Over four years ago it was announced that the director of The Raid, Gareth Evans, would be teaming up with Tom Hardy for a hardcore action thriller. Well, today Netflix has revealed a first look at Hardy in the film.
The story for the film is set 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 web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.”
Hardy is joined by Forest Whitaker, Timothy Olyphant (Justified, Fargo), Justin Cornwell (Training Day, The Umbrella Academy), Jessie Mei Li (Last Night in Soho, Shadow and Bone), and Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann.
Supporting cast members include Quelin Sepulveda (Late Nights at the Movies), Luis Guzmán (Boogie Nights, Magnolia), Sunny Pang (Headshot), and UFC mixed martial artist Michelle Waterson.
Netflix also revealed that the movie is set to be released in 2025.