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“Exiled: The Chosen Ones” is an action thriller, starring Sunny Pang, Hannah Al Rashid, Oka Antara and Nick Khan, streaming July 11, 2025 on digital platforms:

“…after a man-made virus failed to reduce the population, global leaders start a game show.

“Random contestants are put into a concrete jungle and forced to kill each other. Viewers place their bets on who would win.”

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While he is currently causing Havoc on Netflix, director Gareth Evans has given a surprisingly positive outlook for fans on another of his blood-drenched action movie franchises after more than ten years. In 2014, Evans unleashed The Raid 2, an incredible symphony of violence starring Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadewo, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endō, and Kazuki Kitamura. Regarded as one of the best action movies ever made, word about another sequel has been deathly quiet – until now.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly to promote the Tom Hardy-led Havoc, Evans addressed the chances of fans ever getting to see The Raid 3, and he initially dashed hopes by detailing how he scrapped the idea of a third movie due to the time that had passed. He said:

"I'll see when it can happen, if it can happen, is my really sort of non-committal answer to that question.

Farishad I. Latjuba’s “Wanita Ahli Neraka” (2025) is yet another addition to the ever-mounting slump of tripe-y Indonesian horror that’s inconsistent, uninspired, and relentlessly done to death. One shouldn’t expect any twinge of logic, plausibility, or emotional conviction in the film; instead, it’s hammering in its insistent dullness. The character threads are loose, scenes dangle without a shred of solid reasoning and circumstances hurtle increasingly towards wild extremes.

There are riffs here on a woman’s duty in the domestic sphere, which gets cushioned for a passage to heaven. Obeisance to her husband is the only way forward. But of course, complications soon arise. The road isn’t as clear-cut. It’s riddled with the ugliest of realizations and the need to affirm one’s agency which gets steamrolled in a patriarchally designed marriage meant more as an exercise of positive public image.

Wanita Ahli Neraka (2025) Plot...

Exclusive: Vietnam’s Mockingbird Pictures is launching international sales on a slate of Indonesian and Vietnamese horror films at this year’s Hong Kong Filmart (March 17-20), tapping into the growing horror trend in both of these expanding markets.

From Indonesia, the company has picked up international sales rights to Sukma, directed by actor and filmmaker Baim Wong, whose last film as director, horror pic Lembayung, grossed more than $4m in Indonesia last year. Christine Hakim, Luna Maya and Oka Antara head the cast of his new film, about a family haunted by an ancient mirror when they move to a small town. Release is scheduled for the third quarter of this year.

Mockingbird has also picked up two completed titles – Paul Agusta’s supernatural chiller The Butterfly House, produced by Entelekey Media, and Charles Gozali’s The Damnation, produced by Magma Entertainment.

Released in Indonesia in February, The Butterfly House...

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Indonesian streamer Vidio will release 14 titles this year, including its first-ever adaptation of a Korean IP.

The 14 titles for this year also include new installments of four popular series: Scandal 3, Santri Pilihan Bunda 2, Open Bo 3 and Pertaruhan The Series 3.

Vidio will premiere action series Bad Guys this year, based on the 2014 Korean original series of the same title, created by Park Ji-Young and Kim Cheol-Yeon. The Indonesian adaptation will star Oka Antara, Dwi Sasono, Randy Pangalilla, Omara Esteghlal and Maudy Effrosina in a production by Base Entertainment in collaboration with Cj Enm Hong Kong.

The 10-episode series will follow police officer Jaka, who teams up with three prisoners to solve a serial murder case in his city. As they get closer to the truth, they uncover more corruption within the government and justice system.

Starring Naura Ayu, Fadi Alaydrus, Teuku Rassya and Yoriko Angeline, a sequel...

Korean action drama Bad Guys, which first aired in 2014, is set for an Indonesian adaptation.

Marking a collaboration between Vidio, Base Entertainment and Cj Enm Hong Kong, the Indonesian adaptation of Bad Guys will star Afrian Arisandy (Nightmares and Daydreams), Oka Antara (The Raid 2), Dwi Sasono (Andragogy), Randy Pangalila (Qodrat), Maudy Effrosina, and Omara Esteghlal.

Set to air as one of Vidio’s tentpoles on the platform in 2025, Bad Guys follows a desperate police officer who is determined to solve his daughter’s murder and apprehend a serial killer by recruiting a team of convicts.

