Road House director Doug Liman explains why he is boycotting the premiere of his movie in an editorial denouncing Amazon moving it to streaming.
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Summary
- Director Doug Liman is boycotting the premiere of the Road House remake due to its release on Prime Video.
- The movie was originally intended to be released in theaters.
- Liman has denounced Amazon’s decision in a new editorial released on Deadline.
The director of Road House is boycotting the movie’s premiere. The upcoming 2024 movie is a remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie of the same name. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton, a former UFC fighter who now holds a job as a bouncer. The ensemble cast of the movie also includes Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Darren Barnet, Arturo Castro, J.D. Pardo, and real-life UFC champion Conor McGregor.
Deadline has published an editorial from Doug Liman explaining that he will be boycotting the premiere of the Road House remake. Liman explains that he is making this decision because Amazon MGM Studios pivoted the movie to a streaming release on Prime Video.
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Source: Deadline
Road House (2024)
Road House is a remake of the original 1989 film, which followed protagonist Dalton, a Ph.D. educated bouncer at the roughest bar in the south known as the Double Deuce. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Dalton, with two major changes including Dalton being a retired UFC fighter and the bar locale being in the Florida Keys.
- Release Date
- March 21, 2024
- Director
- Doug Liman
- Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal , Daniela Melchior , Billy Magnussen , Jessica Williams , Joaquim De Almeida , Conor McGregor , Lukas Gage , Arturo Castro , B.K. Cannon , Beau Knapp , Darren Barnet , Dominique Columbus , Bob Menery
- Writers
- Anthony Bagarozzi , Charles Mondry , David Lee Henry
- Studio(s)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Silver Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Prime Video
