But while Uwais’ Rama was the focal point of both Raid movies, the director reveals that the character wouldn’t have led the mooted (and mostly likely now abandoned) third entry in the series. With his pair of brutal Indonesian martial arts classics, Welsh director Gareth Evans pushed the boundaries of stunt work, fight choreography, and action photograpy, raising the bar with wince-worthy beatdowns, and making an international star of lead actor Iko Uwais. It recently closed the deal following a lengthy negotiation.Few action movies have had as seismic an impact on audiences (and the industry) as The Raid and The Raid 2. On top of that, Hughes’ new take on the story excited all those involved including Bay and Evans, and after taking the package around town, Netflix was aggressive to get into pole position to land the package. Since both shared reps, sources add that an introduction was made between Bay and Hughes, who instantly hit off as they are both made from the same cloth given their high-octane action ties. Once that happened, Bay and Hughes’ rep at WME suggested taking a shot at getting involved in rebooting it, and both were game. The package has been in the works for some time and insiders say it all came together after the rights lapsed on the most recent try at a reboot.

It’s a distinctly original take on the material, which promises to pay great respect to the original film while also bringing a fresh approach and perspective that will set its own course in the action genre,” the producers said.

“We’re incredibly excited about Patrick’s unique vision for this film. This version is set in Philadelphia’s drug-infested “Badlands,” where an elite undercover DEA task force climbs a ladder of cartel informants to catch an elusive kingpin. Hollywood has been trying to reboot the title ever since and this looks like the one that will finally make it to production.

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