it will carve out an important place in the action film industry. Michael Bay Is Producing A Remake Of ‘The Raid’ Set In Philadelphia With The Director Of ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Matt Prigge Twitter Contributing Writer JanuFacebook Twitter Email. It is an original and stand-out approach and promises to deeply respect the original film, while still offering a fresh version and perspective, and it does. The producers said, “_We are incredibly excited about Patrick’s unique take on this film. A DEA team will then have to step into action to arrest a drug trafficker who continues to elude authorities. 'The Raid' followed an elite squad's attempts to infiltrate a ruthless mobster’s den. The new version will be set in a dangerous area of Philadelphia, where drug traffickers and criminals operate. Michael Bay, Patrick Hughes and Gareth Evans team up for Netflix's remake of 'The Raid'. The Raid debuted in 2012 at the Toronto Film Festival and immediately received a particularly positive reception thanks to its action scenes. The original film told the story of a highly specialized team of Indonesian SWAT who became trapped on the property of a ruthless criminal, finding themselves grappling with his army of killers. Released in 2011, the Indonesian police thriller The Raid quickly became a huge critical success thanks to its brutally violent, endlessly ambitious, and beautifully choreographed action set-pieces. The news that action cinema legend Michael Bay will have a hand in the upcoming Netflix remake of The Raid is bad news for fans of the original movie. The package was shopped around, Netflix swooped in, negotiations began, and voila.īefore we see what Hughes delivers with his Raid, we’ll see what he has in store with Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson action-comedy The Man from Toronto, set for release in August.Patrick Hughes will be the director and writer of the new The Raid, while Michael Bay and XYZ Films will handle the production in collaboration with Gareth Evans. Michael Bay's explosive, large-scale 'Bayhem' could be a terrible fit for the small-scale martial arts set-pieces of Netflix's The Raid remake. Word is that Bay and Hughes got along immediately and Hughes provided a pitch that attracted both Bay and Evans. Michael Bay producing an American remake of The Raid for Netflix By Emily Garbutt published JanuThe Expendables 3 director will helm the remake Comments (Image credit: PT Merantau. Hi, GuysSejak resmi diumumkan bakal digarap sineas papan atas Hollywood Michael Bay sebagai produser dan Patrick Hughes sebagai sutradara, 'The Raid' versi.
That failed to get off the ground, and when the rights lapsed, WME reps for both Bay and Hughes reportedly suggested that the two take it on. A decade after the announcement, the Hollywood. The remake, as reported by Deadline (the outlet that broke the news), will be “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”.ĭirector Joe Carnahan ( The Grey, Smokin’ Aces) had been attached to direct a Raid remake with Frank Grillo set to star. Published Indonesian action thriller The Raid is getting a reimagining at Netflix from Michael Bay, Gareth Evans, and Patrick Hughes. Patrick Hughes will direct the feature film, with Michael Bay and XYZ Films producing. Unfortunately for the bad guys, this S.W.A.T team happens to have one hell of a rookie, Rama (a breakout role for Iko Uwais). A reimagining of Gareth Evans’ The Raid is heading to Netflix. Patrick Hughes to write & direct The Raid with Michael Bay to produce. team tasked with infiltrating a high-rise building run by a ruthless drug lord in the slums of Jakarta. The kick-ass 2011 Indonesian-language actioner saw a S.W.A.T. Bay and XYZ Films will be producing the picture with Gareth Evans, director and writer of the original Raid and its phenomenal sequel, attached as executive producer. Writing the script with Hughes is fellow Aussie, James Beaufort. The news that action cinema legend Michael Bay will have a hand in the upcoming Netflix remake of The Raid is bad news for fans of the original movie. Set to direct and co-write the film is Aussie helmer Patrick Hughes, whose credits include The Expendables 3, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, and its sequel, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. A remake of The Raid that’s been circling a start for years is finally going ahead at Netflix, the streamer aggressive in scoring a package with Michael Bay on board as producer.
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