CGI fight scenes could become a new trend as Road House director Doug Liman defends the technique from the myriad of criticisms that have since been leveled against it. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton, a former UFC-fighter turned bouncer, who is hired to protect a Road House in the Florida Keys from increasingly violent customers. The remake of the beloved original (starring Patrick Swayze) co-stars real UFC fighter Conor McGregor as the movie’s main villain, Knox, and, as a result, features relentless action and fight scenes. However, Liman used a relatively new and experimental technique to capture the fight scenes. While some fans hated the end result, the director says there is no going back.
Doug Liman addresses the controversy surrounding how he created the fight scenes between Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor. Read More