In Doug Liman's (Edge of Tomorrow) remake Road House, Jake Gyllenhaal steps into the role of former UFC fighter Elwood Dalton, previously played by Patrick Swayze (as John Dalton) in the 1989 original. The movie adopts the OG's action-packed spirit, but takes the story to a new location in the Florida Keys, where the cast and crew filmed on location with real-life UFC fighter Conor McGregor.

In the remake, Dalton is a UFC fighter cast from the limelight, who now makes his money in less admirable ways. When bar owner, Frankie (Jessica Williams) takes notice of his skills, she employs him as a bouncer to ward off the local bike gangs that have been hounding her establishment lately. It isn't long before it's discovered these are no ordinary bar fights, and Dalton is now all that stands between Frankie's Road House and Ben Brandt (Billy Magnussen), who wants the land for his criminal empire. The movie also features Lukas Gage (The White Lotus), Daniela Melchior (Fast X), singer and producer Post Malone, and more.

In this interview, Collider's Steve Weintraub talks with Gage and Melchior about their time on set in Florida, working with McGregor on fight sequences, and the inevitable punches they had to take. They also discuss whether Gyllenhaal or Swayze would win in a fight and Gage teases his upcoming projects Smile 2 and Companion with Jack Quaid.

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