Jake Gyllenhaal Battled Significant Illness While Filming 'Road House' Remake

Jake Gyllenhaal contracted staph infection while filming the "Road House" remake.

The highly-anticipated remake of the Patrick Swayze hit with Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor premieres Thursday on Amazon, and while I generally hate remakes, I'd be lying if I said it doesn't look great.

It definitely seems like Gyllenhaal might have done something that's incredibly difficult:

Make a remake that's worth watching.

However, it apparently came at a high price with his health.

Jake Gyllenhaal battled staph infection while filming "Road House" remake.

Gyllenhaal revealed on the "Armchair Expert" podcast that he somehow got staph infection while filming the movie, according to Entertainment Weekly. While he's not sure how he got it, the star actor was cut up by some glass.

"I felt the glass going in my hand. I remember the feeling [and] went, ‘That’s a lot of glass," Gyllenhaal explained. Injuries of that nature apparently weren’t super rare on set, but he noted no major injury occurred.

Just how bad was the staph infection? Gyllenhaal revealed it definitely had an impact on one of his arms.

"My whole arm swelled up. It ended up being staph," he further explained when talking about how the film impacted his health. Getting staph infection while filming a movie is wild. But I guess it's what's possible when there's constant fight scenes being filmed and an actor is cut up by glass.

Fortunately, Gyllenhaal kicked the illness. For those of you who don't know, staph infection can be very difficult to treat because it can be resistant to antibiotics. 

Jake Gyllenhaal battled staph infection while filming "Road House" remake. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney)

With staph infection behind him, Gyllenhaal and fans can now focus on whether or not the "Road House" remake will live up to the hype. We'll find out Thursday. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.