THE RAID Is Getting a Reimagining on Netflix with Original Director Gareth Evans and Michael Bay

I’m a huge fan of the badass action film franchise The Raid, and it’s been reported that it will be getting a reimagining at Netflix. The original director Gareth Evans will be coming back to develop the project as a producer alongside Micheal Bay. They have also brought on Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3, The Hitman’s Bodyguard) to direct and co-write the script with James Beaufort. XYZ Films is also producing.

The original movie followed an elite Indonesian S.W.A.T. team that becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs. This is easily one of the most hardcore and best action films ever made. I really hope that this reimagining can reach the bar that the original two films set.

This new film is set in “Philadelphia’s drug-infested ‘Badlands’, an elite undercover DEA task force climb a ladder of cartel informants to catch an elusive kingpin.”

The producers of the film said in a statement, “We’re incredibly excited about Patrick’s unique vision for this film. 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.”

Hollywood has been trying to reboot this franchise for years, but the previous attempts have fallen apart. Then Bay and Hughes swooped in and picked it up, and there’s no stopping it now. I just hope that whatever they end up doing turns out as awesome as the original films, but that’s a long shot.

Source: Deadline