ROAD HOUSE 2: Doug Liman Developing A Direct Sequel To The Original 1989 Film
The film comes as competitor to a sequel already underway to Liman’s 2024 reboot.
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COME AT ME BRO!: A Celebration Of The ‘Rage-Filled Dickheads’ Of Action Cinema
Action heroes don’t always need to be binary. Some can come with the greyest of shadings to add a little nuance and intrigue to any story, and there’s no doubt there are plenty of those in the history of cinema. More prevalently, as is the case with the action genre, it’s always fascinating to see how anti-heroic protagonists redeem themselves. It’s not unfamiliar territory either, which makes it all the more challenging to see how directors manage to craft their films around such characters. Doug Liman’s Road House is a timely example of this as the term elucidated in the headline takes its cues from an introductory scene where Daniela Melchior’s character approaches that of our lead, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, after he escorts a group of thugs he just dismantled to the hospital. As the story reveals, Gyllenhaal’s role, per the titular film’s remake basis on the 1989 hit […]
A Case For Better Action Movies: In Doug Liman’s ROAD HOUSE, Come For The Booze And Brawls, Stay For The Violence And Redemption
It’s been a little weird. Crazy, even. Reading about all that’s happened since Doug Liman’s Road House went into post-production was pretty troublesome. Reporters over at Variety did some good work in covering the fallout as well, and I kind of wonder if some long-term good could come from the film’s streaming release, even if at one point the director himself opined to the contrary in hopes of a theatrical opening. I wouldn’t have minded a big screen presentation myself. Point in fact, I got a little overconfident when I RSVP’d to an event screening being hosted by Jazz At Lincoln Center with a two-person pass a few days ago; I had to reneg though, seeing as life is still lifeing at the moment. Ultimately, my only option would be to take in the film per access to Prime thanks to a friend. To that end, I guess the only […]
ROAD HOUSE: Meet The Players In New Character Posters For The Prime Video Action Thriller
I’m still of the opinion that Doug Liman’s Amazon MGM production of Road House still deserves its run in theaters. At any rate, I’m looking forward to it in March as it arrives on Prime Video for the next action-packed iteration of the classic thriller here starring Jake Gyllenhaal. On par for the campaign as of Tuesday is a slate of character posters which you can view below featuring the cast. Liman directs the film as it centers on a down-and-out MMA fighter whose run of bad luck escalates when a new job at a beleagured road house bar forces our protagonist to Tango with a gang of henchmen working for an unscrupulous businessman looking to turn the place into a resort. Check out the posters below and click here to catch trailer if you missed it.
ROAD HOUSE: Bar Room Brawls And Close Calls In The Official Trailer For Doug Liman’s Remake Of The 1989 Action Classic
Director Doug Liman wrote a compelling and nuanced op-ed presented at Deadline on Wednesday, elucidating the case for his boycott of the upcoming SXSW premiere of his new movie, Road House. In the article, Liman details how Amazon slated the movie for a streaming release, thus reversing the film’s initial theatrical prospects following the company’s acquisition of MGM into its library back in Spring of 2022. He also highlights the importance of sustaining theatrical releases to maintain the film industry at large, citing a number of things including film performance positives on streaming platforms resulting from theatrical windows, to computers lacking the “experience of laughing and cheering and crying with a packed audience in a dark theater”. It’s a fascinating read and worth bearing in mind as the film approaches its opening night premiere on March 8, followed by its March 21 launch on the streamer. As such, the upcoming […]
ROAD HOUSE Opens Its Doors As Cameras Rolls For Prime Video Reimagining Of The Patrick Swayze Action Classic
It was last November when the long-gestating remake of 1989 United Artists action thriller, Road House, managed to set actor Jake Gyllenhaal and director Doug Liman together on the project. As of Tuesday, the film, once designated for MGM, is now home at Prime Video with additional casting info announcing Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Lukas Gage. Liman will direct from a script by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry, which “follows a former UFC fighter (Gyllenhaal) who takes a job as a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise.” Rounding out the cast are Hannah Love Lanier, Travis Van Winkle, B.K. Cannon, Arturo Castro, Dominique Columbus, Beau Knapp, and Bob Menery. Joel Silver, who worked on the original film starring Patrick Swayze, is producing for Silver Pictures. Exec producing are JJ Hook, Alison Winter, […]
Nick Cassavetes Will Direct MGM’s ROAD HOUSE Remake
Originally published October 12, 2015: Today’s a pretty terrible day for anyone just now learning that UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has a boyfriend; if you’re just now learning of this as you’ve read it, no worries…I feel your pain. Rough day, I know. *pats you on the back* At any rate, the rest of us can enjoy her feats inside as well as outside the ring with her movie career in full bloom, and especially with her forthcoming gender-swapped role in MGM’s brewing remake of the 1989 cult action hit, Road House. The original starred actor Patrick Swayze whose widow, Lisa Niemi, gave the Entourage and The Expendables 3 co-star her blessing, which no less adds to the celebration surrounding this project. So who’s directing? Well, the project was in search of a director as of last month with a draft by Michael Stokes. This week however, Variety reports […]
ROAD HOUSE Gets A Remake With Ronda Rousey Starring
We’re pretty much witnessing a great moment in history for female-centric action, particularly for anyone fond of Furious Seven and Expendables 3 co-star, actress and reigning UFC champion Ronda Rousey. Her career is in full bloom inside and outside the ring with several films in current development, and there’s no question though that Rousey‘s interactivity plays an integral role in what she gets involved in, as the latest news from Variety now suggests pertaining to her involvment in an upcoming remake of director Rowdy Herrington’s 1989 bar room brawler, Road House. Michael Stokes last turned in a script draft in 2013 for The Fast And The Furious and Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story helmer Rob Cohen to direct, inspired by the original in which actor Patrick Swayze portrays James Dalton, a bouncer hired to reinforce the security in Missouri’s most eruptive bar, The Double Deuce, only to come to blows […]
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