(Left) Dave Bautista arrives on the crimson carpet of the 97th Oscars® on the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Credit score/Supplier: Etienne Laurent / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Proper) Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal stars in ‘Roadhouse.’ Photograph: Laura Radford © Amazon Content material Providers LLC.
Preview:
- Dave Bautista is circling a task within the ‘Highway Home’ sequel.
- Jake Gyllenhaal shall be again as Dalton.
- Man Ritchie’s directing.
We’re beginning to be taught extra in regards to the follow-up to final 12 months’s ‘Road House’ remake, which noticed Jake Gyllenhaal as a former MMA brawler who turned his expertise to stopping drunken rumbles on the titular locale.
According to Variety, Gyllenhaal might effectively be squaring off towards ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’/‘Dune: Part Two’s Dave Bautista within the sequel, although the commerce journal stresses that proper now, Bautista merely has a suggestion to co-star and that he hasn’t but launched talks on a deal for the film.
“Take it exterior.”
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Gyllenhaal shall be again, in fact, and this time round, Guy Ritchie would be the one calling the photographs (and the pints, presumably, because it’s set at a bar).
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What’s the story of ‘Highway Home’?
(L to R) Lukas Gage and Jake Gyllenhaal star in ‘Highway Home.’ Photograph: Laura Radford. Copyright: © Amazon Content material Providers LLC.
The 1989 authentic, directed by Rowdy Herrington, starred Patrick Swayze within the story of a roadside dive known as The Double Deuce, a sleazy music joint within the small city of Jasper, Missouri, “the type of place the place they sweep up the eyeballs after closing”.
The proprietor, bored with his place being wrecked by muscle-bound “energy drinkers” and provocative bimbos, hires the very best bouncer within the enterprise (Swayze’s Dalton) to chill issues down. Famously, he begins off charming however doesn’t hesitate to take excessive throat-ripping measures when pushed to his restrict.
For the 2024 re-invention, Gyllenhaal took on the marginally adjusted function of Dalton, this time a former UFC fighter trying to discover new which means in his life who finds work as a bouncer at a property owned by Frankie (Jessica Williams).
Conor McGregor stars in ‘Highway Home.’ Photograph: Laura Radford. Copyright: © Amazon Content material Providers LLC.
Anthony Bagarozzi & Charles Mondry wrote the brand new film passed off at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse within the Florida Keys, however “quickly discovers that not the whole lot is what it appears on this tropical paradise.”
Directing that one was Doug Liman, and behind-the-scenes drama, as producer Joel Silver was eliminated for aggressive habits, Liman denounced the plan to launch the film direct to streaming (he’s since made peace with the concept) and a lawsuit from the author of the unique that claimed the brand new film was merely a seize at holding the IP.
Nonetheless, the film turned an enormous hit for Amazon, drawing 2.3 million households between March twenty first, which is when it was added to the Prime Video library, and March twenty fourth.
What of the sequel?
(L to R) Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal stars in ‘Roadhouse.’ Photograph: Laura Radford © Amazon Content material Providers LLC.
At Amazon’s Upfront presentation final Might –– the place it promotes its upcoming films and exhibits to advertisers to encourage them to buy dear spots on its service –– the corporate introduced {that a} ‘Highway Home’ sequel was within the early phases of growth.
That is what Amazon movie boss Jennifer Salke stated on the occasion:
“As we noticed this spring the world went loopy for a little bit film known as ‘Highway Home’. Almost 80 million viewers globally have watched ‘Highway Home.’ We like to look at this these outcomes like a child.”
Will Beall is at work on the script for the sequel, which is a thriller for now –– although a mid-credits scene within the 2024 film confirmed Conor McGregor’s villain Knox wreaking havoc at a hospital and escaping unscathed, so presumably that rematch is one thing that might effectively be picked up for the brand new film.
When will the ‘Highway Home’ sequel be on screens?
(L to R) Jake Gyllenhaal and Lukas Gage star in ‘Highway Home.’ Photograph: Laura Radford. Copyright: © Amazon Content material Providers LLC.
There isn’t any info but as to a launch date for the brand new film.
However maybe the extra attention-grabbing query is, the place will the ‘Highway Home’ film be on screens? Given the success of the 2024 outing, there’s an enormous likelihood that Amazon might resolve that the very best place for a follow-up is to premiere proper alongside it on the Prime Video streaming service.
However with the corporate’s much-vaunted dedication to theatrical releases, as touted throughout its CinemaCon presentation final week, maybe having a Gyllenhaal film in cinemas is not any unhealthy technique –– particularly if it drives individuals to then try the film on streaming. We’ve a sense, although, that it’ll be the previous choice.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in ‘Highway Home.’ Photograph: Laura Radford. Copyright: © Amazon Content material Providers LLC.