"Ritchie to Helm Gyllenhaal in Road House Sequel"

Guy Ritchie is set to direct the sequel to Amazon MGM's 2024 Road House remake, with Jake Gyllenhaal reprising his role as Elwood Dalton, the ex-UFC fighter-turned-bouncer, according to Variety. The sequel was confirmed back in May of the previous year, shortly after the original film's successful release in March 2024. Road House garnered over 50 million views in its first two weekends on Prime, making it the most-watched produced film debut ever for Amazon MGM Studios on a global scale at that 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 this, Gyllenhaal clarified that Amazon had always communicated that Road House was intended for streaming.

Road House 2 will be the third collaboration between Guy Ritchie and Jake Gyllenhaal, following their work on the 2023 war film, Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, which was well-received despite its unconventional title. They are also set to work together on the upcoming action thriller In the Grey, which also stars Henry Cavill, though no release date has been set for that project.

Details about Road House 2 remain limited, but the script is being penned by Will Beall, who has worked on films such as Gangster Squad, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

Guy Ritchie remains busy, having directed several episodes of the newly launched Paramount+ series MobLand, which stars Tom Hardy. Additionally, his next film, Fountain of Youth, is scheduled to premiere on Apple TV+ later this month.