EXCLUSIVE: Dave Bautista Joins The Cast Of ‘Road House 2’

Dave Bautista has joined the cast of Amazon MGM’s Road House sequel, sources tell Nexus Point News.

Details are under wraps but Bautista is expected to portray a former fighter similar to Jake Gyllenhaal’s Dalton. In addition to Bautista’s character, the film is set to introduce a new cast of characters meaning most of the cast of the first film is unlikely to return. The film will be directed by Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, The Gentlemen). Will Beall (Aquaman, Bad Boys: Ride or Die) is penning the script.

Bautista is best known for his almost 2 decade-long career as a WWE wrestler. Following his time as a wrestler, Bautista became a full time actor and has starred in many fan favorites such as the Guardian of the Galaxy trilogy as Drax, the Dune duology, Blade Runner 2049, Army of the Dead, and Glass Onion.

The first film follows Dalton (Gyllenhaal), an ex-UFC fighter taking on a job as a bouncer at roadhouse as he defends it from corrupt developers who seek to buy the land. The film serves as a modern reimagining to the 1989 film of the same starring Patrick Swayze.

Production on Road House 2 is set to begin shooting this Fall.