The Raid - remake (D: Hughes)
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The Raid - remake (D: Hughes)
I'm sure everyone will not be happy about this.
Update 5:45 p.m.: Patrick Hughes' deal has closed and Screen Gems plans to start production this fall.
As “The Expendables 3″ buzz begins to build, filmmaker Patrick Hughes is in negotiations to direct “The Raid” remake for Screen Gems and XYZ films, TheWrap has learned.
XYZ Films will produce with Gareth Huw Evans, who directed “The Raid” and its ambitious sequel “The Raid 2,” which hits theaters in March.
Brad Inglesby (“Out of the Furnace”) wrote the script.
Casting has yet to begin but the Hemsworth brothers have been mentioned as possible targets for the hard-hitting action movie.
The original “Raid” followed an Indonesian S.W.A.T. team tasked with storming a building where a violent gangster and his thugs reign over innocent residents. One young cop has a mission of his own – to rescue his drug-dealing brother from the chaos inside.
The remake will feature a similar storyline, though it may be difficult for Hollywood stars to perform the brutal hand-to-hand fight scenes and other stunts with the same intensity as the original film’s martial arts experts.
Hughes has been rumored to be Screen Gems’ top choice for several weeks, as first mentioned by TheWrap during a visit to Shia LaBeouf’s art exhibit #IAmSorry.
Hughes is an acclaimed commercials director whose Ryan Kwanten movie “Red Hill” earned him the “Expendables 3″ job. He’s repped by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown.
As “The Expendables 3″ buzz begins to build, filmmaker Patrick Hughes is in negotiations to direct “The Raid” remake for Screen Gems and XYZ films, TheWrap has learned.
XYZ Films will produce with Gareth Huw Evans, who directed “The Raid” and its ambitious sequel “The Raid 2,” which hits theaters in March.
Brad Inglesby (“Out of the Furnace”) wrote the script.
Casting has yet to begin but the Hemsworth brothers have been mentioned as possible targets for the hard-hitting action movie.
The original “Raid” followed an Indonesian S.W.A.T. team tasked with storming a building where a violent gangster and his thugs reign over innocent residents. One young cop has a mission of his own – to rescue his drug-dealing brother from the chaos inside.
The remake will feature a similar storyline, though it may be difficult for Hollywood stars to perform the brutal hand-to-hand fight scenes and other stunts with the same intensity as the original film’s martial arts experts.
Hughes has been rumored to be Screen Gems’ top choice for several weeks, as first mentioned by TheWrap during a visit to Shia LaBeouf’s art exhibit #IAmSorry.
Hughes is an acclaimed commercials director whose Ryan Kwanten movie “Red Hill” earned him the “Expendables 3″ job. He’s repped by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown.
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re: Zeno -- The Raid "remake" (D: Carnahan) S: Grillo
It was already remade with Dredd.
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re: Zeno -- The Raid "remake" (D: Carnahan) S: Grillo
Why wouldn't they just have Gareth Evans remake his own movie?
I didn't care for The Raid (or Dredd) but I can see why they'd target it for remake.
I didn't care for The Raid (or Dredd) but I can see why they'd target it for remake.
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re: Zeno -- The Raid "remake" (D: Carnahan) S: Grillo
Plus he had kind of joked that Indonesia has a work ethic he likes. No unions. Lol. White man works the slit eyes as much as he could.
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re: Zeno -- The Raid "remake" (D: Carnahan) S: Grillo
Considering the original had a decent run in American theaters, as the sequel likely will, I really don't see the point of this.
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re: Zeno -- The Raid "remake" (D: Carnahan) S: Grillo
Despite my not liking the first movie at all, it's obvious it resonated well with US audiences (as will undoubtedly the sequel). So I agree that a remake is a pointless expense.
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A friend of mine was reticent to watch the original because of the subtitles. I told him for God's sake, it's a martial arts movie, the plot isn't difficult to figure out.
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Looks like whatever cut of Expendables 3 was shown to executives they liked it enough to give the remake gig to Hughes. Fuck it, he may be the new action director to go to for big budget action flicks.
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re: Zeno -- The Raid "remake" (D: Carnahan) S: Grillo
Ugh. I'll see it, but I have no reason to believe that the choreography and camerawork will be nearly as exceptional as in the original. I also expect to see more guns, less martial arts, and some boobs.
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re: Zeno -- The Raid "remake" (D: Carnahan) S: Grillo
This is especially stupid due to the sequel for The Raid coming soon, which looks to amplify everything from the first movie by about 100.