Bad Guys has boarded head writer, Ambaridzki Ramadhantyo, whose credits include Respati and Netflix’s Cigarette Girl. Ferry Pei Irawan (Ghost Island) and William Chandra (Cult) will direct the series.

The 10-episode series will be primarily shot in Jakarta, Cibubur, and Bogor.

The original Korean series starred Kim Sang-joong, Park Hae-jin, Ma Dong-seok, Jo Dong-hyuk...

One of the greatest action movies, not just of the modern era but of all time, is now available to stream for free. That's right, you can now bear witness to martial arts and action movie mastery without spending a single cent as 2014s The Raid 2 lands on Tubi TV this month. Directed by Gareth Evans and starring Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadewo, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi End, and Kazuki Kitamura, it is not hyperbolic to say that The Raid 2 is a blood-drenched symphony of violence and action movie artistry that makes most other movies of the genre look like easily defeated henchmen.

A sequel to 2011s The Raid, the Indonesian action thriller that tells the simple, isolated story of an elite squad tasked with infiltrating a high-rise building run by a ruthless drug lord, The Raid 2 picks up with Iko Uwais character,...

Whenever I talk to people from Malaysia or Indonesia, they do not fail to mention that the mainstream cinema of their countries, and essentially the most popular movies, consist mostly of horror and romantic movies. These titles are very rarely exported, to festivals for example, but it seems that in recent years, Netflix, in its constant search for context, has decided to pick up a number, thus allowing them to reach an international audience. Perhaps the reason is the success of directors like Joko Anwar, who has managed to raise the horror genre to rather high levels. Ruben Adrian attempts to do something similar with “Spirited”, by mixing horror with fantasy, in a combination that is quite popular nowadays.

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“Spirited” or “Jagat Arwah”, the Indonesian name of the film, opens up with an introductory scene about the mythology that forms the main story,...

All3Media International has signed a content sales deal with Hooq, the Southeast Asian streaming service launched in 2015 as a joint venture between Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros and Singapore telco Singtel.

Under the deal, All3Media will sell Hooq Originals internationally, unless the rights are retained by the production company or by Hooq. To give you an idea of the scale of Hooq originals push, the platform has commissioned 63 shows since it launched and wants to deliver 100 by June 2020.

All3Media will represent shows including Indonesian crime thriller Brata, which stars Oka Antara as a gifted detective with a photographic memory. A second season is currently in production. Other titles include, She’s a Terrorist & I Love Her, created by Ministry of Funny’s Terence Chia and Haresh Tilani, and factual shorts series Sex Talks with Dr. Holmes, made by Ninjadog Studios in the Philippines.

Maartje Horchner, Evp of content at All3Media International,...

Richie Mehta’s harrowing Netflix series “Delhi Crime” was the big winner at the 2nd annual Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore on Friday.

Representing the show, lead actress Shefali Shah was rushed off her feet as she repeatedly had to return to the stage. “Delhi Crime” earned her best actress in a leading role, best drama series and best direction, and fiction, for Mehta. Earlier, the series also won best original program by a streamer/Ott on the first night of the two-day awards.

Shah was also on stage, at Singapore’s beautifully restored historical Victoria theatre to present the inaugural award for best feature film, that went to her compatriot Zoya Akhtar’s Indian Oscar submission “Gully Boy.” Indian animated show, “Lamput,” produced for Cartoon Network was also among the winners.

Indonesian Oka Antara won best actor in a leading role for Hooq’s “Brata,” while Jamie Aditya...

Indonesian director Edwin depicts friendship and the lifestyles of the people of the age group of 30s with a food base spicy narrative in “Aruna and Her Palate”. The movie is adapted from Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel of the same title which narrates food, friendship and conspiracy.

There are four main protagonists in the movie. Aruna (Dian Sastrowardoyo) is a single woman who works for an Ngo is passionate about food. Nad (Hannah Al-Rashid) is a food critic who wishes to author a book. Buno (Nicholas Saputra), is a chef and he likes to cherish and discover authentic Indonesian cuisines. Three of them are assigned to investigate the cases of bird flue in parts of the country. And in the mid of the investigation, enters the fourth character Farish (Oka Antara), who is inquisitive about the life of Aruna and keeps a watch on her. The four characters are very different.

Oka Antara stars in six-episode crime thriller co-produced by Hooq and Telkomsel.

