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.
After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unraveling a deep… Read the Plot
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.
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.
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.