For nearly a decade, fans have held their breath. After the one-two punch of The Raid: Redemption (2011) and The Raid 2 (2014), director Gareth Evans didn’t just raise the bar for action cinema—he launched it into orbit. But as the years stretch on with no sign of Raid 3 , the question has shifted from “When is it coming?” to “Can it even exist?” The Perfect Storm of Violence To understand the weight of expectation, you have to rewind to the fever pitch of 2014. The Raid 2: Berandal ended not with a whimper, but with a blood-soaked, mud-caked hammer fight between Iko Uwais (Rama) and Cecep Arif Rahman. The frame froze on Rama’s exhausted, hollow eyes. He had survived the slums, the cartel, and the corruption, but he had lost his brother in the process.
Evans famously stated he wanted to take a break from the relentless brutality to avoid burning out. He directed the cult horror film Apostle (2018) and the sprawling crime series Gangs of London (2020). Meanwhile, star Iko Uwais became a global martial arts icon, appearing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Expendables 4 . raid 3 movie
But the biggest obstacle is the audience’s own memory. The first film is a flawless pressure cooker. The second is an operatic crime epic with a car chase that rivals Bullitt and a kitchen fight that lasts longer than most Marvel finales. For nearly a decade, fans have held their breath
How do you top a kitchen fight? As of late 2025, The Raid 3 remains officially “in development.” Gareth Evans has confirmed the script is finished and that Iko Uwais is attached to return. But Evans is currently locked into directing Havoc and a historical thriller set in Japan. The Raid 2: Berandal ended not with a
“It’s not going to be The Raid 3 as a continuation of that linear story,” Evans told Empire magazine. “It’s going to be a much larger, much more psychological film.”
It was a perfect, tragic ending. And then—nothing.