Conor McGregor attends the New York City premiere of his feature film debut and says he wants Meryl Streep's 2017 mixed martial arts obsession to prove he can shine both in the cage and on the silver screen. He revealed that this was his motivation.
McGregor captures the scenery in Doug Liman's remake of Road House, the 1989 action classic starring the late Patrick Swayze. This time, Jake Gyllenhaal plays the main character Dalton, a former UFC fighter who takes a job at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys and is intended to be a corrupt businessman who has been terrorizing the fictional small town of Glass Key for years. There will be a war going on. Year.
Although there were some troubles during filming, the three-time Academy Award winner made mean comments about MMA during his acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards, his first in seven years. McGregor admitted he had a chip on his shoulder. Before.
“Hollywood is full of outsiders and foreigners,” Streep said in 2017. “And if we get rid of them all, there will be nothing left to watch except soccer and mixed martial arts, which are not art forms.”
Meryl Streep's comments motivate Conor McGregor to prove himself in his acting debut
Streep's comments received thunderous applause from those in attendance, but her remarks understandably infuriated professional fighters.
When asked about Streep's comments, McGregor told The Hollywood Reporter: “It's great to be a part of this fight because fighting is the most beautiful art form and it's an art.” “I was really surprised because fighting is an art. It can be cruel too, so I can understand that too. It's not that anyone makes a mistake. For those of us doing what we do, it's It's true artistry, so I came in with a little bit of a chip on my shoulder and wanted to express my sport and my art and give my best in this arena.”
In Road House, Conor McGregor plays Knox, an over-the-top villain who is called in by the film's archvillain to take down Gyllenhaal's Dalton. From the moment he makes his screen debut, from the moment he starts walking naked down the street looking for a fancy jacket to wear, you can't help but appreciate the ridiculousness of it all. Especially as an MMA fan of his who knows the former two-division champion is basically playing himself with the volume turned up a little.
McGregor reveals behind-the-scenes details, admitting it was Gyllenhaal who gave him acting tips throughout filming, and some of the sandwich-loving skull-crackers before Lehman and co arrived at what we see in the movie. He revealed that he tried a variation of. movie.
“Jake taught me a lot about acting,” McGregor said. “He was very kind and very patient with me. Lehman, who I was taking direction from, guided me on how he wanted this character. Some things. We tried to offer different variations. I feel like we offered several different versions of Knox. Of course, we didn't know which one would end up being adopted. [final] I watched the movie and saw the options and understood what they wanted with the character. They are very happy with Knox's appearance. ”
You can check out LowKick MMA's review of Road House here.