Pan-Asian streaming service Hooq has boarded its first Indonesian series, crime thriller Brata, which it is co-producing with Indonesian telecoms company Telkomsel.

Starring Oka Antara, the six-episode series follows a detective in Jakarta, who possesses a photographic memory and is haunted by his past. Antara’s credits include Indonesian films such as Killers, Sang Penariand The Raid 2, and he will also star in upcoming action film Foxtrot 6.

Es Ito, author of several best-selling Indonesian thriller novels, is creator and showrunner on the series, with Kuntz Agus and Michael Pohorly on board as directors.

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Mo Brothers took a radical turn in their career after their first film, “Macabre,” which was a low-budget slasher, with “Killers,” an Indonesian-Japanese co-production with a big budget that resulted in a stylized thriller.

The story takes place at two places at the same time. In Japan, Nomura Shohei is a seemingly charming executive with a very dark side. His “hobby” is to capture, torture, and record women in his house, on videos he later uploads on the Internet. As he roams the streets in his car one night, he witnesses a young woman, Hisae, trying to kill her autistic brother by throwing him in front of a passing car, regretting the last moment. Feeling strangely connected to this woman, Nomura visits...

Wherever there's water—the drippy faucet, the washing machine, that puddle on the sidewalk—you can count on him being there, too, waiting to pull you into his water-logged world. From Anchor Bay Entertainment, The Drownsman splashes onto home media this spring, and we have details on the upcoming release. Also featured in our latest horror round-up is an update on James Wan’s Malignant Man, the big screen adaptation of the writer/director's limited comic book series, as well as release date details and cover art for Well Go USA's Killers, a horror-thriller produced by Gareth Evans (The Raid 2: Berandal, The Raid: Redemption).

The Drownsman Blu-ray / DVD: Press Release - "Beverly Hills -- Can a glass of water kill? When you see a puddle on the floor, do you fear you’ll fall into it? What if the stuff of life was a gateway into your worst dreams?...

The Killers Inside Me: The Mo Bros’ International Serial Spree

Directing duo Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto, better known as the Mo Brothers, team for the slice and dice serial killer thriller Killers, which should at least get credit for being a bit more psychologically advanced than one might otherwise assume. Produced by a variety of notables, including Gareth Evans and Sion Sono (you’d be forgiven if the hyper-choreographed bits of bloody violence didn’t remind you several times of either of those more infamous, stylized directors) and with its two leads hailing from The Raid 2, there’s certainly a core audience for this type of material from which the Mo Brothers do not deviate, though its violence as mindset motif seems to prize subtexts we often find swimming in the carnage of Sono’s films. Women, as are often the case in these hyperviolent explorations of the devious masculine id,...

Blood-soaked Indonesian horror-thriller hybrid Killers apes the worst aspect of serial-killer dramas like Dexter and Hannibal by pretending that elaborately repulsive acts of violence are a form of psychoanalysis of murderers' behavior. Grueling scenes of torture only overstate the obvious ties that bind Nomura (Kazuki Kitamura), a slick Japanese yuppy and self-described killer, and Bayu (Oka Antara), a disgraced journalist and accidental slayer. The movie insists it's their powerlessness that makes them murder. Nomura, a Patrick Bateman–esque psycho who slaughters defenseless women with mallets and baseball bats, attacks Bayu's friends and enemies because he's lonely and is convinced Bayu is a kindred spirit. And Bayu clumsily dons a ski mas...

Somewhere around the hour-and-ten minute mark of Killers, I recapped what had transpired and thought, “Sweet baby Jesus, what else could these maniac “Mo brothers” possibly bash me over the head with?” Violent murders, perverse lawyers, grotesque torture, acidic erasures – then I realized there was still over an hour of carnage left. Expecting more of the same serial-slashing antics, Killers happily breaks from more generic torture-porn mentalities and engages in thoughtful depictions of a “good versus evil” battle that demands blood be spilled on both fronts. All two-hours-and-seventeen minutes are utilized by the Mo brothers, with a little scripting help from Takuji Ushiyama, as their film explores the minds of mass-murderers from a visually relentless, competitive, and unsettling new light.

With life comes the inevitability of death, but there are unjust individuals who love to play God and end other people’s lives prematurely. Nomura Shuhei (Kazuki Kitamura) is such a monster,...

