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Jake Gyllenhaal Says ‘Amazon Was Always Clear’ That ‘Road House’ Was for Streaming After Director Slammed Studio for Skipping Theatrical Release
Jake Gyllenhaal says Amazon was clear that Road House was for streaming after director Doug Liman slammed the studio.
Jake Gyllenhaal is trying to cool the controversy surrounding his upcoming action movie “ Road House,” a remake of the 1989 cult favorite starring Patrick Swayze. Variety reported that even after the “Road House” team took the streaming deal, producer Silver “continued to push for a theatrical release and grew so combative that the studio threatened to cut ties with him.” Liman came out swinging against Amazon Prime Video in a first person essay on Deadline in which he said he’d be boycotting the “Road House” premiere at SXSW because of the decision not to release his movie in theaters.
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