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In the era of action films like John Wick, the bar for adrenaline-fueled entertainment has been set high. And when it comes to remakes, there exists a fine line that must be walked between regard for the original and fresh perspectives. Doug Liman…

After the rolling laughs, hoots, hollers, whistling and clapping at tonight’s world premiere of Road House at SXSW on Friday, Amazon MGM Studios may want to think again before putting this Jake Gyllenhaal-Conor McGregor rock ’em sock ’em beefcakes pugilist movie on Prime Video. It doesn’t take an elbow to…

EXCLUSIVE: After declaring in a Deadline guest column that he would boycott the SXSW Opening Night debut of Road House, director Doug Liman has changed his mind, and is in the Paramount Theatre right at this moment. I’m told that Liman won’t take the stage to introduce the movie, he’ll just be in the…

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in a 2025 Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Othello, producer Brian Anthony Moreland announced today. The production, to be directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon, will open in Spring 2025 at a Shubert Theatre to be announced. Washington…

"I want you to be nice until it’s time to not be nice," Patrick Swayze's James Dalton says in the original Road House from 1989. That line from the screenplay co-written by David Lee Henry may have taken on a new significance for Amazon Studios, MGM Studios and United Artists on Tuesday with a new…

EXCLUSIVE: When Beef creator and EP Lee Sung Jin accepted the umpteenth award for the limited series at Sunday's Spirit Awards, he said he underestimated the enjoyment of the dopamine that comes with winning, and that he will miss it. Maybe not. The Dish hears that he is circling cast for a second…

Forget Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch and Ben Gazzara (for now), there are new bouncers, proprietors and such in Road House, and here's a look at the character posters for Doug Liman's reboot of the 1989 camp classic. Click through the gallery above. Amazon MGM Studios today revealed that Post Malone is in…

The first trailer dropped Thursday for Road House, the reimagining of the ’80s Patrick Swayze tough-guy classic that sees Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role and Doug Liman directing. The reveal comes the day after Liman revealed on Deadline that he was boycotting the film’s world premiere at SXSW– it…

Editors note: From his breakout in Swingers to The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Edge of Tomorrow, American Made and his upcoming film with Tom Cruise they plan to shoot in outer space, Doug Liman’s films have a kinetic energy. That made the director perfect for Road House, an edgier version of the…

Amazon is teasing Prime Video’s offerings for 2024 and released the first looks of projects starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Camila Mendes and more. The sizzle reel for the films and television series that will be available on Amazon’s streaming service showcased a first look at Road House…

EXCLUSIVE: In a lucrative deal, Lionsgate has landed domestic distribution rights to Guy Ritchie's (Sherlock Holmes) next project, which remains untitled, as principal photography wraps in Spain this week.  Lionsgate had previously picked up domestic rights to Ritchie's upcoming World War II movie The…

Screenwriter David S. Goyer dropped some insider information on a new episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast. Goyer revealed that he vouched for Jake Gyllenhaal as the actor to play Batman in Christopher Nolan’s 2005 film, Batman Begins. The role ultimately went to Christian Bale, who kept the…