Road House (upcoming film)

Road House is an upcoming American action film serving as a remake, or labeled as a "reimagining", of the 1989 film of the same name. Directed by Doug Liman, from a screenplay by Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry, and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor, and Billy Magnussen. Joel Silver produces the film, as he did with the original. It is set to be released by Amazon MGM Studios Distribution.

Road House
Directed by	Doug Liman
Screenplay by	Anthony Bagarozzi Chuck Mondry
Story by	Anthony Bagarozzi Chuck Mondry David Lee Henry
Based on	Road House by David Lee Henry Hilary Henkin
Produced by	Joel Silver
Starring	Jake Gyllenhaal Daniela Melchior Billy Magnussen Jessica Williams Darren Barnet Arturo Castro J.D. Pardo Conor McGregor
Cinematography	Henry Braham
Music by	Volker Bertelmann^[1]
Production companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Silver Pictures
Distributed by	Amazon MGM Studios Distribution^[2]
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

An ex-UFC middleweight fighter ends up working at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys where things are not as they seem.

Cast

• Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton
• Daniela Melchior as Ellie
• Billy Magnussen
• Jessica Williams^[3]
• Darren Barnet^[4]
• Conor McGregor
• J. D. Pardo^[4]
• Arturo Castro^[5]
• Joaquim de Almeida
• Gbemisola Ikumelo
• Lukas Gage
• Hannah Love Lanier
• Travis Van Winkle
• B. K. Cannon
• Dominique Columbus
• Beau Knapp
• Bob Menery
• Kevin Carroll

Production

In November 2013, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures began development on the film with Rob Cohen directing and Michael Stokes writing.^[6] In September 2015, Cohen and Stokes had vacated the project while Ronda Rousey was cast in the lead role.^[7] Filming was projected to begin sometime the following year.^[8] The next month, Nick Cassavetes boarded the film as writer and director.^[9] The project was subsequently put on hold until November 2021, when MGM began another attempt, with Jake Gyllenhaal set to star and Doug Liman to direct. The studio prioritized the film despite Gyllenhaal and Liman's commitments to Guy Ritchie's The Covenant and Everest, respectively.^[10] A search for a new writer began to revise a previous draft by Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry.^[11] By August 2022, Sheldon Turner had turned in a rewrite of the script.^[12] Ultimately, Bagarozzi and Mondry received final screenplay credit, with story credit given to the duo and the original's story writer David Lee Henry.^[13]

The project was officially greenlit in August 2022 by Amazon Studios,^[14] which had purchased MGM five months earlier.^[15] Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Conor McGregor, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Lukas Gage, Hannah Love Lanier, Travis Van Winkle, B.K. Cannon, Arturo Castro, Dominique Columbus, Beau Knapp and Bob Menery were added to the cast alongside Gyllenhaal.^[5][16] Joaquim de Almeida, Darren Barnet, Kevin Carroll and J. D. Pardo were added to the cast later in the month.^[4] In June 2023, Jessica Williams revealed she has a role in the film.^[17]

Filming began in the Dominican Republic on August 23, 2022.^[18][19] On March 3, 2023, Gyllenhaal shot a scene with former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Jay Hieron following the ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC 285 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The scene was done in front of fans who attended the weigh-ins and included UFC president Dana White, play-by-play announcer Jon Anik and other regular UFC event personnel.^[20] A walkout scene with Gyllenhaal was filmed during an intermission in the event. ^[21]

Release

Road House is set to be released in the United States via streaming on Prime Video by Amazon MGM Studios Distribution.

References

1. "Volker Bertelmann to Score Doug Liman's 'Road House' Reboot". Film Music Reporter. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
2. Whittock, Jesse (May 8, 2023). "Amazon MGM Studios Distribution To Launch At LA Screenings". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
3. ‘Shrinking’ Star Jessica Williams on Joining Jake Gyllenhaal in the ‘Road House’ Remake: ‘He’s an Insane Actor’
4. Grobar, Matt (August 24, 2022). "Road House: Joaquim De Almeida, Darren Barnet, Kevin Carroll & JD Pardo Join Prime Video Reimagining Starring Jake Gyllenhaal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
5. Kroll, Justin (August 2, 2022). "Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House Movie A Go At Prime Video As Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen Among Those Joining Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
6. Kit, Borys (November 23, 2013). "MGM Enlists Fast and the Furious Director Rob Cohen for Road House Remake". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
7. Kroll, Justin (September 9, 2015). "Ronda Rousey to Star in Road House Reboot". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
8. Robinson, Joanna (September 9, 2015). "Ronda Rousey to Star in Road House Remake". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
9. Kit, Borys (October 12, 2015). "Ronda Rousey's Road House Remake Finds Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
10. Murphy, J. Kim (November 11, 2021). "MGM Courting Jake Gyllenhaal, Doug Liman for 'Road House' Remake". Variety. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
11. Kroll, Justin (November 10, 2021). "The Double Deuce Back In Business? MGM Ramps Up Road House Reboot With Jake Gyllenhaal And Doug Liman Circling". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
12. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 19, 2022). "Outlander's Sam Heughan Circling Sony PlayStation Feature Days Gone; Sheldon Turner Adapting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
13. "Road House". Writers Guild of America West. March 1, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
14. Jackson, Angelique (August 2, 2022). "Jake Gyllenhaal-Starring 'Road House' Reboot Gets Green Light at Prime Video". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
15. Zakrzewski, Cat (March 17, 2022). "Amazon closes its $8.45 billion acquisition of movie studio MGM". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
16. Kroll, Justin (August 3, 2022). "Conor McGregor To Make Acting Debut In Jake Gyllenhaal-Led Road House For Prime Video". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
17. ‘Shrinking’ Star Jessica Williams on Joining Jake Gyllenhaal in the ‘Road House’ Remake: ‘He’s an Insane Actor’
18. Kay, Jeremy (August 2, 2022). "Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House to shoot in Dominican Republic for Prime Video". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
19. Fuge, Jonathan (August 24, 2022). "Road House Remake First Look Shared by Jake Gyllenhaal". MovieWeb. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
20. Wells, Matthew (March 3, 2023). "Video: Watch Gyllenhaal film 'Road House' scene after UFC 285 weigh-ins". MMA Junkie. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
21. "Producer Joel Silver Fired From Amazon Films Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Wahlberg Over Verbal Abuse Allegations". The Wrap.

External links

• Road House at IMDb