Road House, featuring Jake Gyllenhaal, was released on Amazon Prime Video on March 21. The reboot of 1989 classic has delivered a rating of 50 million-plus viewers, according to a report in Deadline.
Road House, directed by Doug Liman, boasts an ensemble cast of Daniela Melchior, Darren Barnet, Billy Magnussen, Conor McGregor, Arturo Castro, Lukas Gage, Jessica Williams, and JD Pardo.
Ahead of its digital premier on OTT streaming platform Amazon Prime Video, Road House had a world premier at 2024 SXSW Film Festival.
«The groundbreaking, successful debut of Road House is a testament to the hard work and commitment from the entire Road House filmmaking team and the film’s cast led by the phenomenal Jake Gyllenhaal,» said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios.
Earlier in March, film's star Jake Gyllenhaal said that celebrating the legacy of late actor Patrick Swayze was essential in remaking his 1989 hit movie «Road House».
In the 2024 version Gyllenhaal plays former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Dalton, who runs into trouble as he takes on a job as a bouncer at a bar in the Florida Keys.
«It was important to me. He originated the character and I wanted to bring it through,» Gyllenhaal said at the film's premiere in London.
Swayze, who passed away in 2009, and Gyllenhaal worked together on «Donnie Darko» some two decades ago.
The new Doug Liman-directed movie marks the acting debut for former UFC champion Conor McGregor. The