Overview
- Doug Liman has acquired sequel rights from original writer R. Lance Hill to develop Road House: Dylan as a direct follow-up to the 1989 film, according to Deadline-linked reporting.
- Amazon MGM’s Road House 2 is now in production with Ilya Naishuller directing, Jake Gyllenhaal returning, and Dave Bautista, Aldis Hodge, and Leila George attached, with a planned Prime Video release.
- Hill asserts he recaptured copyright to his screenplay in November 2023, while Amazon and MGM counter that it was a work-for-hire through Hill’s loan-out, Lady Amos Inc., with the case on appeal in the Ninth Circuit.
- Liman’s 2024 remake became a major streaming success on Prime Video, with reports citing about 50 million global viewers in its first two weekends.
- Liman has publicly criticized Amazon’s streaming-only release strategy and, per industry reports, intends to push ahead with Road House: Dylan despite the unresolved litigation.