In 1989's "Road House," the suave cooler named Dalton (played with aplomb by Patrick Swayze) told his staff that the most important rule in nightclub security was to "be nice ... until it's time to not be nice." Apparently, that time has arrived for Doug Liman, who directed the 2024 remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton. That film was made for Amazon MGM Studios, and Liman metaphorically threw hands over the fact that the movie went straight to Prime Video against his express wishes. The director even wrote an op-ed for Deadline criticizing the streamer, to no avail. The film eventually did well enough for Prime Video to commission a sequel, with Gyllenhaal returning and Ilya Naishuller stepping into the director's chair.

Apparently, the bad blood between Liman and Amazon isn't fini

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