Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House Reboot Movie Officially Confirmed
The Road House movie reboot from Jake Gyllenhaal has officially been confirmed as Amazon picks up the rights to the project. The original action film centered on Patrick Swayze's James Dalton, a cooler at a small town Missouri bar who comes up against a corrupt businessman looking to use the bar for illegal means. Alongside Swayze, the cast for Road House included Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch, Ben Gazzara, Kevin Tighe, Red West and Jeff Healey.
Helmed by Rowdy Herrington on a script from David Lee Henry and Hilary Henkin, Road House scored largely mixed-to-negative reviews upon release, with praise directed towards Swayze's charismatic lead performance while criticism was directed towards its hammy plot. In spite of the mixed reception, Road House proved to be a box office hit, grossing over $61 million against its $15 million production budget and has gone on to become a cult hit, grossing over $203 million through its various home media releases. With this large following, various efforts to keep the Road House property alive have come and gone in the three decades since the original film's release, and now a new attempt is moving forward.
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The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that Amazon has acquired Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House movie reboot, officially confirming the project's development. In addition to picking up the film, a full cast has been set for the reboot, including The Suicide Squad's Daniela Melchior, Game Night's Billy Magnussen, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Lukas Gage, Hannah Love Lanier, Travis Van Winkle, B.K. Cannon, Arturo Castro, Dominique Columbus, Beau Knapp and Bob Menery. Edge of Tomorrow's Doug Liman is helming the Road
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