The upcoming Road House reboot continues to round out its cast. Coming courtesy of a report by Deadline, the Jake Gyllenhaal-led reimagining of the beloved ’80s classic will add the likes of The Hitman’s Bodyguard and Fast Five star Joaquim de Almeida, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Darren Barnet, The Leftovers actor Kevin Carroll, and Mayans M.C. star JD Pardo.
This assortment of talent with join Jake Gyllenhaal in the remake, with the Oscar nominee leading a cast that includes Billy Magnussen (The Many Saints of Newark), Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad), Gbemisola Ikumelo (A League of Their Own), Lukas Gage (Euphoria), Hannah Love Lanier (The Tiny Mighty Club), Travis Van Winkle (You), B.K. Cannon (Why Women Kill), Arturo Castro (The Terminal List), Dominique Columbus (Ray Donovan), Beau Knapp (The Lost Symbol), Bob Menery (Billions), and UFC champion Conor McGregor in his acting debut.
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Joaquim de Almeida is best known for roles in the likes of Fast Five and The Hitman’s Bodyguard on the big screen, and 24 and The Mentalist on the small screen. While details of his role is unknown at this time, it would not be too surprising if de Almeida has been cast as one of the main villains.
Darren Barnet, meanwhile, is known for roles in the Netflix series Never Have I Ever and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with Kevin Carroll recognized for the likes of Lucifer, Blindspotting, The Leftovers, and The Walking Dead. Finally, JD Pardo has starred in such big and small screen projects as F9, The Contractor, Mayans M.C. and The Terminal List.
Road House Finds Jake Gyllenhaal Stepping Into the Patrick Swayze Role
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Released in 1989, Road House is now considered something of an action movie classic and follows the late, great Patrick Swayze as James Dalton, a cooler who begins working at a newly refurbished roadside bar. Assigned with getting rid of the riff-raff, Dalton is all about being nice and ending violence before it starts. Of course, when it does start, Dalton will be the one to finish it. Not content with simply beating up drunks and thugs, Dalton soon finds himself the hero of a small town after going up against a corrupt businessman.
The Road House remake will take major inspiration from the treasured original while making a few changes along the way. Jake Gyllenhaal will star as Dalton, who this time is a former UFC fighter, and takes a job as a bouncer at a bar in the Florida Keys. Much like his ’80s predecessor, Dalton “soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise,” the official logline for Road House reads.
Directed by Doug Liman (American Made, Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Road House is written by Anthony Bagarozzi (The Nice Guys) and Charles Mondry (Doc Savage). The project is produced by Joel Silver via his Silver Pictures, with JJ Hook (6 Underground, The Lost City), Alison Winter (The Wall, Chaos Walking), and Aaron Auch (Orphan, The Losers) on board as executive producers.
