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Share Your #BerandalReaction To Hangout With THE RAID 2 Cast And Crew!

Writer and director Gareth Huw Evans‘s new smash hit, The Raid 2: Berandal is rolling out very slowly and gracefully since its official kickoff last week on March 28. The film is officially opening nationwide in the North America, the United Kingdom and other parts of the world this Friday, much to the delight of action fans who have been reading more and more upworthy reviews about the film that has garnered the attention of action fans everywhere for an industry in an area of the world thay is just now emerging on a much larger scale. To celebrate this occasion, the cast and crew of the film are hosting a Google Hangout for participants to partake in on the evening of the release. The official instructions are below, as well as the official event page which you can access by CLICKING HERE. And if you need further motivation, the […]

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The Hollywood Theater Set To Screen THE RAID 2 One Week Early From Wide Release

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Since making huge waves at this year’s film festival circuit with rip-roaring fans of martial arts action star Iko Uwais are on high alert for the next five weeks until the theatrical release of writer and director Gareth Evans‘s new film, The Raid 2, with the latest unveiling of the official mosaic poster for the film’s Indonesian premiere titled The Raid 2: Berandal. This week however, reports indicate that The Hollywood Theater in Pennsylvania is hosting its own early screening of the upcoming action epic on Wednesday for March 19 at 7:30pm PST, nine days before the film’s wide premiere the following week on Friday, March 28. The Hollywood Theater is located in 1449 Potomac Avenue in the Dormont section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more info on the venue, you can visit their official website, and check out their reviews on Yelp. In the meantime, check out some recently released stills […]

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Iko Uwais Faces Duality In The New Poster For THE RAID 2: BERANDAL

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XYZ Films producing partner and Twitchfilm founder and editor Todd Brown unveiled an exclusive look at the brand new Indonesian poster art on Tuesday night for the upcoming release of the epic martial arts crime saga, The Raid 2 from writer and director Gareth Evans. The latest feature starring Iko Uwais reprising his role from the first film in 2011, the new film has been on a busy streak making the film festival rounds at Sundance and SXSW, and celebrated far and wide as one of the best martial arts action thrillers as of late. Sony is releasing the film worldwide beginning March 28, 2014 in Indonesia, North America and New Zealand/Australia with other dates and locations pending. The film is a production of XYZ Films and Merantau Films with actresses Julie Estelle and Marsha Timothy, and actors Alex Abbad, Arifin Putra, Mathias Muchus, Tio Pakusadewo, Cecep Arif Rahman and Yayan Ruhian also starring. […]

Adkins To Evans: "Put Me In 'The Raid 3'!"

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Word has it that it’s pretty cool to be writer and director Gareth Evans right about now. Tuesday night’s premiere of his newest film, The Raid 2: Berandal, starring breakout action star Iko Uwais, is being met with an internet-full of praise and acclaim from Sundance Film Festival attendees and critics alike, basically reassuring fans everywhere that the film absolutely will not disappoint upon its release in March. That said, if you have been following Evans on Twitter for the past year or so, you were likely to catch a few blurbs every now and again between the director, and fellow martial arts action cinema superstar Scott Adkins mingling ideas between tweets, and probably on a much smaller scale than anything they might have discussed in private, if anything. Adkins became the center of much of support from his worldwide fan base with recent hopes Universal Pictures would cast him in […]

Watch The First Full Trailer For THE RAID 2!

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It’s been a busy month so far for the production partners at Merantau Films and XYZ Films. With The Raid 2: Berandal set to make its three-night world premiere beginning tonight at the Sundance Film Festival following with what has been a grueling post production schedule, we now have a full new trailer for the film’s North American theatrical transition as The Raid 2. Written and directed by Gareth Evans, the film sees actor Iko Uwais reprising his role from the blockbuster breakout hit, The Raid: Redemption, which was released to wide acclaim in the U.S. in 2012. Uwais is joined by Tio Pakusadewo, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle and Cecep Arif Rahman, with Cok Simbara, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kazuki Kitamura, Kenichi Endo, and returning actor Yayan Ruhian. The Raid 2 releases theatrically on March 28, 2014. SYNOPSIS: Immediately following the events of the original, The Raid 2 tracks Officer Rama […]

New NZ/Australia Release Date + Win Sundance Tickets To See THE RAID 2: BERANDAL

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THE RAID 2 Director Bids Thanks, Tweets Final Stages Of Post Production

