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Patrick Swayze fans SLAM 'embarrassing' Road House reboot as Jake Gyllenhaal takes over role in new trailer - where he gets HEADBUTTED by Conor McGregor


The first trailer for the Prime Video version dropped on Thursday showing Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton, seemingly related to Swayze's character James Dalton.

Daniela Melchior (in the Kelly Lynch role) Billy Magnussen (in Ben Gazzara's place) and Jessica Williams star alongside real-life UFC fighter Conor McGregor. Swayze starred in the original as a bouncer who attempts tp restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town He noted that the 'filmmakers and stars' of Road House do not financially 'share' in the windfall of the movie if it does well on a streaming service, adding that Jake will be ineligible for the major awards in spite of his 'career-best performance.'

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