February 2021. Netflix is announcing an upcoming action thriller from director Gareth Evans (The Raid) as part of a deal between the two parties. But neither the filmmaker nor the platform could have imagined that Havoc would take more than three years to shoot and would be so complicated to develop.
However, everything started well: the American giant quickly found headliners: the bankable Tom Hardy, the essential Forest Whitaker, the appreciated Timothy Olyphant… Netflix also finances talents from its stable: Jessie Mei Li (Shadow and Bone). ) and Justin Cornwell (Umbrella Academy). Filming went smoothly and ended in October of the same year.
In Havoc, Hardy plays a scarred detective who must navigate the criminal underworld after a drug deal gone wrong to save a politician’s son, while unraveling a web of corruption and conspiracy that grips the entire city.
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We had to wait until 2023 to talk about Havoc again, when Garrett Evans released the first promotional photo, in which we only see Tom Hardy in bad shape. We say the release of the trailer is imminent and a 2024 release is possible.
But the ax is coming early in the year: Havoc is one of three movies that won’t be released in 2024, and we don’t really know why. Till today. On social media, the main actors announced the end of filming this weekend. If the director is to be believed, The teams had to shoot some additional scenes:
“Finish clapping for Havoc filming. Thanks to the cast and crew for their hard work over the past two weeks. Next step: 5-6 months of post-production to get everything nice and clean for an early 2025 release. No trailer or promo visuals will be released until it’s finished. So, to temper your enthusiasm, don’t expect anything until next year. ”
If filming As is common in Hollywood (especially when the broadcaster isn’t happy with the result), teams also had to deal with a writers’ and actors’ strike last year, scheduling disruptions and the unavailability of certain actors. This was especially true of Tom Hardy.
We now only hope for one thing: that after three years, or rather four years, the result will justify the ambitions. See you then in 2025.
Source: Allocine
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