

[Comshaw]

Why!

It was already the best bad movie ever. They can't improve on that.

No it wasn't. Maybe second place. Come to think of it, third place. Second place should go to "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"

A line from that movie:
A conference was assembling to talk about the attack. One of the scientist comes in from outside and says, "There's a little jap...I mean nip in the air tonight."

Number 1 should go to "Big Trouble in Little China", funky, over the top and funny as hell because of how bad it is.

One of the lines I love from "Roadhouse": "I want you to be nice, until it's time not to be nice".

Actually, that's pretty damn good advice.

But a remake? Really? No one has any new original ideas for movies? They have to recycle one's like this? FFS



Comshaw