According to Deadline.com, WWE legend Dave Bautista has been offered a role in the upcoming movie “Road House 2,” which will be directed by Guy Ritchie. The report indicates that while an offer is on the table for Bautista, discussions between him and Amazon MGM Studios have not yet begun.
Additionally, the movie will be written by Will Beall. Jake Gyllenhaal will reprise his role as Dalton, a former UFC fighter who works as a bouncer in a roadhouse in the Florida Keys. The original film, “Road House,” was a success for Prime Video, attracting over 50 million viewers in its first two weekends and eventually reaching 80 million viewers worldwide within the first eight weeks. At that time, Amazon announced that it had the highest viewership of any of its original movies.
This upcoming sequel will be produced by Charles Roven and Alex Gartner of Atlas Entertainment, along with Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories Productions. Josh McLaughlin and Ivan Atkinson will serve as executive producers.
