Warning – this article contains spoilers for Havoc.
Havoc director Gareth Evans has addressed the possibility of a sequel to his blistering new action thriller for Netflix.
However, he’ll have to overcome this one major obstacle if he wants to flesh out this sprawling criminal underworld into a franchise.
Venom A-lister Tom Hardy leads the thriller as Walker, a grizzled detective in a fictional American city who delves into a sprawling criminal underworld while battling with a past mistake.
Speaking exclusively to Express Online, the Gangs of London and The Raid director hinted he’s definitely been thinking about a follow-up, even if he can’t confirm it just yet.
“I get a kick out of doing world-build elements whenever we do a project,” Evans said.
“So with The Raid and The Raid 2, it’s set in Jakarta, but it’s not really Jakarta, it’s sort of my version of it.
“So this is the same thing. You create the city almost like a Grand Theft Auto sandbox. So who knows what other territories and streets [there are]?”
Although Evans would leap at the opportunity to continue Walker’s story if Havoc is successful, fans should expect a sequel to look a lot different after the bloodbath in the first outing.
Most of the film’s antagonists, as well as a number of Walker’s allies including mayor Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker), perish in the carnage, so a possible follow-up would have to introduce a number of new characters.
“We kill a lot of people in the film!” Evans admitted. “So I probably have to originate a few new people to add to the mix.
“But yeah, it’s a world and a tone that I really enjoyed creating so I wouldn’t be averse to going back into it.”
Not only is Evans brewing the beginnings of a possible sequel, but his leading man Hardy is apparently not against reprising his role.
“We had chats about it on set,” the director confirmed. “So we’ll see, watch this space.”
Havoc’s stunt coordinator Jude Poyer also told the Express he “can’t talk about [Havoc 2]” just yet, but confirmed he’ll definitely be working with Evans in the future.
Praising the film’s biggest strengths, he shared: “People will talk about the spectacle and the action of Havoc, which I’m happy about, but this is a film with a lot of heart.
“I think about the performances by Forest Whitaker, by Justin Cornwell, by Yeo Yann Yann, who’s just incredible. We don’t have cartoon heroes and villains in this movie.
“Everybody’s complicated and a shade of grey and that makes Havoc doubly special.”
Hopefully the action and characters will resonate with fans and Evans will be back soon for another round with Tom Hardy’s latest action hero.
Havoc is available to stream on Netflix.