Total Film Issue 348 (March 2024) Road House

In the original, Patrick Swayze starred as laidback bouncer Dalton, who’s brought in to clean up a Missouri bar. In the 2024 take, Elwood Dalton (Gyllenhaal) is a former UFC fighter who finds himself at a low ebb, before he’s offered money to protect a roadhouse in the Florida Keys, which comes under threat from sinister outside forces.

Conor McGregor - the MMA superstar making his acting debut here - enters the picture as Knox, the muscle who’s brought in by those sinister outside forces to help remove their Dalton problem. The film premieres around the globe on Prime Video on March 21.

In the cover story, Gyllenhaal, McGregor and their co-stars tell all about their fresh new take - from getting fighting fit to going toe-to-toe with a real MMA champ. The stunt and fight coordinators also explain how they pioneered a whole new kind of screen-fighting for the film. Plus, we get into what director Doug Liman brought to the project, and the reaction to his decision to boycott the premiere over the film’s release plans.

Look out for more Road House exclusives dropping soon. Elsewhere in the issue, another '80s favourite returns in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and you’ll also find in-depth features on epic upcoming sci-fi shows Fallout and 3 Body Problem. Plus, Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, and Rose Glass talk about their impossible-to-categorise thriller, Love Lies Building, and Jack O’Connell sits down for a major new career interview ahead of the release of Back to Black. There are also new looks at Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Abigail, Civil War, and loads more.

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