the last outlaw Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Ronda Rousey as The Cooler What a disgrace this is to legacy of Road House. http://www.torontosun.com/2015/09/09/ronda-rousey-to-star-in-road-house-reboot LOS ANGELES - UFC fighter Ronda Rousey is starring in MGM's reboot of the 1980s cult classic "Road House." Rousey will step into the role Patrick Swayze made famous. Sources say MGM is currently meeting with screenwriters, with production set to begin in 2016. Released in 1989, the original film starred Swayze as a bouncer hired to clean up one of the rowdiest, loudest bars in Missouri, The Double Deuce. A gentleman with a degree in philosophy, Swayze's character's calm is put to the test when he needs to protect the town from a corrupt businessman. The movie became a breakout hit and still has reached cult status today. This follows MGM's reboot of another classic; the "Rocky" spinoff "Creed" hits theaters in November. Rousey embraced the idea of starring in a remake, but wanted to be respectful when pursuing the project. Sources say Rousey recently reached out to Swayze's widow, Lisa Niemi, to ask for her blessing, which Niemi gladly gave. The project would mark Rousey's biggest acting gig to date. This will be the fourth project being specifically developed for Rousey to star in, following her biopic "My Fight/Your Fight" at Paramount, "The Athena Project" at Warner Bros. and the STX action pic "Mile 22," which has Pete Berg on board to direct. Production for the latter is set to start in February, following Rousey's next fight against Holly Holm on Nov. 14. Rousey has already had a busy year at the cinema, appearing in "Furious 7" and the "Entourage" movie after a cameo in last year's "The Expendables 3." She is repped by WME and attorney David Feldman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Legacy? It ain't Star Wars. Seeing more of Ronda Rousey is never a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Legacy? LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 So...she's gonna hump a really hot nurse above a barn and be topless and shiny half the movie? Hell, I'll pre purchase my ticket now. But since we KNOW that isn't going to happen and since we also know there will be no rampaging monster truck i for one am going to shake my head at this in disgust at the ruining of yet another hollywood classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPatrick33 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 hollywood just keeps churning out "remakes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone909 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. will pay the part of Brad Wesley . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 They could have picked someone uglier and less talented to star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 hollywood just keeps churning out "remakes" Easy money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Who's gonna play the blind guitarist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 They could have picked someone uglier and less talented to star Sarcasm? I don't find her very good looking and she's probably not very talented haha. edit: not very talented at acting...obviously her athleticism is a different story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Julian won't be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 They're gonna give her the lead? That's crazy talk. I didn't know who she was when popped up in furious 7 but it was immediately obvious she was doing a celebrity cameo. When your wooden 'acting' is so bad it stands out in a F&F movie, it's time to move your career in another direction. Could be good in a trainwreck sense. Maybe they're going straight after cult status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bocivus Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 So...she's gonna hump a really hot nurse above a barn and be topless and shiny half the movie? Hell, I'll pre purchase my ticket now. But since we KNOW that isn't going to happen and since we also know there will be no rampaging monster truck i for one am going to shake my head at this in disgust at the ruining of yet another hollywood classic ^^ This. Also adding that her "acting" in the other few movies was awful. She should stick to fighting since she's a cash cow for ole' Dana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Wow...lol Who she gonna pin against the wall in the love scene haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I thought she'd be bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I like the idea of a story about a female bouncer starring Rousey, but for the love of everything holy..or unholy, whatever, don't call it Road House. Can we please leave some Patrick Swayze's legacy untarnished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I thought she'd be bigger. WIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Who's gonna play the blind guitarist? Jeff Healey is irreplaceable. They might as well have some random DJ playing House music... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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