The Raid director Gareth Evans discussed the future of the franchise at Kapow In London today. During the Momentum Showcase at the Comic Convention, the Welsh director explained his involvement in the American remake, as well as the upcoming sequel.
He said the remake would incorporate some changes as the original was, “a movie in a foreign language with a star nobody knew and a director nobody knew.” It won’t be anything too drastic though, as Evans is on board as executive producer and the Indonesian star of the first film, Iko Uwais, will be choreographing the action.
While fans may be sad not to see him at the helm for the remake, he said he felt it was important that he stood back. He explained, “I’m not remaking it myself. My approach is to be hands off; in order for them to do the job properly they need to be given freedom.”
The good news is that this leaves Evans free to focus on getting the Indonesian sequel underway. When The Raid was still in script form, Evans was primarily focused on another project called Berandal. After seeing how well people responded to The Raid, he decided that with a small rewrite (“about 15 per cent”) Berandal could serve as a sequel.
He’s now planning a full trilogy and shared today that *SPOILER* Mad Dog will be reappearing in the next film, though we’re not sure in what capacity. With filming due to start January 2013, he said he felt hopeful about releasing by “the tail end of next year.”
Finally, with the American remake underway, Evans was asked how he’s coping with the influx of Hollywood offers. He said that he hasn’t received any, putting this down to the level of violence in his films. He teased, “I make violent movies, so I don’t quite fit the Hollywood mould… yet. But at the moment I can make smaller films that allow me to do what I want.”
Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/19/gareth-evans-talks-the-raid-remake
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