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Sweet fucking mayhem – car chase mix is sounding pretty amazing. Your heads will explode. #TheRaid2Berandal — Gareth Evans (@ghuwevans) January 16, 2014 Gareth Evans, the ever humble and hard working writer and director of the second installment of his growing martial arts crime saga, The Raid 2: Berandal, took to Twitter this week to announce the final stages of post production on his new film, bidding a heartfelt thanks to the post production crew who have worked tirelessly to get the film done in time for its three-night premiere at the Sundance Film Festival beginning on January 21. Earlier on, Evans reflected a little bit more on the earlier conception of the new film then-titled “Berandal” which originally meant to be something entirely different in following up his previous success with Merantau, which would further catapult its lead actor, Iko Uwais to martial arts cinema stardom. “4yrs ago..” he […]

Gareth Evans Drops Details On THE RAID 2: BERANDAL Trailer And THE RAID 3

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“@GaelicMohawk: The Raid 2 is gonna make me shit everywhere” I tend not to RT but this one I simply have to. — Gareth Evans (@ghuwevans) January 7, 2014 Back in December of last year, filmmaker Gareth Evans hosted a brief Twitter Q&A where among a few other things, he acknowledged his composers, Fajar Yuskemal, Aria Prayogi and Joe Trapanese for their work on the score for his upcoming film, The Raid 2: Berandal, in addition to somewhat jokingly teasing a three-figure bodycount. Evans also addressed Film Combat Syndicate’s inquiry on how soon The Raid 3 would begin production, tweeting “I have a basic outline for part 3 – depends on how part 2 does, maybe 2017.”. A new report from Dark Horizons now lists a series of tweets that partly expand just a tiny bit on what lies ahead for the third film according to Evans‘ most recent tweets. […]

Chords Of Violence And Chaos In The New International Trailer For THE RAID 2: BERANDAL

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Arriving on March 28, 2014 in Indonesia and North America courtesy of Sony Pictures and Stage 6 Films is writer and director Gareth Evans‘s latest installment to his epic martial arts action crime saga, The Raid 2: Berandal. Building on the film’s four year premise, the film kicks off two hours after the events of the first film, The Raid (2011), with actor Iko Uwais returning to lead the cast among a list of new players added to the perils of one cop’s life-or-death undercover mission to infiltrate a Jakarta crime syndicate and flush out the corruption of his police force in exchange for his family’s safety. The film will be kicking off the new year at the Sundance Film Festival for four nights, before it goes stateside. So stay tuned for further trailer news as things are just getting started. A production of Merantau Films and XYZ Films, The […]

Ray Sahetapy Will Blow You Away In The Latest Trailer For PUKULAN MAUT

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We may have The Raid 2: Berandal making its simultaneous release in Indonesia and North America this March. But Indonesia’s world of filmmaking proves itself to be fresh and bustling with other new action titles headed to local domestic theaters with further notoriety to come, such as the latest production from My Dream Pictures and BIC Productions titled Pukulan Maut. Directed by Nayato Fio Nuala from a script by Alexander Harry, the latest martial arts action crime gem centers around the intersecting troubled lives of three friends who escape a psychiatric facility only to discover a body and a suitcase full of cash, and a gang of killers led by its owner likely in search of it. The cast is headlined by Maxime Boutier, Kaemita, Monique Henry, Krisna M. Wibowo and Munajat Raditya, with action star Sunny Pang and actor Ray Sahetapy – the latter who you might recognize as […]

THE RAID 2: BERANDAL Gets A U.S. Release Date!

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The Raid 2: Berandal is all the hype among martial arts action cinema fans. If you have been keeping up with the updates, you have already seen the teaser for the upcoming thriller that succeeds its 2011 predecessor and are looking forward to what the sequel has in store, courtesy from its producers over at Merantau Films and XYZ Films. Let’s hope all the theaters in North America are ready for the bloodthirsty, film hungry onslaught of martial arts action cinema fandom headed its way. March is gonna be a sick month for movies. And I’m sure writer and director Gareth Evans has no complaints. Check out the press release courtesy of JoBlo and look out for the full trailer next week! Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films announced today that they will release THE RAID 2 in the United States on March 28. The film will have its […]

[UPDATED] FAN ART: Julie Estelle As "Hammer Girl" In THE RAID 2: BERANDAL

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UPDATE – 12/16: It has been confirmed that the artist behind the fan poster is Lloyd Stas. Special thanks to XYZ Films own Simon de Bruyn for the head’s up! Fan art continues to be a driving force for fans and followers of many popular properties such as movies, and director Gareth Evans‘s upcoming urban martial arts thriller epic, The Raid 2: Berandal is no exception, having seen its own fair share of unofficial fan-originated artwork from time to time. A lot of this kind of artwork simply goes viral without mention of its creator, which is kind of unfortunate considering that I would love to credit the person who forwarded this latest bit of art onto the internet to ultimately land in the hands of XYZ Films’s own, producer Nate Bolotin, which you can check out below, emulating actess Julie Estelle as “Hammer Girl” XYZ Films is currently in […]