The top 10 run-down of our favourite 2014 films begins with Gareth Evans' violent action gangster sequel, The Raid 2...

Over the past few weeks, Den of Geek writers have been voting for their favourite films of the year. In 10th place is operatic gangster action banquet, The Raid 2. Here's why...

10. The Raid 2

When Gareth Evans' The Raid: Redemption burst on to cinema screens in 2011, action movie fans rejoiced. Here was a film that relied on pure, scintillating fight choreography and inventive direction to produce one of the finest action films in years. A sequel surely beckoned, and in 2014, The Raid 2 arrived; bigger, badder and with a considerable amount of attitude.

The tower block of The Raid was merely a microcosm for the wider fight against corruption and organised crime in Jakarta and, picking up from where the first film left off, Rama (Iko Uwais) finds himself going undercover.

Stars: Oka Antara, Kazuki Kitamura, Rin Takanashi, Ray Sahetapy, Epy Kusnandar, Luna Maya, Tara Basro, Mei Kurokawa | Written by Takuji Ushiyama, Timo Tjahjanto | Directed by Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto

When presented with a film proudly stating “from the producers of The Raid” you’d expect it to be similar, but with Killers that thought would be wrong. This isn’t a bad thing though, the subject matter makes up for it. A psychological battle of wits between two serial killers from different backgrounds being drawn together through the lust for murder is an interesting concept, what will happen when they finally meet?

Bayu Aditya (Oka Antara) is a loser in life, a failed investigative journalist and separated from his wife he finds himself pushed into murder when defending himself from a mugging. Nomura Shuhei (Kazuki Kitamura) is a charismatic good-looking man in his early thirties and more importantly successful. Behind...

The Raid 2 - Sony Pictures Classics - Blu-ray and DVD Director: Gareth Evans Cast: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadewo. Full cast + crew Everything you've heard about The Raid 2 is true. The action is absolutely insane, taking things to a level of ridiculous practicality that is flat-out missing from Hollywood action movies. The scope of the story is surprisingly large and dense, which in turn elevates the stakes of the action. There plenty of martial arts movies that have great action and silly plots. The Raid 2 eats those movies for breakfast. It is also quite long, the plot is possibly a bit too dense for its own good, and the violence is just insane. But complaining about those elements in this scenario is...

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Next week, one of the greatest modern day action movies will be released on Blu-ray and DVD. The Raid 2 from director Gareth Evans continues the hard-hitting story set up in 2012's The Raid: Redemption. The story continues with Rama just moments after we last left him. He is now forced to go undercover to protect his wife and child and a new mission brings him face to face with danger like nothing he's ever experienced in his life. The Raid 2's 150 minute running time is jam-packed with inventive and breathless fight scenes never-before-seen in the history of cinema.

Check out our exclusive Blu-ray featurette, which finds Gareth Evans taking fans through this non-stop barrage of action sequences. He describes his inspiration and his method of madness, going back to a much older world of classic martial arts mayhem and movie moments to pick and pull from. You may...

The long-awaited sequel to The Raid, The Raid 2: Berandal (review), is on its way to Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics and we have the scoop on what to expect once it gets here kicking and screaming!

From the Press Release

Director Gareth Huw Evans reunites with star Iko Uwais for the sequel to their cult hit with the acclaimed, action-packed martial arts epic The Raid 2, available on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD July 8 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen, Rama (Uwais) thought he could return to his normal life. Instead, his success puts himself and his family in danger, forcing him to go undercover to bring down a nefarious and powerful criminal by befriending his son. The Raid 2 also stars Yayan Ruhain, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadewo, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda,...

On tap for you today are lots of little morsels of info regarding four upcoming horror films, so let's waste no time and jump right in, shall we?!

First up, Screen Daily reports that the horror comedy Zombeavers has been picked up for distribution in a slew of different markets, including Europe (Splendid Films), Spain (A Contracorriente Films), France (Zylo), Australia and New Zealand (Roadshow) and the Middle East (Prime Pictures).

Epic is understood to be closing a multi-territory deal with a major distributor for the UK, Scandinavia, Latin America and Eastern Europe excluding Russia and a pan-Asian pay-tv deal with a studio. Negotiations are ongoing for Russia, Taiwan and South Korea.

Jordan Rubin directed the tale of girlfriends at a lakeside getaway who get attacked by mutant rodents. Evan Astrowsky, Chris Bender, Jc Spink, Christopher Lemole and Tim Zajaros produced.

