According to Variety, MGM has found a director capable of handling the philosophical brutality of the Ronda Rousey-starring Road House remake: Nick Cassavetes, the director of the beloved romantic drama The Notebook. Now, that may seem like a gag, like we’re specifically referencing The Notebook because it is so completely different from the original Road House, but apparently it’s actually The Notebook that helped Cassavetes get this job. Variety’s report says that the MGM executives were impressed with his “skill of writing strong roles for women” in movies like The Notebook, and it was a “major selling point” in terms of giving him the job.