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- Doug Liman is creating his personal ‘Street Home’ sequel.
- It might be based mostly on a script by the 1989 film’s author R. Lance Hill.
- This might be a rival for Amazon MGM’s sequel to the 2024 remake.
Right here’s an intriguing twist on the ‘Street Home’ saga.
Doug Liman, who directed the 2024 remake however ended up disagreeing with studio Amazon MGM over its launch on Prime Video as a substitute of theaters (extra on that under), is creating his personal new ‘Street Home’ film.
That might be a very completely different challenge from the sequel to the remake that Amazon MGM has within the works even now.
Launch Date: Mar 20, 2024
Run Time: 2 hr 1 min
Funds: $85,000,000
In accordance with Deadline, Liman has acquired the rights to R. Lance Hill’s sequel script ‘Street Home: Dylan,’ which follows up the occasions of the 1989 unique, starring Patrick Swayze as bouncer Dalton (Hill wrote that film too).
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What occurred with Doug Liman and ‘Street Home’?
(L to R) Casey Affleck, director Doug Liman and Matt Damon on the set of ‘The Instigators’. Photograph: Apple TV+.
Liman made a deal to direct what grew to become the 2024 ‘Street Home’ which starred Jake Gyllenhaal as a brand new model of Dylan, this one a UFC fighter who begins working at a roadside bar as a bouncer to cease the native thugs and corrupt businessman trashing the place.
The unique plan –– and Liman’s settlement –– was for the film to hit theaters. It examined effectively sufficient to be a sleeper theatrical hit, however Amazon determined it will be launched on to Prime Video.
Whereas Liman and producer Joel Silver even screened the image for Amazon chief Jeff Bezos and his now-wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos, Amazon artistic execs wouldn’t yield.
There was even a PR battle, as Liman positioned a Deadline article complaining in regards to the transfer, however did attend the premiere. And the film grew to become a streaming hit, the largest movie debut ever with a record-breaking 50 million worldwide viewers in its first two weekends on Prime Video.
This new potential sequel is fraught with its personal points, as there may be disagreement over who owns the rights to Hill’s unique ‘Street Home’ script and something spawned from it.
What’s the newest with Amazon’s ‘Street Home’ sequel?
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in ‘Roadhouse.’ Photograph: Laura Radford © Amazon Content material Providers LLC.
The “official” sequel to the 2024 effort is taking pictures now, with Ilya Naishuller taking up within the director’s chair.
Gyllenhaal reprises as Dylan alongside Dave Bautista, Aldis Hodge and Leila George. The storyline hasn’t been revealed, however anticipate chaotic clashes.
When will Liman ‘Street Home’ sequel be on screens?
Don’t begin flinging fists, however we’ll have to attend some time to see any ahead motion on this one.
And there’s all the time an opportunity that it quietly goes away if Amazon MGM makes a deal… Regardless, that is actually an fascinating wrinkle.
1989’s ‘Street Home.’