Amazon’s extremely anticipated sequel to one in every of its greatest motion hits from final 12 months has now added the right villain. Starring Academy Award-nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and rebooting the beloved 80s motion outing Street Home, it has now been confirmed that the upcoming sequel will carry a former MCU star, and real-life fighter, into the fray.
Following a lot rumor and hypothesis, Guardians of the Galaxy and Dune star Dave Bautista will face off with Gyllenhaal in Street Home 2. The actor, who can also be identified for the likes of Blade Runner 2049, Military of the Useless, Knock on the Cabin, and extra, in addition to his tenure as each a WWE famous person and a stint in MMA, is reportedly “circling” the motion film follow-up, based on Deadline.
Launched final 12 months and directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Id, Fringe of Tomorrow) from a screenplay written by Anthony Bagarozzi (The Good Guys) and Charles Mondry (Doc Savage), the primary Street Home reboots the Patrick Swayze-led 80s traditional and stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton alongside the now extremely controversial UFC champion fighter Conor McGregor, with Billy Magnussen (The Many Saints of Newark), Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad), Gbemisola Ikumelo (A League of Their Personal), Lukas Gage (Euphoria), Hannah Love Lanier (The Tiny Mighty Membership), Travis Van Winkle (You), B.Okay. Cannon (Why Ladies Kill), Arturo Castro (The Terminal Checklist), Dominique Columbus (Ray Donovan), Beau Knapp (The Misplaced Image), and Bob Menery (Billions) making up the remainder of the forged.
‘Street Home 2’ Is Set to Be Helmed by ‘No one’ Director Lya Naishuller
Regardless of combined opinions from each critics and audiences alike, the motion remake was an enormous hit for Amazon and Prime Video when it landed on the streamer again in March final 12 months. The motion film attracted a record-breaking 50 million worldwide viewers over its first two weekends which, based on the studio, making Street Home the “most-watched produced movie debut ever on a worldwide foundation” on the time. Street Home 2 will see Jake Gyllenhaal return as the most effective “cooler” within the Florida Keys, Dalton, with the follow-up now set to be helmed by No one director lya Naishuller after Man Ritchie dropped out.
Whereas the report doesn’t state that Bautista will play the villain, this looks as if a positive wager, as the previous MCU star would make the right alternative for earlier baddie Conor McGregor, with the franchise doubtless seeking to distance itself from the MMA fighter after he was discovered responsible of sexual assault final 12 months. His addition to the action-packed world of Street Home as a villain would make Dave Bautista the Amazon dangerous man of the hour, because the Guardians of the Galaxy star has additionally now signed on to play the villainous immortal The Kurgan in Amazon MGM Studios’ long-awaited Highlander reboot. The reboot will see Bautista cross swords with former Man of Metal Henry Cavill because the titular hero, with John Wick’s Chad Stahelski set to direct the undertaking.
Street Home
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- Launch Date
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March 21, 2024
- Runtime
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121 Minutes
