Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor is set to make his film debut in this film. road house Hits Amazon streaming. The film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, will premiere on Prime Video on March 21st.
But before McGregor agreed to appear in the film, he says he was offered another role. And, he says, he toyed with Hollywood producers who called him, even though he never did.
“During my climb, I turned down quite a few roles,” he told Games Radar. “I had directors come to fight camp, and there were really beautiful directors making really top-notch movies…and they came to me over and over again, but I always I was saying no…I’m leaving people a little bit high and dry. There’s probably some enemies that I don’t actually know about because I said, ‘I might do it.’
Now that he has actually completed the film, he looks back on the process.
“Honestly, I was just in awe of the whole process,” McGregor told the magazine. “I didn’t know how to take it. To be honest, I didn’t know if I liked it or not. I’m a fighting man. That’s what feeds me. That’s where I come from.” …I’m an actor Not in show business. That was my vibe. I felt it. I enjoyed every second. ”
Unfortunately, the film hit many obstacles on its way to its premiere. The fact that the film wasn’t released on the big screen and instead was released directly to streaming poses a major problem for the director, who is reportedly absent from SXSW in protest. However, Gyllenhaal debunked that, saying he knew all along that the movie would be streamed.
“I respect Doug’s tenacity, and I think he’s an advocate for filmmakers, for movies in theaters, and for theatrical releases. But I mean, Amazon has always been a big advocate of streaming. I was making it clear,” Gyllenhaal says now. total film. “I want it to be seen by as many people as possible. And I think we live in a world where the way we see and watch movies and the way movies are made is changing. What I loved so much was [Liman’s] His deep love for this movie, how much he values it, how great he thinks it is, and how much he wants more people to see it. ”
And unfortunately, this movie has not received good reviews from those who have already seen it.
You’ll have to wait and see for yourself.
