Havocdirector Gareth Evans gives a somewhat promising update onRaid 3: 'Definitely maybe'

“I haven’t dismissed it outright,” Evans teases of turning the influential series into a trilogy.

So I just dismissed it outright."

But don’t despair there’s more to this story.

Iko Uwais as Rama and Cok Simbara as Bunawar in The Raid 2

Iko Uwais in ‘The Raid 2’.Credit:Akhirwan Nurhaidir and Gumilar Triyoga/Sony Pictures Classics

Evans says that two years ago, while visiting Indonesia for the summer, he reconnected withRaidstar Iko Uwais.

Struck by Uwais' charisma and camera presence, Evans cast him in his first movie, 2009’sMerantau.

They then reteamed forThe Raidfilms, which inspired everything fromJohn WicktoMonkey Man.

Tom Hardy as Walker in ‘Havoc’.

Gareth Evans and Iko Uwais at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.Larry Busacca/Getty

Larry Busacca/Getty

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Gareth Evans and Iko Uwais pose for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift Presented By McDonald’s McCafe on January 22, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Gareth Evans and Iko Uwais at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.Larry Busacca/Getty