Prime Video was VERY pleased with Road House, boasting in a tweet that more than 80 million viewers checked out Doug Liman’s remake of the Patrick Swayze cult classic. So I guess that calms some of the early concerns that it wasn’t getting a theatrical release? Or perhaps it justifies Liman’s criticism because it would’ve done huge box office? Whatever the case, a Road House sequel is coming, so Jake Gyllenhaal better keep up that ab workout regiment.
Prime Video has announced that Road House 2 is on the way, with Gyllenhaal returning as Dalton, ex-MMA fighter who takes a bouncer gig at a dangerous Florida bar, making enemies, breaking hearts, breaking bones, y’know.
So what happens next for Dalton? He did his job too well before, so does he move to a different town? And what about Liman? Road House was extremely popular, so does he put his grievance with Amazon aside and return? And does Amazon decide to give the sequel a theatrical run this time? If this is going to be a franchise, it might be worth doing.
You can check out my review of Road House here. I enjoyed it, while respecting that it was never going to match the insane nature of the original, and that Gyllenhaal is no Swayze.
With nearly 80 million viewers to date, Jake Gyllenhaal is set to reprise his role as Elwood Dalton in a Road House sequel. pic.twitter.com/XgpD3ScXIS
— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) May 14, 2024
