Guy Ritchie Directs 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, according to Variety. The announcement of a Gyllenhaal-led sequel was confirmed in May of the previous year, shortly after the original film's successful release in March 2024. The remake garnered over 50 million views in its first two weekends on Prime, marking it as Amazon MGM Studios' most-watched produced film debut globally at the time.

The 2024 Road House was helmed by Doug Liman, known for directing The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow, and Swingers. However, Liman's return for the sequel seemed unlikely after he publicly criticized the film's streaming release. Liman expressed his frustration, 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." Contrarily, Gyllenhaal noted that Amazon had always been clear about the film's streaming destination.

Road House 2 will mark the third collaboration between Ritchie and Gyllenhaal, following their work on the 2023 war film Guy Ritchie's The Covenant for Amazon MGM, and the upcoming action thriller In the Grey, which also stars Henry Cavill but has no confirmed release date yet.

Details about 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 shows no signs of slowing down. He recently directed multiple episodes of the newly launched Paramount+ series MobLand, starring Tom Hardy, and his next film, Fountain of Youth, is set to premiere on Apple TV+ later this month.