Amazon orders Road House sequel
David Farnor | On 16, May 2024
Amazon has greenlit a sequel to Road House.
The film, based on the 1989 movie of the same name by David Lee Henry and Hilary Henkin, is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity). Scripted by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry, the film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton, an ex-UFC fighter trying to escape his dark past and his penchant for violence.
Dalton is barely scraping by on the reputation that still precedes him when he is spotted by Frankie (Jessica Williams), owner of a roadhouse in the Florida Keys. She hires him to be her new bouncer in hopes of stopping a violent gang, working for crime boss Brandt (Billy Magnussen), from destroying her beloved bar. Even five to one, Brandt’s crew is no match for Dalton’s skills. But the stakes get higher with the arrival of ruthless gun-for-hire, Knox (Conor McGregor). As the brutal brawls and bloodshed escalate, the tropical Keys prove more dangerous than anything Dalton ever faced in the Octagon.
Co-starring Daniela Melchior, Joaquim De Almeida and Lukas Gage, the film premiered at SXSW before streaming on Amazon Prime Video later that month. Within its first two months on release, it has been watched by nearly 80 million viewers.
“Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor are an electric combination in this enjoyably hard-hitting remake,” we wrote in our review.
Now, Amazon has announced that Gyllenhaal will return for a second round in a sequel that Amazon MGM Studios is developing.