The site also reports that Johnny Galecki, Chloe Sevigny...

If you haven't yet taken the time to see The Raid: Redemption, you're missing out on one of the greatest action films of the past decade. And if you haven't seen that film, then there's a good chance you're currently missing out on the incredible sequel The Raid 2: Berandal, which is playing in theaters everywhere now (though it might have left some theaters after only a week of playing). Director Gareth Evans has plenty of things he needs to teach American action filmmakers, and now he gives us some insight into the action he likes by counting down his five favorite actions scenes, complete with footage and explanations of each. Here's director Gareth Evans counting down his five favorite action scenes with SlashFilm: The Raid 2: Berandal, the sequel to The Raid, is written and directed by Welsh born filmmaker Gareth Evans who also directed the first film. StarringIko Uwais,...

Stars: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra, Julie Estelle, Donny Alamsyah, Oka Antara, Alex Abbad, Tio Pakusodewo | Written and Directed by Gareth Evans

In 2012 Gareth Evans burst onto the scene with The Raid: Redemption. He took a simple concept and filled it with some of the most engaging and inventive action seen in years. Now two years later he is back at again to prove it was not a fluke. The Raid 2 shows Evans has a knack for pushing the boundaries of cinematic action. With a larger budget behind him, he ups the scale of each set-piece without hindering his cleverness. Breaking away from the simple concept of the original does lead to an overly plotting story that gets lost in its own elaborate setup. Still, any fan of the original or any fan of action would be doing themselves a huge disservice if they do not experience what...

Director Gareth Evans revolutionized the action genre in 2012 with the bone-crunching thriller The Raid: Redemption, which centered on Rama (Iko Uwais), a rookie cop who takes part in the raid of a 30-story building that houses Jakarta's most dangerous criminals. Somehow, the Indonesian filmmaker found a way to top that massive spectacle with The Raid 2, which expands nationwide April 11 following a successful limited release. Iko Uwais is back as Rama in this sequel, set just a few hours after The Raid: Redemption, as he goes deep undercover to root out the crooked cops and expose the corrupt politicians pulling the strings, to put his family out of harm's way. I recently had the chance to speak with Gareth Evans via satellite, where he revealed that he actually wrote this sequel long before he made The Raid: Redemption, while discussing how these actors actually throw real punches and kicks in this action-thriller,...

If you.re a fan of the fantastic .The Raid. franchise (the film just received the Critics. Choice Seal of Approval), you may want to watch this interview. Gareth Evans, the writer/director behind the franchise, talks about the probability of making .The Raid 3. and the possible plotline. He also talks about his interest behind making part 2, how the whole franchise came about, what creating documentaries have taught him in making feature films, and the eye-popping action scenes of the series.

I interviewed him via satellite (he was in Cardiff, Wales, I was in Palm Springs, California), so there are some .waiting. glitches. So I cut them off and spliced them with a white flash so you don.t have to wait!

.The Raid 2. is now showing in theaters.

.The Raid 2. Official Plot:

He thought it was over. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and...

The Raid 2: Berandal

Directed by: Gareth Evans

Cast: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Julie Estelle

Running Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Rating: R

Release Date: April 4, 2014 (Chicago)

Plot: An undercover cop in Jakarta (Uwais) finds himself in the middle of volcanic tensions between neighboring gangs.

Who’S It For? Actions fans, meet your new favorite movie.

Read Nick’s interview with Actor/Fight Choreographer Iko Uwais for ‘The Raid 2: Berandal’

Overall

In an age where the spectacle of an action film can be purchased with CGI, the one element that pushes the evolution of action, and separates the orderly from the delightfully insane, is a sense of ambition. In multiplex context, it is the component that fueled Justin Lin in his Fast & Furious movies to elevate the significance of the entire franchise, by turning it into a showcase of stunt work and dedicated pre-planning. Even more tremendous than that,...

Chicago – Two years ago, the Indonesian film, “The Raid: Redemption”, smacked action movie fans upside the head. To briefly sum it up, it was nuts. The straight-forward plot took a backseat to some amazing stunt work, an insane amount of creative choreography and in-your-face violence. There’s no need to worry about the sequel, “The Raid 2,” not living up to the original.

..since the highly-anticipated follow up is bigger and faster and even offers an in depth story to wrap your brain around – while getting hit upside the head once again.

