Jake Gyllenhaal appears to be in a small remake right now. The last two films of him – that of Antoine Fuqua The one guilty and Michael Bay ambulance – are both English-language versions of foreign films, and now the actor is about to face the revamp of a beloved Patrick Swayze film. Amazon Prime Video and MGM are currently developing a new version of the 1989 film rideand not only is Gyllenhaal set to play the lead role, but Doug Liman has come aboard to direct.
Liman recently performed the COVID robbery function Stuck and the sci-fi thriller Tom Holland / Daisy Ridley chaotic walkbut he’s probably best known for his recent collaborations with Tom Cruise – in the looping thriller Edge Of Tomorrow with the Top Gun: Maverick starring in 2014 and reunited with him in 2017 for the true story thriller American-made. In addition to working with those mentioned, the director has worked with many other movie stars – including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon – but ride it will be his first collaboration with Jake Gyllenhaal.
Directed by Rowdy Herrington, the original ride tells the story of James Dalton (Patrick Swayze), a bouncer who moves from New York to a small Missouri town to take on the post of head of security at a noisy bar called Double Deuce. In addition to Swayze, the film stars Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Kevin Tighe and Ben Gazzara.
This isn’t the first time MGM has attempted to develop a remake of the 1989 film, having hired controversial director Rob Cohen to direct a version ten years ago, and planning a different version with Ronda Rousey in 2015. Considering this version of the film. project will go into production in the Dominican Republic this month, it seems fair to say that the combination of Jake Gyllenhaal and Doug Liman, not to mention the partnership with Amazon, was the key to finally bringing the project into production.
As for Jake Gyllenhaal’s upcoming movies, the actor has finished work on Guy Ritchie’s upcoming thriller. The interpreterand voices in the next Walt Disney animated film Strange worldwhich will be released in theaters on November 23rd. Furthermore rideit is also linked to a number of other projects, including the post-pandemic action film The division (with Jessica Chastain) and the comic book Prophet (from extraction director Sam Hargrave).
If you’ve never seen it ride and you want to check it before the new version, you have several digital options. If you have an AMC + subscription, you can check it through Amazon (opens in a new tab) Where is it The Roku channel (opens in a new tab)and is also available through Philo (opens in a new tab). You can also rent and / or purchase the film through Google Play (opens in a new tab), Manzana (opens in a new tab)and voodoo (opens in a new tab).
Source: Cinemablend
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