It’s been round 35 years, and followers of the cult traditional Highway Home are in for a deal with — its remake is releasing subsequent 12 months.
The tough and hard Dalton, performed by Patrick Swayze, rotated an unruly bar as a no-nonsense bouncer within the unique. And in its latest iteration, Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal will take the reins as Highway Home’s important protagonist, Edward Dalton (to not be confused with Swayze’s Dalton).
“An ex-UFC middleweight fighter finally ends up working at a rowdy bar within the Florida Keys the place issues aren’t as they appear,” the remake’s official IMDB bio reads.
Who else makes up the forged of Highway Home?
Though not a lot is understood in regards to the plot, a scene was filmed in March 2023 in the course of the UFC 285 ceremonial weigh-in in entrance of a reside viewers. Gyllenhaal stepped onto the size for a 185-pound blended martial arts conflict in opposition to the division’s champion, Jack Harris, performed by fighter-turned-actor Jay Hieron.
Then, throughout UFC 285 the following day, Gyllenhaal and Hieron “fought” contained in the promotion’s Octagon in entrance of the occasion’s crowd. The scene ended with Gyllenhaal frequently “hitting” an “unconscious” Hieron because the referee tried to cease him — an unlawful act that presumably ended his UFC profession and jump-started Highway Home’s plot.
Gyllenhaal is much and away the biggest-named actor on Highway Home’s roster, which incorporates Quick X’s Daniela Melchior, By no means Have I Ever’s Darren Barnet, and Into the Woods’ Billy Magnussen.
One other celebrity is hooked up to the movie, nevertheless. Former UFC light-weight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is making his film performing debut in Highway Home. Not a lot is understood about McGregor’s position, however there’s been appreciable hype surrounding his involvement within the mission. Unique on-set pictures of McGregor and Gyllenhaal had been shared by Fansided’s Amy Kaplan in January 2023.
Doug Liman, who directed Fringe of Tomorrow and The Bourne Identification, was tasked to go Highway Home. Highway Home’s unique producer Joel Silver returned to work on the remake as nicely.
Three males are credited for its unique screenplay, Anthony Bagarozzi, R. Lance Hill, and Chuck Mondry, however the film is, in fact, impressed by its predecessor, which was written by R. Lance Hill (underneath the pseudonym David Lee Henry) and Hilary Henkin.
When is Highway Home scheduled to launch?
A snippet of Highway Home’s remake was part of Prime Video’s “What’s Coming to Prime Video in 2024” teaser, however an official trailer is but to develop into out there. Based on a number of on-line reviews, Highway Home might be launched on March 21. As an unique Prime Video film, it’ll stream on the platform when it drops — it received’t obtain a theatrical launch.
