Jake Gyllenhaal will return to reprise his role as UFC fighter-turned-bouncer Dalton.
Guy Ritchieis taking over as director for aRoad Housesequel,Entertainment Weeklyhas confirmed.
TheRoad Housesequel was previously announced last May, less than two months after the movie’s release.
Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Road House’; Guy Ritchie, photographed in March, is set to direct sequel.Credit:Laura Radford/Amazon Prime Video / Courtesy Everett Collection; Karwai Tang/WireImage
But even then, Liman was not expected to return as director.
“If I dont speak up about Amazon, who will?”
“Road Housetested higher than my biggest box office hit,Mr.
Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Road House’.amazon studios
It tested higher thanBourne Identity, which spawned four sequels,” he said.
“But the impact goes far beyond this one movie,” he continued.
“This could be industry shaping for decades to come.
If we dont put tentpole movies in movie theaters, there wont be movie theaters in the future.
Without movie theaters we wont have movie stars.”
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Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Road House’.amazon studios
Road House 2will reunite Ritchie and Gyllenhaal, who previously worked together onGuy Ritchies the Covenant.
