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Jake Gyllenhaal's Nine Stories has landed a three-year deal with Amazon MGM Studios. After Amazon's remake of the 1980s classic 'Road House' - which sees the 43-year-old actor portray troubled former UFC middleweight fighter Elwood Dalton - set a new record for the studio as the most-watched Amazon Original flick after landing 50 million views in its first two weeks on the service, they will continue to work together. As part of the deal, Deadline reports that Amazon will have a "first look on narrative features Nine Stories intends to produce for both theatrical and streaming." As well as 'Ro...
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Jake Gyllenhaal appreciated Christoper Nolan and Baz Luhrmann phoning him personally to say why he didn't land roles in their movies. The 'Road House' star was gutted to lose out on the titular role in 2005's 'Batman Begins', which went to Christian Bale, and Christian (Ewan McGregor) in the latter's 2001 jukebox musical 'Moulin Rouge!', which the late Heath Ledger was also considered for. Despite his disappointment, he praised both filmmakers for explaining the reasoning behind their decision to pick another actor. He told 'The Howard Stern Show': “What I felt was disappointment when I didn’t...
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Conor McGregor "absorbed information like a sponge" while working with Jake Gyllenhaal on 'Road House'. The 35-year-old UFC star makes his acting debut opposite Jake in the remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie and he's admitted he took time to learn everything he could from his co-star and their director Doug Liman. He told Heyuguys.com: "I would have been in no shape to do this without Jake G and director Doug Liman. I absorbed the information like a sponge off of them and I was asking questions every single day. Every single set. Every single scene. And I'm blessed. I really am ... I land...
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Jake Gyllenhaal got "punched in the face" by Conor McGregor on the set of 'Road House'. The 43-year-old actor - who plays Elwood Dalton, an MMA fighter-turned bouncer in Doug Liman's movie remake - was impressed by the charisma of the real-life UFC champion during filming, but things almost went wrong when they were rehearsing a fight scene off camera. Praising Conor, who plays antagonist Knox, he said on SiriusXM's 'The Howard Stern Show' “I think he’s just so charismatic." Howard noted: “He would scare me - even acting." Agreeing he was nervous ahead of their first fight scene, Jake said: “I...
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Jake Gyllenhaal wouldn't eat a single chip during his strict diet regime. The 43-year-old actor has opened up on the physical demand of his new role in 'Road House', in which he plays a former UFC fighter turned bouncer at a bar in the Florida Keys. Appearing on UK ITV show 'This Morning', he said: "If you really look. I don't eat the tacos. "You see me take the plate and I say thank you and then the scene cuts you never actually see me take a mouthful. "I was on a strict regimen, one chip would have done the whole thing." Jake was also "totally terrified" when it came to fight scenes with co-...
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Conor McGregor made some life-long friendships on the set of 'Road House'. The 35-year-old mixed martial artist makes his film debut in 'Road House' - which is a re-imagining of the 1989 film of the same name - and Conor admits that he relished his time on set. The UFC star - who appears alongside the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal and Daniela Melchior in the movie - told 'Extra': "They were all really good with me, and they were just so welcoming and friendly. I've made friends for life here." Conor particularly enjoyed working with Jake, describing the Hollywood star as a "consummate professional"...
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Jake Gyllenhaal has admitted it would be "an honour" to play Batman in a movie. The 43-year-old actor was previously one of the stars in the frame to portray Bruce Wayne and his Caped Crusader alter-ego in Christopher Nolan's 'Dark Knight' trilogy, with the part eventually going to Christian Bale. But with DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran set to take their on-screen universe in a new direction with upcoming Batman reboot movie 'The Brave and the Bold', Gyllenhaal would like to be considered for the "classic" role. When asked if he would still be interested in portraying Batman, he...
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Jake Gyllenhaal has declared he "embraces the streaming world" after his new movie was caught up in a row over its online-only release. The 43-year-old actor actor stars in a remake of 1989 action movie 'Road House' and the film's director Doug Liman has decided to boycott the premiere at the South by Southwest Film and TV Festival next month over Amazon MGM Studios' decision not to release the movie in cinemas - but Jake is adamant he sees both sides of the argument. He told Total Film magazine: "I’m a deep lover of cinema and the theatrical release - but I also do really embrace the streamin...
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Taylor Swift gifted her scarf to a fan at a Kansas City Chiefs game. The 34-year-old pop megastar was at the Arrowhead Stadium match on Saturday (13.01.24) to support her boyfriend Travis Kelce and decided that Beth Vancile - who happened to be seated behind her - was her "good luck charm" who eventually led to the team's victory against the Miami Dolphins. Beth told People: "The scarf smelled like home. During the game, Taylor coined me as her ‘good luck charm,’ noticed my face was bright red and gave me her scarf. Ironically, I was visiting Kansas City that weekend for an event for the jewel...
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Leonardo DiCaprio was being eyed to play Riddler in 'The Dark Knight Rises'. Studio executives were keen for Riddler to be the primary villain in the 2012 superhero movie, however, director Christopher Nolan decided on Bane (Tom Hardy) instead. David S. Goyer - who co-wrote the 'Dark Knight' trilogy with Nolan - has revealed that the Oscar winner was the actor wanted to portray the supervillain. Appearing on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast, he spilled: "We had all these pitches…I remember at The Dark Knight [premiere], the head of Warner Bros said, ‘You gotta do the Riddler. Leo [DiCaprio] as...
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