“The story was going to go back in time to the moment in The Raid 2 when the Goto Gang, the Japanese gang, are having a meeting, and Goto tells his right-hand man to take care of it, wipe out every corrupt cop and politician that they have on the books and start fresh,” says Evans. With The Raid 2 significantly opening up the world of the series, a sprawling crime epic bringing in rival warring gangs, Evans’ plans for The Raid 3 would have delved into another corner of the Asian criminal underworld.

“It’s a very convenient last line of dialogue to have,” Evans laughs.

Take some responsibility and be a father for a change!’” As it turns out, Rama’s final line at the end of The Raid 2, ‘I’m done’, proved prophetic. It just can't, because if he does something to pull himself away from his poor fucking wife and kid again, I'd be like, ‘Hmm, you sort of deserve to die now really.

“I couldn't fathom of another fucking reason why he would put his life at risk and separate himself from his fucking wife and kid again,” he admits. Speaking on a new Empire Spoiler Special Podcast – with Evans offering a retro look back at the original 2011 The Raid – the filmmaker opened up about why Rama wouldn’t have led The Raid 3. But while Uwais’ Rama was the focal point of both Raid movies, the director reveals that the character wouldn’t have led the mooted (and mostly likely now abandoned) third entry in the series. With his pair of brutal Indonesian martial arts classics, Welsh director Gareth Evans pushed the boundaries of stunt work, fight choreography, and action photograpy, raising the bar with wince-worthy beatdowns, and making an international star of lead actor Iko Uwais.

Few action movies have had as seismic an impact on audiences (and the industry) as The Raid and The Raid 2.

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