Gareth Evans Endorses Scott Adkins For A Starring Role In BAD BOYS 3

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Unleash The Fanboy forwarded the latest news via Twitter that writer and director Gareth Evans annouced his latest endorsement for martial arts action superstar star Scott Adkins for the villain role in the forthcoming production of Bad Boys 3. The tweet from the famed helmer of Indonesian action vehicle Merantau, The Raid: Redemption and the upcoming Sundance premiere of The Raid 2: Berandal came just after it was announced at Deadline on Monday night that Safe House screenwriter David Guggenheim was added to provide the screenplay for the third installation of the Bad Boys trilogy which began in 1995 with actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence and director Michael Bay. I vote @TheScottAdkins for major villainy in Bad Boys 3. Two on one fight – mix gunplay with martial arts. Make it happen. — Gareth Evans (@ghuwevans) December 11, 2013 Best known for his spectacular feats in martial arts action […]

Updates On XYZ With The Raid 2, Killers And The Dead Lands

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This week, Deadline is reporting that writer and director Gareth Evans’s upcoming film, The Raid 2: Berandal, will be joining the line-up for this year’s events at the Sundance Film Festival, which will be held at Park City, Utah between January 16th and the 26th of next year. In light of the news, the folks over at Comic Book Movie also forwarded a new image of from the film which you can view below featuring actress Julie Estelle as “Hammer Girl”. The Raid 2 follows up the epic, action-packed story from its 2011 predecessor, The Raid (a.k.a. Seruban Maut) starring Iko Uwais reprising his role as a rookie tactical officer who now must go deep undercover to fish out the corruption in his own police force. Currently tapped for a March 2014 release prior to a third film as part of a preiously announced trilogy tentatively set for 2017, the […]

Gareth Evans Hints Fans On 'The Raid' Trilogy Completion

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Thanks for the questions, to extend my thanks further – here’s a shot from the prison riot – it doesn’t end nicely 🙂 http://t.co/l3abbFUQk4 — Gareth Evans (@ghuwevans) December 7, 2013 On Saturday, writer and director Gareth Evans took to Twitter to share a gritty new still from the upcoming film, The Raid 2: Berandal, but not until after answering just a few questions from his followers where he was kind enough to accept a brief inquiry from Film Combat Syndicate on the proximity of time between now and the production of the previously announced third film in the self-titled franchise. While acknowledging Fajar Yuskemal and Aria Prayogi as his music composers with Joe Trapanese for the film’s soundtrack and somewhat jokingly mentioning a three-figure bodycount, Evans says the following on the trilogy… Tweet Quote: “@ghuwevans: “@FCSyndicate: how soon will part 3 start filming after this?” I have a basic […]

Fight Choreography Begins For THE NIGHT COMES FOR US

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Writer and director Timo Tjahjanto shot off a few tweets on Monday after a completing the first day of choreography for the upcoming production of The Night Comes For Us. Following his previous collaboration with The Raid 1 and 2 helmer Gareth Evans now in the producers chair since scribing Tjahjanto’s Safe Haven segment in the summer 2013 horror anthology, V.H.S. 2, The Night Comes For Us brings lead actor Joe Taslim and co-star Yayan Ruhian back together in a reunion that is likely to be one of the most celebrated after their stellar performances in Evans’ The Raid, featuring the two in one of the film’s most brutal, solid and most pulse pounding action sequences ever put on film, a signature quality of the work coming from Indonesian production platform PT Merantau Films. Described as a story of vengeance and redemption, the current synopsis for The Night Comes For […]

Watch The New Trailer For THE RAID 2: BERANDAL

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Clockwise from top left: Yayan Ruhian, Cok Simbara, Oka Antara, Kazuki Kitamura, Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Alex Abbad, Ryuhei Matsuda, Cecep Arif Rahman, Julie Estelle, Very Tri Yulisman, Kenichi Endo and Tio Pakusadewo. Of all the historic moments in action cinema history, today’s first teaser for The Raid 2: Berandal has to be it. The upcoming follow-up to the 2011 thriller in an expected trilogy to come, The Raid: Redemption (a.k.a. Seruban Maut) already has tons of momentum since earning its worldwide fanfare from the stellar success of the first film. In the seven months it took to complete filming, writer and director Gareth Huw Evans updated his Twitter account regularly, giving his followers a steady stream of mini progress reports detailing and documenting everything from casting and filming, and all so far included in the day and the life of the artist responsible for taking what he did in […]