How Meryl Streeps Remarks On Mixed Martial Arts Motivated Conor McGregor In Road House. Conor McGregor, a famous fighter, tried acting for the first time in a movie called Road House. He said he wanted to prove Meryl Streep wrong after she made negative comments about mixed martial arts (MMA). Streep made these comments during her speech at the 2017 Golden Globes.
During her speech, Streep praised Hollywood for its diversity but said if outsiders and foreigners were kicked out, all that would be left to watch would be football and mixed martial arts, which she did not consider as art forms.
Conor McGregor disagreed with Streep’s comments, saying that fighting is a beautiful form of art. He felt he had something to prove when he joined the cast of Road House. McGregor, known for being a UFC champion in two weight classes, believes fighting is an art and wanted to represent his sport well in the movie.
Lukas Gage, another actor in Road House, talked about the intense training for the fight scenes in the movie. He had never done stunt or fight training before and felt honored to learn from experts who had worked on big films like Avatar.
Road House is a remake of a 1989 action film and stars actors like Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, and Conor McGregor. It was released on March 8 and will be available on Prime Video on March 21.