Road House will reopen.
Jake Gyllenhaal is set to reprise his role as “Elwood Dalton” for Road House 2, recently announced by Prime Video. No word yet on whether or not embattled director Doug Liman, or former UFC lightweight champion, Conor McGregor, will return for the second installment.
“It wasn’t fake fighting,” McGregor told People about his acting debut. “I don’t think so. As a man who fights for a living, it was very, very real. Very much real. There were real shots landed. I gave him a wallop, he gave me one back, and then the stuntmen that were stepping in at times took some big shots also. I’ve not seen a movie like that where the shots are so real like that because they were real. So I had a great time doing it.”
Reviews for Road House were mixed, but the direct-to-streaming movie generated record-breaking views for Prime Video, more than enough to warrant another go-round. McGregor is currently in training camp for his Octagon return, slated for UFC 303 on June 29 in Las Vegas.
Expect Road House 2 casting announcements in the coming months, if not sooner.