"Havoc" Trailer: Tom Hardy's Cop Faces a Brutal, Gun-Slinging Turf War in Netflix’s New Violent Action Film From Director Gareth Evans
From the director of The Raid, this no-holds-barred action-packed thriller has Hardy’s detective navigating a dangerous underworld in a high-stakes mission to rescue a politician's son.
So, a lot has been said about Netflix’s current policy of not having their original films receive a major theatrical release. But what if a movie is so violent and gory that if it were released in theaters, it would have to be cut to avoid the dreaded NC-17 label?
Havoc, a new blood-splattering action crime thriller starring Tom Hardy, might just fall on the side of the argument in favor of Netflix's more lenient, hands-off approach to content. It’s gearing up to be one of Netflix’s most violent films to date, and it’s likely that the platform’s more forgiving guidelines have allowed the filmmakers to fully unleash the unfiltered chaos without worrying about the constraints of traditional film ratings.
Gareth Evans, the action maestro behind some of the most ultraviolent crime thrillers in recent years, The Raid and The Raid 2, seems to have reveled in Netflix's laxed rating restrictions as he offers a gritty, no-holds-barred, action-packed thriller that has more gun blasts and bullets than you can count.
With Havoc, Evans is fully unleashing his signature brutal, bone-crushing fight sequences and explosive gun battle action, with Tom Hardy taking on the lead as a big-city detective with a shady past and even a shadier present. As the story unfolds, Hardy’s character, Walker, is thrust into a violent underworld, navigating dangerous criminals and dark secrets, all while trying to maintain his moral compass in a city that seems determined to tear it away.
While racing against the clock to rescue a politician’s estranged son who has gotten himself mixed into a brewing turf war, Walker must navigate a fine line between corruption and redemption as he spirals down a collision course with local mob gangs, dirty cops, and corrupt politicians. The deeper he goes, the harder it becomes to tell who the real enemies are, pushing him to make difficult choices that could cost him everything.
Hardy, fresh from completing his Venom trilogy with The Last Dance and recently starring in Guy Ritchie’s new London gangster series MobLand, is joined by an eclectic supporting cast that includes Jessie Mei Li (Shadow and Bone), Justin Cornwell (The Umbrella Academy), Quelin Sepulveda (Good Omens), Luis Guzmán (Wednesday), Michelle Waterson-Gomez (The Cleaning Lady), Xelia Mendes-Jones (Fallout), Yeo Yann Yann (Wet Season), Timothy Olyphant (Justified), and Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker.
With a cast like that and Hardy at the center of this high-octane, ferocious crime thriller, you’ll want to grab your fuzziest blanket... and maybe a shotgun when Havoc unleashes its bullet-riddled mayhem right in the comfort of your home on Netflix later this month, April 25th.
Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
Walker (Tom Hardy) is a bruised detective fighting his way through the criminal underworld threatening to engulf his entire city. In the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong, Walker finds himself with a number of factions on his tail; a vengeful crime syndicate, a crooked politician, as well as his fellow cops. When attempting to rescue the politician’s estranged son, whose involvement in the drug deal starts to unravel a deep web of corruption and conspiracy, he is forced to confront the demons of his past.
