Guy Ritchie Exits Amazon MGM Studios ‘Road House 2’
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We’re hearing thatGuy Ritchie is no longer directingAmazon MGM Studios‘Road House 2,the sequel to the Jake Gyllenhaal 2024 movie that pulled in over 50M viewers on Prime Video and was one of the most-watched pics on the OTT service. That number eventually rose to 80M in the pic’s first eight weeks.
No reason was given as to why Ritchie un-attached himself.
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Road House 2remains an important priority for Amazon MGM Studios, and the plan is to keep this production on track to shoot in the fall. A search for a new director is underway, and sources say casting continues.
In Part 2, Gyllenhaal reprises his role as ex-UFC fighter Dalton from a script by Will Beall (Bad Boys: Ride or Die). Road House 2 is produced by Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Alex Gartner, Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories Productions with Josh McLaughlin executive producing.
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The Doug Liman-directed 2024 movie, which made its world premiere at SXSW, was a reboot of the cult 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze. In that pic, Gyllenhaal’s Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems. Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott also starred.
Guardians of the GalaxyandDunefranchise actor Dave Bautista iscircling a role inRoad House 2.
Sherlock HomesandLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrelsfilmmaker Ritchie hit a high point at the global box office in 2019 with his live-action take on Disney animated classicAladdin,starring Will Smith, which minted $1.05 billion.
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10 Comments
- Shadow knows
Jake should just direct it.
- Dylan
Guy Ritchie probably had the same issue with Amazon that Doug Liman had which is that Amazon would prioritize streaming over theatrical distribution.
- Dan R.
Fine by me, this news never thrilled me to begin with.
- Anonymous
Hire whoever directed Jake on John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch.
- Anonymous
Ah, he finally watched the remake.
- Anonymous
Well silly he directed that
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