Jake Gyllenhaal shows off his ripped physique as he wrestles Conor McGregor shirtless in ’80s remake of Road House

Jake Gyllenhaal showed off his ripped physique as he wrestled Conor McGregor in new footage from his ’80s remake of Road House.

The actor, 43, plays Elwood Dalton, a former UFC fighter who becomes a bouncer for a dingy bar in the Florida Keys, in the film.

UFC fighter Conor, 35, will also star in the reboot of the cult classic That with star Patrick Swayze, which releases on Amazon Prime on March 21.

In the photos, Conor showed off his skills as he pulled Jake into a headlock. The fighter plays a character named Knox.

Both men showed off their muscular physiques as they wrestled each other. In another photo, Jake had a bloodied and bruised face after a fight.

Jake’s unconventional peacekeeping methods as a bouncer bring him into direct conflict with a number of feisty characters, including Conor’s Knox.

Jessica Williams, Daniela Melchior (in the role of Kelly Lynch) and Billy Magnussen (in place of Ben Gazzara) star alongside UFC fighter Conor.

Jake’s character, renamed Elwood for the remake, has a love interest, played by The Suicide Squad breakout Daniela Melchior.

No Time To Die actor Billy Magnusson, You hunk Travis Van Winkle and veteran Portuguese actor Joaquim de Almeida are also in the cast.

It comes as Hollywood writer Lance Hill sued Amazon.com on Tuesday to halt the upcoming remake of the 1989 film Road House, arguing the film violates his rights in the original’s screenplay.

Lance, 81, said in the lawsuit in federal court in California that Amazon was never granted a license to remake his screenplay after reclaiming his copyright on it.

He requested an unspecified amount of monetary damages and an injunction to restrain Amazon from distributing the film without a new license.

The remake, starring Jake, will debut as the opening film at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, on March 8, before moving to Amazon’s Prime Video streaming platform on March 21.

A spokesperson for Amazon MGM Studios said the lawsuit was “completely without merit.”

Hill’s attorney, Marc Toberoff, said major studios must “respect the fundamental rights and artistry of creators on whose sweat and toil their empires are built.”

According to the lawsuit, Hill wrote the Road House screenplay in 1986 and transferred his rights to the film producer United Artists later that year.

U.S. copyright law allows artists to terminate transfers and reclaim their rights after decades under certain circumstances. Hill told the court that he notified Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, owner of United Artists, in 2021 that he was reclaiming his rights to the screenplay.

MGM reportedly responded that Hill could not reclaim the copyright.

Amazon acquired MGM in March 2022. Hill said he got his copyright back last November and that Amazon set a deadline to finish the film the day before the termination took effect.

Hill said Amazon took “extreme measures” to meet the deadline, including using artificial intelligence to recreate actors’ voices during a Screen Actors Guild strike, but that Amazon did not finish the film until January.

Amazon’s spokesperson denied that the remake uses AI instead of actors’ voices.

Hill frequently used the pseudonym David Lee Henry in Hollywood and is best known for the cult film Road House.

Henry is credited with creating the story for the original Road House and shares co-writing of the screenplay with Hilary Henkin, 71.

Set in the Florida Keys, the remake is directed by Doug Liman, whose filmography includes Swingers, The Bourne Identity and Mr. & Mrs. Smith includes.

Jake has a long-standing bond with the late Patrick Swayze, having worked with him on the beloved 2001 sci-fi thriller Donnie Darko.

“He was always so loving and sweet to me,” Jake recalled on Good Morning America in 2022 after wrapping production at the new Road House.

“I take that to heart in playing the role and there are some things I take from him, but overall we’ve made a brand new film and I’m very excited about it.”

He acknowledged that remaking Road House was a huge task, saying: “These are big shoes to fill, but Patrick was a friend when he was here.”

Patrick Swayze died in 2009 at just 57 years old, less than two years after being diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer.

The new Road House will not receive a theatrical release, but will be available for streaming via Amazon Prime on March 21.

Director Doug Liman recently announced that he is protesting the film’s SXSW premiere in response to Amazon’s decision to skip a theatrical release of the film, which he claims was made for theaters.