Jason Bourne Director Comes Back Swinging With Another Road House Sequel After Amazon Clash
No one saw it coming: Doug Liman stormed back with the 2024 brawler Road House, a hard-hitting remake of Patrick Swayze’s 1989 favorite, and with Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor throwing down, the Jason Bourne director’s left-field detour is already punching its way into cult-classic territory.
Doug Liman pulled off a surprise in 2024 with Road House, a bruiser of a remake nobody really expected from the Jason Bourne guy. Fans showed up, critics largely rolled their eyes, and then the real fun started: release drama, director protests, and now two different Road House follow-ups heading in two very different directions.
What set Liman off
Liman is a big believer in the theatrical experience. When Amazon decided to drop Road House straight to Prime Video, he said he would boycott the premiere in protest. He felt the studio shortchanged the movie by skipping theaters altogether. Ironically, the thing still blew up on streaming: per Deadline, Prime Video logged 50 million worldwide viewers in the first two weekends and called it the platform's biggest movie debut ever.
Now there are two Road House sequels (sort of)
Here is where it gets messy, so let’s untangle it:
On one track, Liman has moved on from his own remake and is pushing a different project: Road House: Dylan, a straight sequel to the 1989 Patrick Swayze original. It was written by R. Lance Hill, who penned the first film, and Liman’s condition is simple: this one has to play in theaters.
On the other track, Amazon MGM Studios is making Road House 2, a sequel to the 2024 remake. That production hit a speed bump when Guy Ritchie exited the project in July 2025, but the studio kept going. Ilya Naishuller (Hardcore Henry) is in the director’s chair now, with Jake Gyllenhaal returning, and new muscle from Dave Bautista. Aldis Hodge and Leila George are also aboard. Plot is locked down for now, and there’s no release date yet. All this is happening despite the very public rift with Liman over the first film’s release.
The 2024 version at a glance
- Director: Doug Liman
- Writers: Anthony Bagarozzi, Charles Mondry
- Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, JD Pardo, Austin Post (aka Post Malone), Conor McGregor, Jessica Williams
- Runtime: 121 minutes
- Budget: $85 million
- Rotten Tomatoes: 59%
- IMDb: 6.2
Where this leaves Road House
The 2024 remake carved out that culty space where fans have fun and critics grumble. Liman, not thrilled with the streaming-first rollout, is now steering toward a legacy sequel that points back to Swayze’s original. Meanwhile, Amazon’s sequel to the remake barrels ahead with Gyllenhaal and a fresh director. Two roads, same house.
If you want to catch up, Road House (2024) is streaming on Prime Video right now.