Tom Hardy Is Teaming Up With 'The Raid' Franchise Director For A New Netflix Movie
Gareth Evans has found his new home for the next several years as the director of The Raid franchise has signed an exclusive deal with Netflix to produce and direct films for the studio. As part of the new partnership, Evans has set the action thriller Havoc as the first film under the deal with Tom Hardy on board to star.
Evans will write and direct the pic as well as produce for One More One Productions, as will Hardy, Ed Talfan for Severn Screen and Aram Tertzakian for XYZ Films. The story is set after a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.
The Raid movies are two of the best action movies of the past 10 years. PERIOD. FULL STOP. I know some of you may not be familiar with them, so just stop what you're doing and watch these clips.
The first Raid is basically right at the start of the new wave action movies. They're simple to the point of brilliance in that they don't try to be anything more complicated than incredible, action-packed fighting. In case you didn't read it above, that's what this synopsis looks like.
The story is set after a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.
PERFECT! Simple, familiar and straight to the point. Now add Tom Hardy to this equation and we are REALLY cooking with gas. He is a phenomenal action and dramatic actor that will be a perfect lead for this kind of movie. Now all I need is for Iko Uwais, Cecep Arif Rahman and Yayan Ruhian to be reunited in this somehow. Well, not really. But I guarantee at least one of them is involved somehow. Look at how great the last two were as a tandem in John Wick 3!
If you aren't excited for this now, you better start. This is going to be one of the best action movies of whatever year it releases in.