(Proper) Aldis Hodge on the premiere of ‘The PIckup’. Picture: Prime Video. (Left) Jake Gyllenhaal stars in ‘Roadhouse.’ Picture: Laura Radford © Amazon Content material Companies LLC.
Preview:
- ‘Cross’ star Aldis Hodge is becoming a member of ‘Highway Home 2’
- Ilya Naishuller will direct.
- Jake Gyllenhaal remains to be aboard to star.
With a brand new director in place (‘No one’s Ilya Naishuller) and a recent crop of actors becoming a member of Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Highway Home 2’ together with Dave Bautista and Leila George (‘Disclaimer’), the sequel is certainly transferring ahead.
And there may be one other new recruit for the follow-up to the 2024 Prime Video launch, as Deadline brings phrase that Aldis Hodge, just lately seen because the star of the corporate’s ‘Cross’, is now additionally aboard.
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What’s the story of ‘Highway Home’?
(L to R) Lukas Gage and Jake Gyllenhaal star in ‘Highway Home.’ Picture: Laura Radford. Copyright: © Amazon Content material Companies LLC.
The 1989 unique, directed by Rowdy Herrington, starred Patrick Swayze within the story of a roadside dive referred to as The Double Deuce, a sleazy music joint within the small city of Jasper, Missouri, “the sort of place the place they sweep up the eyeballs after closing”.
The proprietor, bored with his place being wrecked by muscle-bound “energy drinkers” and provocative bimbos, hires the perfect bouncer within the enterprise (Swayze’s Dalton) to chill issues down. Famously, he begins off charming however doesn’t hesitate to take excessive throat-ripping measures when pushed to his restrict.
For the 2024 re-invention, with Doug Liman this time within the director’s chair, Gyllenhaal took on the marginally adjusted function of Dalton, this time a former UFC fighter seeking to discover new that means in his life who finds work as a bouncer at a property owned by Frankie (Jessica Williams).
The film turned an enormous hit for Amazon, drawing 2.3 million households between March twenty first, which is when it was added to the Prime Video library, and March twenty fourth.
What of the sequel’s story?
(L to R) Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal stars in ‘Roadhouse.’ Picture: Laura Radford © Amazon Content material Companies LLC.
At Amazon’s Upfront presentation final Might –– the place it promotes its upcoming films and exhibits to advertisers to encourage them to buy expensive spots on its service –– the corporate introduced {that a} ‘Highway Home’ sequel was within the early levels of growth.
Will Beall is at work on the script for the sequel, which is a thriller for now –– although a mid-credits scene within the 2024 film confirmed Conor McGregor’s villain Knox wreaking havoc at a hospital and escaping unscathed, so presumably that rematch is one thing that might properly be picked up for the brand new film, although that plan is perhaps scuppered provided that McGregor has just lately been embroiled in some authorized scandals.
When will the ‘Highway Home’ sequel be on screens?
Prime Video has but to verify when the brand new film may arrive, however given the preliminary reboot’s success, we suspect this new one may additionally skip theaters and head as an alternative straight to streaming.
(L to R) Billy Magnussen and Jake Gyllenhaal star in ‘Highway Home.’ Picture: Laura Radford. Copyright: © Amazon Content material Companies LLC.