Guy Ritchie Directs Jake 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 ex-UFC fighter-turned-bouncer Elwood Dalton. The sequel was confirmed in May of the previous year, following the successful release of the remake in March 2024, which garnered over 50 million views in its first two weekends on Prime. This made Road House the most-watched produced film debut ever on a worldwide basis for Amazon MGM Studios at that time.

The original 2024 Road House was directed by Doug Liman, known for 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 from the start that Road House was intended for streaming.

Road House 2 will be the third collaboration between Ritchie and Gyllenhaal, following their well-received 2023 war film Guy Ritchie's The Covenant and the upcoming action thriller In the Grey, which also stars Henry Cavill, though it has no set release date yet.

Details about Road House 2 are limited, but the screenplay is being penned by Will Beall, known for 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 scheduled to premiere on Apple TV+ later this month.