Gareth Evans and Iko Uwais are back and in full force. The two partnered for an impressive debut with their Indonesian action film, Merantau, and are now back with another high octant film simply entitled, The Raid.
Now, I know what happens when you give an action star free reign in fight sequences, but when you give that same star a bulletproof vest and some heavy machinery you know that the ante has just been upped.
According to Twitch it isn’t just the director and main star returning again, it’s practically the entire crew, but this time during training for the film, they trained with actual Indonesia SWAT teams to prepare. The synopsis sounds great and I can’t wait to actually see some footage from the film. Shooting is scheduled to pretty soon so keep you eyes open.
Synopsis:
A swat team arrives at a rundown apartment block with a mission to remove its owner, a notorious drug lord named Tama. The building has never been raided before, never been touched by police. Seen as a no go zone it has since become a sanctuary to killers, gangs, rapists and thieves seeking accommodation in the one place they know they cannot be touched.
Making their move in the break of dawn the swat team work their way up the building under cover of silence. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and with news of their assault traveling to Tama in his penthouse suite the building is locked down with all lights out and all exits blocked.
Stranded on the 6th floor the swat team must fight their way through every floor and every room not just to complete their mission but to survive.
According to Twitch it isn’t just the director and main star returning again, it’s practically the entire crew, but this time during training for the film, they trained with actual Indonesia SWAT teams to prepare. The synopsis sounds great and I can’t wait to actually see some footage from the film. Shooting is scheduled to pretty soon so keep you eyes open.
If you want to see some cool behind the scenes fotage you can check out director Gareth Evans’ movie blog specifially made for this film. You’ll be able to see videos like the one below :). Click HERE to go to it.
p.s. I am completely jealous of you Todd, I want to go visit the set too. But thanks for the heads up on this!
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