Guy Ritchie Directs Jake Gyllenhaal in Road House Sequel

Guy Ritchie is set to helm 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 greenlit in May of the previous year, shortly after the original film's successful debut in March 2024. Road House garnered over 50 million views within its first two weekends on Prime, making it Amazon MGM Studios' most-watched produced film debut globally 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." Despite Liman's concerns, Gyllenhaal noted that Amazon had always planned for the film to be streamed.

Road House 2 will be the third collaboration between Ritchie and Gyllenhaal, following their work on the 2023 war film Guy Ritchie's The Covenant and the upcoming action thriller In the Grey, which also stars Henry Cavill and has yet to receive a release date.

Details on 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 recently 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.