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Yeah, but it's subtitled man! Who wants to read when watching a movie! That's like, work, man! Next thing you know movies might offer actual involving storylines that are memorable when you leave the cinema and may even be challenging intellectually! This must be remade in English so as to avoid subtitles. The plot of the original was too complicated!
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re: Zeno -- The Raid "remake" (D: Carnahan) S: Grillo
What the hell is an "in loving" storyline?
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Starring Channing Tatum.
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Fans of the cult classic “The Raid” may have to wait a little bit longer to see how the Screen Gems remake turns out.
Sources close to the production tell Variety that plans to begin shooting the action pic in September have been pushed back and pre-production has been halted. Insiders add that the film isn’t being put into turnaround and that the plan is to still shoot in the first quarter of 2015.
The film was getting close to a greenlight as execs were zeroing on an ensemble with sources indicating that Luke Evans, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo and Ethan Hawke were frontrunners for roles. However, other insiders said no casting decisions had been made and no offers were sent out. It’s possible that one reason for the delay is that producers are seeking a bigger name.
Patrick Hughes is still on board to direct.
Brad Ingelsby penned the script. XYZ Films is producing the pic.
In the 2011 original, an elite Indonesian S.W.A.T. team raids a building where a gangster and his thugs are embedded and chaos ensues. The remake will have a similar storyline.
Sources close to the production tell Variety that plans to begin shooting the action pic in September have been pushed back and pre-production has been halted. Insiders add that the film isn’t being put into turnaround and that the plan is to still shoot in the first quarter of 2015.
The film was getting close to a greenlight as execs were zeroing on an ensemble with sources indicating that Luke Evans, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo and Ethan Hawke were frontrunners for roles. However, other insiders said no casting decisions had been made and no offers were sent out. It’s possible that one reason for the delay is that producers are seeking a bigger name.
Patrick Hughes is still on board to direct.
Brad Ingelsby penned the script. XYZ Films is producing the pic.
In the 2011 original, an elite Indonesian S.W.A.T. team raids a building where a gangster and his thugs are embedded and chaos ensues. The remake will have a similar storyline.
It was recently announced that you'd be directing THE RAID remake. What can you tell us about that?
It’s a really exciting project. Actually, I had the pleasure of catching up with Gareth [Evans, director of the original film] the other night in L.A., who’s EP [Executive Producer] on it. This one is a little more broader canvas. It’s a very different film, very different style of filmmaking. It centers around a DEA FAST (Foreign-Deployed Advisory and Support Team) Team that was formed during the Bush administration when the crossover between terrorism and the narcotics trade were so closely intertwined that they created a task force – I believe there are six teams that operate – they’re sort of like Navy SEALS but they operate in the world of narcotics. And, these teams work across borders so it centers around a team that goes across the border and, y’know, all hell breaks loose. One thing that blew me away with THE RAID, along with everyone else, was – you know, what was phenomenal – it wasn’t cut up, y’know. You could clearly tell that there weren’t stunt doubles involved because you weren’t cutting around the action, it was done in “oners” and that comes down to rigorous training and having incredible fight choreography play out. We’re just in the middle of casting right now.
It’s a really exciting project. Actually, I had the pleasure of catching up with Gareth [Evans, director of the original film] the other night in L.A., who’s EP [Executive Producer] on it. This one is a little more broader canvas. It’s a very different film, very different style of filmmaking. It centers around a DEA FAST (Foreign-Deployed Advisory and Support Team) Team that was formed during the Bush administration when the crossover between terrorism and the narcotics trade were so closely intertwined that they created a task force – I believe there are six teams that operate – they’re sort of like Navy SEALS but they operate in the world of narcotics. And, these teams work across borders so it centers around a team that goes across the border and, y’know, all hell breaks loose. One thing that blew me away with THE RAID, along with everyone else, was – you know, what was phenomenal – it wasn’t cut up, y’know. You could clearly tell that there weren’t stunt doubles involved because you weren’t cutting around the action, it was done in “oners” and that comes down to rigorous training and having incredible fight choreography play out. We’re just in the middle of casting right now.
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re: Zeno -- The Raid "remake" (D: Carnahan) S: Grillo
Hmmm, that could be interesting, but there's no way they would make the fighting as high speed and brutal as the originals. They've really got their work cut out for them but that cast sounds great and I'm totally down with Hughes directing.