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A whole bunch of diehard Patrick Swayze fans will ask you if the first remake should've ever been made, but that didn't stop millions from tuning in to watch Amazon's "Road House" remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Doug Liman directed that film, and now with "Road House 2" on the way, the director has been found for the sequel. Variety reports that Guy Ritchie will helm "Road House 2".
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It's not that much of a surprise that Liman won't be back for the sequel. The director wasn't silent about his frustrations with the release of "Road House". He said the film was initially meant for a theatrical release, which was changed after Amazon acquired MGM, at which point Liman's compensation reportedly shrank.
"Road House 2" will mark the third collaboration between Ritchie and Gyllenhaal. The latter starred in 2023's "The Covenant" and will star in the upcoming action thriller "In the Grey" alongside Henry Cavill.
The "Road House" remake premiered on Amazon Prime last March and became a streaming hit, with close to 80 million viewers streaming it worldwide in its first eight weeks. According to then-Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke, that made it Amazon's "most-watched produced film debut ever on a worldwide basis."
Gyllenhaal's Elwood Dalton is in desperate straits when we meet him in "Road House". An ex-UFC fighter living in his car and contemplating suicide, he's hired as a bouncer but finds himself facing a lot more than just drunks.
Over the years, Ritchie has proven himself to be not only a prolific director but also one who enjoys working with the same actors in different projects. Along with Gyllenhaal, frequent collaborators with Guy Ritchie include Henry Cavill and Jason Statham.
Ironically, even though Ritchie is known for action-heavy thrillers, financially his most successful film was the live-action remake of "Aladdin," which cracked the $1 billion mark. For a time, Ritchie was attached to a sequel, but that follow-up seems to have settled down in development limbo.
Ritchie seems busier now than ever. Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan star in his organized crime series "MobLand" on Paramount+. John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, and Eiza González star in his adventure film "Fountain of Youth," which premieres May 23 on Apple TV+.
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