"Ritchie Directs Gyllenhaal in Road House Sequel"

Guy Ritchie is set to direct the sequel to Amazon MGM's 2024 remake of Road House, with Jake Gyllenhaal reprising his role as Elwood Dalton, the ex-UFC fighter turned bouncer. The sequel was confirmed back in May of the previous year, shortly after the original's successful release in March 2024, which garnered over 50 million views in its first two weekends on Prime. This made it the most-watched produced film debut ever for Amazon MGM Studios at the time.

The 2024 Road House was directed by Doug Liman, known for films like The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow, and Swingers. However, Liman expressed dissatisfaction with the film's streaming release, stating, “My issue on Road House is that we made the movie for MGM to be in theaters, everyone was paid as if it was going to be in theaters, and then Amazon switched it on us and nobody got compensated. Forget about the effect on the industry — 50 million people saw Road House — I didn’t get a cent, Jake Gyllenhaal didn’t get a cent, [producer] Joel Silver didn’t get a cent. That’s wrong.” In contrast, Gyllenhaal noted that Amazon had been clear about the film's streaming destiny from the outset.

Road House 2 will be the third collaboration between Ritchie and Gyllenhaal, following their work on the well-received 2023 war film Guy Ritchie's The Covenant for Amazon MGM, and the upcoming action thriller In the Grey, which also stars Henry Cavill and is yet to be released.

Details about Road House 2 are currently limited, but the script is being penned by Will Beall, known for his work on Gangster Squad, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

Guy Ritchie remains busy, having directed multiple episodes of the newly launched Paramount+ series MobLand, starring Tom Hardy. His next film, Fountain of Youth, is set to premiere on Apple TV+ later this month.