Guy Ritchie has been set to direct the sequel to Amazon MGM’s reboot of Road House,’ with Jake Gyllenhaal also set to return.
Gyllenhaal will reprise his lead role as ex-UFC fighter Dalton.
The reboot of the 1989 classic starring Patrick Swayze, followed Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter struggling to make ends meet. After the owner of a Florida Keys roadhouse finds him sleeping in his car, Dalton becomes the bar’s bouncer and finds himself roped into a war of outlaws and bikers (including real-life mixed martial artist and first-time actor, Conor McGregor) and a developer determined to build a lavish resort for “rich assholes.”
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Will Beall (Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F) is writing the script for the sequel, plot details for which are being kept under wraps. Producers include Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Alex Gartner, as well as Gyllenhaal for his Nine Stories Productions with Josh McLaughlin. Ivan Atkinson will executive produce.
Ritchie steps in for Doug Liman who has cited his issues with how the first movie was handed over directly to streaming instead of a theatrical release when Amazon took over MGM.
