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  • First Images of Tom Hardy in ‘Havoc’

    Tom Hardy in 'Havoc'. Photo: Netflix.
    Tom Hardy in ‘Havoc’. Photo: Netflix.

    Preview:

    • The first pictures of Tom Hardy in new thriller ‘Havoc’ are online.
    • He’ll play a detective who has to unravel a web of corruption.
    • Gareth Evans wrote and directed the movie.

    A new action movie? From the director of ‘The Raid’ and its sequel, Gareth Evans? And starring Tom Hardy, a man with no little experience in the genre?

    ‘Havoc’ is the example of a movie we figured would be on the fastest of fast tracks, but despite backing from Netflix when it was originally announced in 2021, it has been a slow road to screens for the movie.

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    Most of that can be chalked up to tricky scheduling –– after an initial shoot, he knew he needed to tweak certain scenes and had some footage he needed to add, but between the in-demand Hardy and the variety of brawlers and other actors in the cast, he had to wait.

    Yet Evans, who has also worked on the likes of ‘Apostle,’ sees it as an advantage.

    This is what Evans said about that to Empire:

    “It’s had a profound effect on the film. It allowed me to better streamline it and make it what it was always intended to be, which is a blistering, fast-paced action-thriller with nods to the Hong Kong cinema that I grew up watching.”

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    What’s the story of ‘Havoc’?

    Tom Hardy in 'Havoc'. Photo: Netflix.
    Tom Hardy in ‘Havoc’. Photo: Netflix.

    After a drug deal gone wrong, bruised detective Walker (Hardy) must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unravelling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.

    Here’s Evans talking up Hardy:

    “When it comes to a film called ‘Havoc, with me and Tom Hardy, we deliver on the action front. That’s the primary focus. But with Tom, what you get as well is an intensely muscular central performance, and really well-developed character. There’s a lot going on under the hood.”

    Who else appears in ‘Havoc’?

    (Left) Tom Hardy in 'Havoc'. Photo: Netflix.
    (Left) Tom Hardy in ‘Havoc’. Photo: Netflix.

    The cast for Evans’ latest also includes Jessie Mei Li, Justin Cornwell, Quelin Sepulveda, Luis Guzmán, Michelle Waterson, Sunny Pang, Jim Caesar, Xelia Mendes-Jones with Yeo Yann Yann, Timothy Olyphant and Forest Whitaker (the latter of whom plays the politician Hardy must help).

    When will ‘Havoc’ be on screens?

    If you’ve been waiting for this one for a while, you’ll need to hold on a little while longer –– the movie is scheduled for a 2025 release on Netflix, but the streamer has yet to confirm an exact date.

    Tom Hardy in 'Havoc'. Photo: Netflix.
    Tom Hardy in ‘Havoc’. Photo: Netflix.

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  • ‘Mortal Kombat’ Movie Adds ‘The Raid’ Star Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero

    ‘Mortal Kombat’ Movie Adds ‘The Raid’ Star Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero

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    Classic video game “Mortal Kombat” is set to hit the big screen once again, and has recruited a beloved martial arts star as one of its leads.

    The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop that Joe Taslim has joined the flick as Sub-Zero, one of the original characters featured in the first “Mortal Kombat” release from 1992. Taslim has a solid action pedigree to back up his casting, parlaying his previous experience on the Indonesian national Judo team into a role in 2011 cult favorite martial arts movie “The Raid” (also known as “The Raid: Redemption”).

    The actor went on to star in its follow-up, 2014’s “The Raid 2,” and has also appeared in films including “Fast and Furious 6,” “Star Trek Beyond,” and the recent Netflix release “The Night Comes for Us.” Taslim currently stars on the Cinemax series “Warrior.”

    Sub-Zero, whose fighting style involves attacks using ice, is one of the most well-known characters from the “Mortal Kombat” franchise, and is a frequent foe of fellow fighter Scorpion. It seems likely that Scorpion will also appear in this rebooted version, though no additional details about its plot have been revealed just yet.

    Filmmakers — who include James Wan, serving as a producer this time around — will have plenty of material to work with, considering the game’s longevity. The franchise features more than a dozen titles, including both the original series and spinoff games, and just this year launched “Mortal Kombat 11,” which THR says “has become the most successful launch in franchise’s history.”

    Production is expected to begin in Australia later this year.

    [via: The Hollywood Reporter]