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The ‘Road House’ Reboot Battle: A Contested Streaming Deal, Ari Emanuel’s ‘Desperate’ Pleas and a Director Going Scorched-Earth
Amazon Prime's upcoming 'Road House' remake with Jake Gyllenhaal featured major drama including a fired director and a director going scorched-earth.
In November 2021, Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy were running MGM and began negotiating with Liman to direct and Jake Gyllenhaal to star as the tough-guy bouncer, played by Patrick Swayze in the original. Still, Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke quickly salvaged it and was poised to greenlight the film with a cast that also included Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior and Lukas Gage. The studio also severed ties with Silver on the upcoming Mark Wahlberg film “Play Dirty,” prompting the producer to hire high-profile Hollywood litigator Bryan Freedman.
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