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Taking place a mere two hours after the previous film, we catch up with battered rookie Swat member, Rama (Iko Uwais), who’s brought in corrupt cop, Wahyu (Pierre Gruno), and is now being taken in by a mysterious group within the police force that has a specific focus. While they commend Rama for a job well done,...

Chicago – In 2011, a new kind of martial arts film hit the screens, and wowed audiences with outrageous fight scenes, stunts and violence. “The Raid: Redemption” put Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans – working from Indonesia – on the map, and he is back with fight choreographer and lead actor Iko Uwais in “The Raid 2.”

Expanding on the concept of the heroic Indonesian cop from the first Raid film, “The Raid 2” places him undercover in the seamy world of organized crime syndicates. Without confining itself to one location, as the first Raid did, “The Raid 2” is even more viscerally exciting and audacious, with bigger and better fights, action sequences and weird characters.

The story of Welsh Englishman Gareth Evans reinventing the Martial Arts genre was mostly by an accident of timing and place. He was hired to make a documentary in the country of Indonesia about their style of martial arts fighting,...

With baseball season just getting under way, The Raid 2 is celebrating in their own, incredibly unique way with a new clip featuring The Baseball Bat Man, played by Very Tri Yulisman. As you can probably guess, the baseball bat featured in this scene is used not for hitting home runs, but for taking down a number of assailants in bone-crunching fashion. Take a look at this action-packed scene from director Gareth Evans' sequel, currently playing in limited release.

The Raid 2 was released March 28th, 2014 and stars Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Yayan Ruhian, Doni Alamsyah, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Ryuhei Matsuda. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

If you’ve ever wanted to see the thrill of a car chase sequence combined with hard-hitting martial arts hand-to-hand combat, today is your lucky day. Sony Pictures Classics has released a new clip from director Gareth Evans’ action sequel The Raid 2, and it highlights a scene in which star Iko Uwais lays the smack down inside a car while the car itself squares off against other cars on the road. The scene is emblematic of The Raid 2 as a whole, as critical response has praised Evans for upping the ante with inventive and hardcore action sequences. Hit the jump to watch the new clip, and click here to read Matt’s review. The film also stars Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo, and Kazuki Kitamura. The Raid 2 opens in theaters on March 28th. Via Yahoo! Movies. Here’s the official...

Just days before The Raid 2 opens in New York and Los Angeles, Sony Pictures Classics has released a new action-packed clip from director Gareth Evans' adrenaline-fueled sequel. Iko Uwais returns as Rama, the Jakarta cop who lead the assault on a building full of criminals in The Raid: Redemption, as he must go deep under cover to infiltrate a deadly crime syndicate to protect his wife and young son. Watch as Rama unleashes his arsenal of hand-to-hand combat skills within the confines of an SUV in this scene that combines a high-speed car chase with martial arts fighting.

The Raid 2 comes to theaters March 28th, 2014 and stars Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Yayan Ruhian, Doni Alamsyah, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Ryuhei Matsuda. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

IGN shared the following “internet only” trailer for Gareth Evans' "The Raid 2", in theaters next week March 28 from Sony Classics. It's literally 1min30 of insane action ! "The Raid 2" stars Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Yayan Ruhian, Donny Alamsyah, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara and Tio Pakusodewo.He thought it was over. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen - a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls - rookie Jakarta cop Rama thought it was done and he could resume a normal life. He couldn't have been more wrong. Formidable though they may have been, Rama's opponents in that fateful building were nothing more than small fish swimming in a pond much larger than he ever dreamed possible. And his triumph over the...

Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled the second trailer for Gareth Evans' action film The Raid 2: Berandal. This latest look features multiple fight scenes from the epic sequel. Check it out.

Picking up right where the first film ends, The Raid 2: Berandal follows Rama (Iko Uwais) as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force.

The Raid 2 comes to theaters March 28th, 2014 and stars Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Yayan Ruhian, Doni Alamsyah, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Ryuhei Matsuda. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled the second trailer for Gareth Evans' action film The Raid 2: Berendal. This latest look features multiple fight scenes from the epic sequel. Check it out.

Picking up right where the first film ends, The Raid 2: Berendal follows Rama (Iko Uwais) as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force.

