Watch a Backseat Beat Down in 'The Raid 2' Fight Scene
By Matt McDaniel 17 hours ago Yahoo Movies
And you thought your commute was tough.
In this exclusive action scene from "The Raid 2," you really get to see how director Gareth Evans has expanded the scope from his original film while still retaining the claustrophobic feel of the action scenes. Star Iko Uwais returns as Rama, an Indonesian cop standing up against the forces of corruption. In this scene, he's being held hostage in the back seat of a car when it gets rear-ended by his partner. And that's the opening he needs to turn the tables on his captors using just his blindingly fast fists and feet.
The original "The Raid: Redemption" confined the action to one apartment building, and Evans was able to use the limited space to amp up the tension. For the sequel, Evans has opened it up, spreading out the action across the city of Jakarta. But he still finds ways to trap his characters in small, awkward spaces and let them fight their way out. Hong Kong stunt coordinator Bruce Law — he's the guy who got a motorcycle to jump onto a moving train in Jackie Chan's "Supercop" — was brought in to supervise the action.
Director Gareth Evans filming 'The Raid 2' (Sony Pictures Classics)
Evans knew going into it that they wouldn't have the budget to compete with the over-the-top car action that you'd see in an American movie like "Fast & Furious." He said, "My focus on those scenes was more on what happens to the bodies inside the car: drivers, passengers when their car gets hit, which gives a unique selling point to me and made it different from things what we’ve seen previously." But they were still able to build a bus terminal like you'd see on the street in Indonesia just so they could ram a car right through it.
Check back next week when we'll have Gareth Evans's director's commentary on how they made this scene happen. "The Raid 2" opens in select cities on Friday.
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