Summary
Road House 2is officially happening with Jake Gyllenhaal reprising his role as bouncer Elwood Dalton, but his most recent tease about the sequel is ignoring the premise of the original movie starring Patrick Swayze. The trend of remakes in the film industry is still going strong, and among the most recent additions is the 1989 action movieRoad House, directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as professional but deadly bouncer James Dalton. TheRoad Houseremake was directed by Doug Liman, and it made various changes to the original movie for it to fit the present day.
Gyllenhaal’s Dalton was a former UFC middleweight fighter, but just like Swayze’s version, Gyllenhaal’s Dalton took a job as a bouncer at a road house in a town that seemed to be peaceful but was far from it. Dalton soon discovered that Glass Key was run by crime boss Ben Brandt (Billy Magnussen), who wanted to take over the Road House. However, it wasn’t until psychotic enforcer Knox (Conor McGregor) arrived that Dalton realized he and the community were in great danger.Road House 2will bring Dalton back, and Gyllenhaal’s tease, while exciting, goes against the premise of the original movie.
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Gyllenhaal shared that he’s excited about “world building” within this universe and that the sequel will be“expansive”.
Road Housebroke viewing records on Prime Video, which was key to the sequel being greenlit, so there’s, understandably, a lot of anticipation and expectation aroundRoad House 2. Although no plot details have been revealed yet and Conor McGregor’s return hasn’t been confirmed, Gyllenhaal is already talking about what the audience can expect fromRoad House 2. Speaking toTVLinein June 2024,Gyllenhaal gave a small teaseof what’s to come inRoad House 2, sharing that he’s excited about “world building” within this universe and that the sequel will be “expansive”.
Exactly howRoad House 2will go bigger is unknown, as it could see more than one bar, more deadly bouncers, or Dalton not staying in just one place.
Gyllenhaal added thatRoad House 2will be bigger, but didn’t share any specific details about it. As exciting as an “expansive” sequel sounds, it actually goes against the premise of Swayze’s movie. The originalRoad Houseis about one town and one bar, a premise that the remake respected, but going “bigger” in the sequel sounds like it would be missing this point. Exactly howRoad House 2will go bigger is unknown, as it could see more than one bar, more deadly bouncers, or Dalton not staying in just one place, but either way,it’s leaving the contained style of the original movie behind.
Road Housewas already big in terms of production and action scenes, and there can only be a sequel if it goes beyond that.
Despite a “bigger”Road Houseignoring the premise of Swayze’s movie, the sequel being “expansive” is really the only way to justify it.Road Housewas already big in terms of production and action scenes, and there can only be a sequel if it goes beyond that. A “bigger” and “expansive”Road Housemight not necessarily mean more bars or bouncers, andGyllenhaal could have meant it in a more literal way. Atthe end ofRoad House, Dalton left Glass Key, sohe could be settling into a new town and working at a new bar in the sequel, thus expanding this world.
Gyllenhaal’s tease could also be about the fight scenes inRoad House 2, which were already impressive (and controversial due to their use of CGI) in the first movie. This would make even more sense if Knox returns, as he surely has a lot of anger to let out on Dalton. There are many ways in whichRoad House 2can go “bigger”, but it’s at risk of ignoring the essence of Patrick Swayze’s original movie.
Source:TVLine.
Road House
Road House is a remake of the original 1989 film, which followed protagonist Dalton, a Ph.D. educated bouncer at the roughest bar in the south known as the Double Deuce. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Dalton, with two major changes including Dalton being a retired UFC fighter and the bar locale being in the Florida Keys.
With a story and screenplay by David Lee Henry and direction from Rowdy Herrington, Road House is a 1989 Action release starring Patrick Swayze in the lead role. Swayze steps into the shoes of James Dalton, a bouncer that is hired by a club owner to provide security for the establishment.
