Road House star: "We wanted to do Patrick Swayze proud"
Lukas Gage spoke exclusively to RadioTimes.com about the new film – which sees Jake Gyllenhaal star in a role previously played by the late Patrick Swayze.
A new version of the 1989 cult action film Road House arrives on Prime Video today, with Jake Gyllenhaal taking on the role played by Patrick Swayze in the original version.
Despite sharing a title and premise with that previous film, the new movie makes several substantial changes, but according to star Lukas Gage the filmmaking team were keen to include some nods to the original.
Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com at a special preview screening in London, You and Euphoria star Gage said: "I think that we weren't trying to copy too much of the original version. I think that that is so perfect and amazing as it is.
"We just wanted to, you know, do a couple of shout-outs, have some throwbacks [and] pay respect to that movie and to Patrick Swayze first and foremost, because he's a legend."
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Speaking further about the late actor, he added: "You know, we wanted to do him proud. And, obviously, if he was still around today, we would want to make him happy if he saw this movie."
Gage added that they tried to keep the film "current" and "different" and pointed to the inclusion of musician Post Malone and MMA fighter Conor McGregor in the ensemble cast.
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"Musicians and actors and fighters mixed together, it's just a completely different… I would like to say it's a reimagining and not a reboot," he said.
Meanwhile, Daniela Melchior – who plays Ellie, the love interest of Gyllenhaal's character – also pointed out how the film differed from the previous version, praising director Doug Liman for putting his own stamp on the material.
"It's Doug's take and he's very unique as a director, so of course the story is totally different just because of that," she said.
"And then the biggest difference I would say is the diverse cast, the different ages as well of the cast, and then the music. I think everything is different in this one - this is, like, its own thing, for real."
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
