Jake Gyllenhaal Shoots 'Road House' Remake at UFC 285

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Road House is a 2024 American action film directed by Doug Liman, written by Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry and produced by Joel Silver. It is a remake of the 1989 film of the same name and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor (in his feature film debut), J. One of the star's scenes came in front of a live audience at UFC 285 where Gyllenhaal made the walk as a UFC fighter all the way to the Octagon for a choreographed fight with former fighter Jay Hieron. “Road House” is a remake of the 1989 action film that starred Patrick Swayze. UFC star Conor McGregor, who will make his acting debut, also is featured.

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Gyllenhaal displayed a tremendous physique in the scenes, and said he studied hours of UFC film to help him get a firm idea about the movements and tendencies of UFC fighters. He discovered that individuality is a huge part of what makes UFC fighters unique, and did his best to portray that so it was also in tone with his character, Elwood Dalton. “Throughout the shooting, I was sort of in that mentality (of a UFC fighter), and physically, I definitely felt that way,” Gyllenhaal told MMA Junkie.

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That sense of calm is offset by the maniacal henchman played by UFC star Conor McGregor, 35, in his first acting role. "He’s a character that stays still and watches until he can’t any more, really. And I love that about him," he says. "And I also think his intention in the end always, even in that first fight, is to help people out, which I love about him."

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Gyllenhaal previously shared photos of himself working in an audio studio as the film entered its final stages of post-production on Instagram last Monday. The photos include a selfie Gyllenhaal took with members of the stunt team, as well as shots of him working out and filming on set. "I was high for four days," Gyllenhaal told GQ Sports of the experience filming at UFC 285. Although Gyllenhaal plays a UFC fighter in Road House rather than a boxer, he likely adopted a similar method, potentially swapping out some boxing time for a little grappling, wrestling and jujitsu practice.

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Dalton’s unorthodox kindness after a brutal confrontation jumped out to Gyllenhaal, 41, when he was considering starring in the remake of the Swayze classic, which is directed by "The Bourne Identity's" Doug Liman. Gyllenhaal reprises the role of Dalton — made famous by the late Patrick Swayze in the 1989 cult classic — while putting an updated spin on the bouncer with a haunted past tasked with keeping the peace in a rowdy dive bar. This price range is not uncommon for a UFC event, as similar McGregor fights have drawn as much as thousands of dollars per ticket for those interested in attending one of his fights. In 2018, McGregor failed to regain the lightweight title from Khabib Nurmagomedov. Despite the event selling 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, according to Bet MGM, tickets ranged from $205 to $2,505 without fees. Those who purchase tickets through On Location, which sponsors prominent events, including the Super Bowl, Final Four, and other marquee attractions, also gain early-access VIP treatment.

McGregor is used to fighting all out at full speed in the UFC, which took some adjustment when choreographing fight scenes with Gyllenhaal. And of course, it wouldn't be "Road House" without some wild bar fights. Gyllenhaal says he feels there is one characteristic that defines an entertaining and cinematic bar brawl.

The character was intended to be “a flash in the pan” and quickly eaten by a crocodile, he says, something he found out on a Zoom call with the director on McGregor’s yacht. The Road House remake was green-lit in August of 2022 and is expected to be released sometime in 2024. Fans immediately took to social media to leak the fight scene as well as the final outcome. But the event's rollout marked another return – Jake Gyllenhaal's to the fighting world. The highly anticipated UFC 285 fight card features Jon Jones' return after a three-year hiatus as he attempts to beat Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title. Like in the original, he develops a romantic relationship with a local doctor, played by Portuguese actor Daniela Melchior.

"That’s what the big bar fight is about. It just starts and there’s no sense. In the original, Swayze is a New York City nightclub bouncer — or "cooler" — hired to provide security at the seedy Double Deuce, a road house in Missouri. "It was the reason I wanted to do it," Gyllenhaal tells TODAY.com about that scene.

"You showed up at a UFC fight to film a scene, and no one knew you were going to be there. That would make me nervous," admitted Fallon. McGregor is leaving the door open for more movies, but his focus is returning to the octagon, hopefully for UFC 303 on June 29. But he is certain that Gyllenhaal nailed his portrayal of a UFC fighter. “He was tremendous.” But McGregor’s pick for the castmate who would fare best in the ring is Jessica Williams.

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"I think we had an incredible stunt team on this film that’s just one of the best," he adds. "We had ex-fighters, we had just incredible professional stunt people working throughout the bar on every single scene." As part of the scene, Gyllenhaal faced off against co-star Jay Hieron, a former mixed martial artist and UFC champion.