Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House gets release date

However, not all is well with the team ever since the announcement was made. Doug Liman said he is boycotting the premiere of the film after Amazon refused to give the film a theatrical release. “Amazon asked me and the film community to trust them and their public statements about supporting cinemas, and then they turned around and are using Road House to sell plumbing fixtures,” he said to Deadline.

The filmmaker stated that Road House received higher test scores than some of his biggest hits, including Mr. & Mrs. Smith and The Bourne Identity. And he said he begged Amazon to either put the film in theaters or allow him to sell it to a studio that would. Both requests were denied.

With the script by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry, Road House was green-lit in August 2022 and revolves around a former UFC middleweight fighter who works at a rowdy bar. The film also stars Jessica Williams, Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Lukas Gage, and Hannah Love Lanier, among others. Champion boxer Conor McGregor will also make an appearance in the film, marking his debut film role.

This story originally appeared on Cinema Express.