The Raid 2 comes to theaters March 28th, 2014 and stars Iko Uwais, Roy Marten, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Julie Estelle, Aarif Rahman, Yayan Ruhian. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

Sneak Peek more 'ultra-violent' footage from director Gareth Evans' upcoming action thriller, "The Raid 2: Berandal", starring Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle, Tio Pakusadewo, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Cecep A. Rahman, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo and Kazuki Kitamura:

"...The film continues where the first film ends, as 'Rama' (Uwais) goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and to uncover the corruption in his own police force..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Raid 2: Berandal"...

Critics can't stop raving about The Raid 2. A new clip offers a quick sneak peek at what all the fuss is about, with an extremely violent and bloody introduction to Hammer Girl (Julie Estelle) as she takes on a charge of bad guys with nothing but two shiny new hammers. This isn't for those with a weak heart or easily upset stomach, as she rips the back end of her claw through cheeks and jaws, shattering plenty of bone enamel along the way.

The Raid 2 comes to theaters March 28th, 2014 and stars Iko Uwais, Roy Marten, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Julie Estelle, Aarif Rahman, Yayan Ruhian. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

Here’s a look at the brand new poster for director Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2. Starring Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara, and Julie Estelle, this action-packed feature film will hit theaters on March 28.

He thought it was over. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen – a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls – rookie Jakarta cop Rama thought it was done and he could resume a normal life. He couldn’t have been more wrong.

Formidable though they may have been, Rama’s opponents in that fateful building were nothing more than small fish swimming in a pond much larger than he ever dreamed possible. And his triumph over the small fry has attracted the attention of the predators farther up the food chain.

His family at risk, Rama has only one choice to...

Director Gareth Evans gives fans new insight into the story of his highly-anticipated sequel The Raid 2, which is set just two hours after his action epic The Raid: Redemption, with a new behind-the-scenes featurette. Iko Uwais returns as Jakarta cop Rama, whose life is in grave danger from both the criminal underworld and the corrupt police elements. The filmmaker explains that Rama meets up with the leader of an anti-corruption task force to weed out the dirty cops who are working with a criminal organization lead by Bagnun (Tio Pakusodewo). We also hear from cast members such as Arifin Putra, who plays Bagnun's ambitious son Uco, and get a look at plenty of new footage from this action-packed sequel, in theaters March 28.

The Raid 2 comes to theaters March 28th, 2014 and stars Iko Uwais, Roy Marten, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Julie Estelle, Aarif Rahman, Yayan Ruhian. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

Check out the latest poster for Sony Pictures Classics' "The Raid 2" directed by Gareth Evans. The crime actioner opens in theaters from March 28th, 2014, and stars Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo and Kazuki Kitamura. He thought it was over. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen - a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls - rookie Jakarta cop Rama thought it was done and he could resume a normal life. He couldn't have been more wrong.

The Raid 2 continues to rack up high praise as it gears up for its SXSW debut tonight, Monday, March 10. EW has a new poster that features the cast set against a splattering of blood, fists, bats, knives and bad attitudes. This new story continues the plight of rookie Jakarta cop Rama (Iko Uwais) as he is forced to go undercover and into prison to take down a ruthless criminal empire. Check it out as The Raid 2 is praised as 'One of the Greatest Action Movies Ever Made!'

The Raid 2 comes to theaters March 28th, 2014 and stars Iko Uwais, Roy Marten, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Julie Estelle, Aarif Rahman, Yayan Ruhian. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

Critics everywhere are in love with The Raid 2, director Gareth Evans's follow-up to 2012's action smash The Raid: Redemption. A new international TV spot is here, which offers a look at some of the incredible fight scenes set against a backdrop of praise calling it 'An Action Masterpiece' and 'Jawdropping'. One reviewer even goes as far as to call it 'The Dark Knight of action movies!' Can it ever live up to those expectations? Take a look at the hype, and then see it for yourself in theaters March 28.

The Raid 2 comes to theaters March 28th, 2014 and stars Iko Uwais, Roy Marten, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Julie Estelle, Aarif Rahman, Yayan Ruhian. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

He thought it was over. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen, a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls, rookie Jakarta cop Rama thought it was done and he could resume a normal life. He couldn't have been more wrong. We have eight new photos from The Raid 2 featuring stars Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara and Tio Pakusodewo.

