“Road House 2” is officially a-go at Amazon MGM Studios! It’s been confirmed Guy Ritchie (“In the Grey”) will direct from a script by Will Beall (“Bad Boys: Ride or Die”). Star Jake Gyllenhaal (“Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant”) will be reprising his role as ex-UFC fighter Dalton from the 2024 film.
Plot details for the upcoming sequel are under wraps at this time.
The first film is a reboot of the 1989 movie of the same name starring Patrick Swayze. In it, Dalton (Gyllenhaal) is a former fighter for the UFC struggling to make ends meet. While sleeping in his car, he is discovered by the owner of a roadhouse in the Florida Keys. Dalton gets a shot as a bouncer but ends up sucked into a war between outlaws and a developer trying to put in high-end condos.
This will be Ritchie and Gyllenhaal’s third film together following 2023’s “The Covenant” and the upcoming film “In the Grey.”
The Trouble With “Road House”
Ritchie will be taking over for the previous director Doug Liman (“The Instigators”) who left due to issues with the release of the first film. The “Road House” reboot was originally intended for theatrical release, but untimatly came out via streaming. This upset the filmmaker to the point where he almost boycotted its SXSW premiere.
“Because contrary to their public statements, Amazon has no interest in supporting cinemas,” wrote Liman in a statement. “Amazon will exclusively stream Road House on Amazon’s Prime. Amazon asked me and the film community to trust them and their public statements about supporting cinemas, and then they turned around and are using Road House to sell plumbing fixtures.”
“That hurts the filmmakers and stars of Road House who don’t share in the upside of a hit movie on a streaming platform,” he adds. “And they deprive Jake Gyllenhaal — who gives a career-best performance — the opportunity to be recognized come award season. But the impact goes far beyond this one movie. This could be industry shaping for decades to come.”
We’ll keep you poseted on updates about “Road House 2” as the project develops.
