"Guy Ritchie Set to Helm Road House Sequel Starring Jake Gyllenhaal"

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 in May of the previous year, shortly after the original's successful release in March 2024, which saw the film garner over 50 million views in its first two weekends on Prime Video. This made Road House the most-watched produced film debut ever for Amazon MGM Studios on a global scale 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 was unlikely to return for the sequel following his criticism of the film's streaming-only release. Liman expressed his discontent, 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 mentioned that Amazon had been clear about the film being destined for streaming.

Road House 2 will mark the third collaboration between Ritchie and Gyllenhaal, following their work on the well-received 2023 war film Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, produced by Amazon MGM, and their upcoming action thriller In the Grey, which also stars Henry Cavill, though it does not yet have a release date.

Details about Road House 2 are limited, but the screenplay 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, and with his next film, Fountain of Youth, set to premiere on Apple TV+ later this month.