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Jake Gyllenhaal in the first look at “Road House.”
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Taking a tip from the late, great Patrick Swayze, Jake Gyllenhaal flexes his muscles in the first look at an exciting new film.
A sizzle video from Amazon Studios released Thursday included an intense look at Gyllenhaal in “Road House,” next year's remake of the 1989 action film starring his “Donnie Darko” co-star Swayze.
The short clip shows Gyllenhaal shirtless, with huge muscles, in what looks like a boxing ring, with loud spectators cheering (or shouting) behind him.
The reimagined film follows a former UFC fighter (Gyllenhaal) who “takes a job as a bouncer at a rough roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but soon discovers that all is not as it seems” in this tropical paradise there is a press release that the streamer distributed last year.
The Swayze film starred Kelly Lynch and saw the Ghost actor play a bouncer who must tame outlaws at a wild Missouri nightspot called The Double Deuce.
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Patrick Swayze in the original 1989 film “Road House.”
The new film is directed by “Go” auteur Doug Liman, co-stars Daniela Melchior and “White Lotus” actor Lukas Gage.
This isn't the first time that Gyllenhaal has shown off his extremely shapely body for the new film.
In March, he made a surprise appearance at UFC 285 in Las Vegas, Nevada while filming scenes for the film.
Gyllenhaal attended a weigh-in with former UFC fighter Jay Hieron, who also appears on “Road House,” before they filmed a scene together.
Gyllenhaal previously played a boxer in the 2015 film “Southpaw.”
The new “Road House” will be released on Prime Video on March 21st.
CNN's Matias Grez contributed to this report.