Okay, so we already advised you yesterday that they have been remaking Highway Home, the beloved 1989 motion movie starring Patrick Swayze as a philosophical bouncer cleansing up the one most violent bar within the historical past of the world. And we knew the remake starred Jake Gyllenhaal because the bouncer, this time a former UFC fighter who begins working in a bar after his combating profession hits the skids.
What we didn’t inform you was that the forged of this movie additionally consists of actual UFC fighter Conor McGregor — and that Highway Home consists of an MMA combat between him and Jake Gyllenhaal. What?!? And folks attempt to declare that cinema is useless.
The Highway Home remake, which is regrettably going straight to Amazon’s Prime Video (thus denying us all the chance to look at this titanic wrestle in a movie show), was directed by Fringe of Tomorrow and The Bourne Identification’s Doug Liman. So it’s bought a man on the helm who is aware of motion too. You may watch the total trailer for the brand new Highway Home under.
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This truly appears to be like fairly enjoyable. It appears to have maintained among the unhinged vibes of the unique film, whereas including just a few trendy twists like all the MMA elements of the story and Gyllenhaal’s character. I additionally just like the casting of Billy Magnussen because the story’s new mega-bad businessman, changing Ben Gazzara from the unique movie. That absolutely works (and Gyllenhaal appears to be like surprisingly snug as a former MMA fighter too). Perhaps this will likely be good?
Right here is the Highway Home remake’s official synopsis:
On this adrenaline-fueled reimagining of the 80s cult basic, ex-UFC fighter Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, solely to find that this paradise just isn’t all it appears.
Highway Home premieres on Prime Video on March 21.
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