Last April a little Indonesian film called The Raid: Redemption took theaters by storm and received glowing reviews from critics and fans alike. Directed by Welsh director/writer Gareth Evans, the story depicted a group of 20 police officers attempting a raid on an apartment building where a dangerous crime lord is hiding. Filled with non-stop action, it seemed The Raid: Redemption was everything that action fans wanted in an action film. Now it seems like Sony Pictures wants to capitalize on that success by creating an Americanized version of The Raid: Redemption.
I can see both good and potentially bad news surrounding this remake. The good news: the original director (Gareth Evans) is attached to the project as an executive producer. Hopefully his involvement means the high octane action and the martial arts fights will still have the same level of intensity and be just as impressive. Now for the unfortunate potential bad news: the writers of the awful Battleship and the not completely awful (but not even close to perfect either) RED 2 are currently rewriting the script. I'll give Jon and Erich Hoeber some credit as they did write the hilarious original RED and its decent sequel, but it's hard not to forget Battleship. Rumors are that the original structure is still in place, but Jon and Erich Hoeber are revising some of the dialogue, as well as adding in some "Americanized" revisions, whatever the heck that means.
Even though an American remake is happening, plans are currently in place to do a sequel to the popular action flick. The Raid: Berendal began shooting earlier this year. Gareth Evans promised the sequel would be bigger and better than the original. From a few set pictures that have been released it looks like Evans is making good on that promise.
As of right now there is no theatrical release date for either the American remake of The Raid: Redemption or of The Raid: Berendal.
Source: Screen Rant
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