One of my festival favorites from 2012 has finally gotten a sequel as writerdirector Gareth Huw Evans and actor Iko Uwais both return for the highly anticiapted Raid 2, which is currenly filiming in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Raid , which opened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and went on to play at both Sundance and SXSW before a well received United States theatrical run rose quickly to become one of last year's few international hits. Noted for its intense, no holds bar action and well crafted fight sequences, the film garnered a niche following around the world, helping to spurn a sequel.
The Raid 2 is said to pick up immediately following the conclusion of The Raid and will follow Uwais' Rama as he works to uncover the infiltrate the crime ranks in the corrupt Jakarta police force. Working to save the lives of both his family and himself, he will be forced to question even his most loyal of allies.
The new film, which doesn't have a release date as of yet, co-stars Tio Pakusadewo, Putra Arifin Scheunamann, Julie Estelle, Alex Abbad and Roy Marten and is being produced by PT Merantau Films and XYZ Films.