Formidable though they may have been, Rama's opponents in that fateful building were nothing more than small fish swimming in a pond much larger than he ever dreamed possible. And his triumph over the small fry has attracted the attention of the predators farther up the food chain. His family at risk, Rama has only one choice to protect his infant son and wife: He must go undercover to enter the criminal underworld himself and climb through...

On the heels of the news that Screen Gems is moving right along with an American remake of the Indonesian actioner The Raid, Sony Pictures Classics has released a batch of new images from director Gareth Evans’ action-packed sequel The Raid 2. The film picks up directly after the events of the first pic, as rookie cop Rama (Iko Uwais) must go undercover in the criminal underworld to protect his wife and infant son after his raid of a gangster-ridden high-rise has attracted the attention of some very bad and very powerful people. Matt saw the film at the Toronto International Film Festival and was a big fan, praising the epic scale and set pieces in his review. Hit the jump to check out the new images. The film also stars Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo, and Kazuki Kitamura. The Raid 2 opens in theaters on March 28th.

Sony Pictures Classics has released a new poster for Gareth Evans's crime thriller The Raid 2. This one-sheet features a mosaic style design, which features the star of the film Iko Uwais. The director shared the one-sheet on his twitter page. Check it out.

And here it is…. @Oswarez design for the official The Raid. 2: Berandal poster pic.twitter.com/9eezpbAusz

— Gareth Evans (@ghuwevans) February 19, 2014

Picking up right where the first film ends, The Raid 2 follows Rama (Iko Uwais) as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force.

The Raid 2 comes to theaters March 28th, 2014 and stars Iko Uwais, Roy Marten, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Julie Estelle, Aarif Rahman, Yayan Ruhian. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

With the European Film Market kicking off this week in Berlin, expect lots of announcements, but first we have some North American distro news to share as Well Go USA Entertainment has just picked up those rights to the Sundance favorite Killers.

The company plans a domestic theatrical release date for the fourth quarter of 2014.

The Japanese/Indonesian co-production was directed by Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel (The Mo Brothers) and stars Kazuki Kitamura, Oka Antara, Rin Takanashi, Luna Maya, and Ray Sahetapy.

Gareth Huw Evans (The Raid: Redemption) executive produced, with Yoshinori Chiba, Kimo Stamboel, Shinjiro Nishimura, Takuji Ushiyama, and Tjahjanto producing.

In the film, two serial killers, one Japanese and one Indonesian, post their violent crimes online in a psychotic battle for notoriety. It soon becomes clear that they will square off with one another face-to-face.

The deal was brokered by Well Go USA Entertainment President Doris Pfardrescher...

Spend twenty minutes on the Internet and you can find a video entailing just about anything the imagination can come up with, with a few exceptions of course. One of those exceptions involves yours truly singing the national anthem with a mouth full of bugs, and another involves serial murders. Distribution company Well Go USA is trying to change the latter of those, as they.ve acquired the North American rights to the Indonesian horror thriller Killers from the devious Mo Brothers, Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel. Killers, the directors. first full feature since the bloodstorm that was 2009.s Macabre, had its world premiere recently as a Sundance Midnight feature, proving the duo are capable of weaving tense drama and suspense into their hyper-violent narrative. The story is split between two men: Bayu (Oka Antara) is a struggling journalist who uploads a video of his fatal form of self-defense, only...

In a competitive situation following Sundance, distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has picked up North American rights to the Park City at Midnight favorite ”Killers,” which was executive produced by “The Raid” director Gareth Huw Evans, TheWrap has learned. Well Go USA, which also acquired “Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead” at Sundance, plans a domestic theatrical release date for the fourth quarter of 2014. The Japanese/Indonesian co-production was directed by Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel (aka The Mo Brothers), and stars Kazuki Kitamura, Oka Antara, Rin Takanashi, Luna Maya and Ray Sahetapy. Also Read: Sundance: ‘The Raid 2′ Director Gareth Evans...

Sundance just ended, and we are already preparing for the next big film festival, South By Southwest. Not too long ago, the festival announced a few of the films premiering this year, but now they’ve announced the main slate. The midnight selections and some inevitable late-breaking additions are still to be announced, but this should be more than enough to get you excited. Along with many World Premieres, and Sundance favorites like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2, the line up also includes an anniversary screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and an extended Q&A screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel with Wes Anderson. SXSW 2014 runs March 7 through 15 in Austin, Texas. Check out the line up after the jump.

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Narrative Feature Competition

Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...