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Gareth Huw Evans
Gareth Huw Evans (born April 6, 1980) is a Welsh film director, screenwriter, editor, and action choreographer. He is best known for the Indonesian action crime films ''Merantau'' (2009), '' The Raid'' (2011), and ''The Raid 2'' (2014), and for bringing the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat into world cinema through these films. He is also known for co-creating, co-writing, co-directing, and executive producing the Sky Atlantic/AMC action crime drama television series '' Gangs of London'' (2020–present), alongside Matt Flannery, based on the 2006 video game of the same name. Early life Evans was born and raised in Hirwaun, Cynon Valley. He graduated from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales) with an MA in screenwriting. Career After directing a small-budget film called ''Footsteps'', Evans was hired as a freelance director for a documentary about the Indonesian martial art pencak silat. He became fascinated with it, and discovered Indonesian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirwaun
Hirwaun (, ; ) is a village and Community (Wales), community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, Hirwaun had a population of 4,851; increasing at the 2011 census to 4,990. The village is on the Heads of the Valleys Road and at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Etymology Hirwaun (also formerly spelled as Hirwain, Herwain and Hyrwen) derives from two common Welsh toponymy, Welsh toponyms: ''hir'' meaning "long" and 'gwaun'' (mutated to ''waun'') meaning moorland. Writing in 1887, Thomas Morgan (Afanwyson), Thomas Morgan stated that the correct name is ''Hirwaun Gwrgant'', meaning Gwrgan's "gwaun". This name comes from its association with Gwrgan ab Ithel (1033–1070), a Kingdom of Morgannwg, king of Morgannwg who is said to have freely given a portion of the ''gwaun'' (named "Y Waun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangs Of London (video Game)
''Gangs of London'' is a 2006 action-adventure video game developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. It is the third installment in the ''Getaway'' series, following '' The Getaway'' (2002) and '' Black Monday'' (2004). The player has the choice to play as one of five different gangs within London, with different ethnicities and outfits. Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery created a television adaptation of the game starring Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, and an ensemble cast, which debuted on Sky Atlantic and AMC in April 2020, from which a spin-off graphic novel, ''Ghosts'', was released in December 2022, written by Corin Hardy and Rowan Athale and illustrated by Ferenc Nothof. Gameplay During the course of ''Gang of London''s story mode, the player is given a wide variety of objectives. One objective may require entering a nightclub armed with a jackhammer, while another may involve trying to run the enemy off the road, or them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havoc (2025 Film)
''Havoc'' is a 2025 action thriller film written and directed by Gareth Evans. The film stars Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, Justin Cornwell, Quelin Sepulveda, Luis Guzmán, Yeo Yann Yann, Timothy Olyphant, and Forest Whitaker. It is a co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom. The film was released by Netflix on April 25, 2025. Plot A gang of thieves, consisting of Charlie, Mia, Johnny and Wes, steal a batch of washing machines that contains a hidden shipment of cocaine. They are pursued by Vincent, Hayes, Jake and Cortez, a group of narcotics squad detectives. Cortez is badly wounded during the chase and hospitalized. Later that night, Charlie and Mia take the stolen cocaine to Tsui, the head of the local Triad. Mia had previously stolen Tsui's car and was forced to work for him to pay off the debt. While there, a gang of masked assailants bursts into the hideout, gunning down Tsui and his enforcers. Charlie and Mia barely escape. The masked gang is in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Extended Universe
The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on characters that appear in American comic books published by DC Comics. The DCEU also includes comic books, short films, novels, and video games. Like the original DC Universe in comic books, the DCEU is established by Crossover (fiction), crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters. Warner Bros. began trying to bring various DC Comics superheroes together in films in 2002, when Wolfgang Petersen was to direct a crossover of the ''Superman in film, Superman'' and ''Batman in film, Batman'' film franchises. A planned Justice League film was put on hold in 2008. Initial universe plans were scrapped after the 2011 film ''Green Lantern (film), Green Lantern'' was a critical and commercial failure. Warner Bros. finally established its shared universe with the 2013 film ''Man of Steel (film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deathstroke
Deathstroke is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character first appeared in ''The New Teen Titans'' #2 (December 1980) as Deathstroke the Terminator. In his comic book appearances, Slade Wilson is a former United States Army, U.S. Army operative who gains enhanced physical and mental abilities from an experimental Supersoldier, super-soldier serum and becomes the mercenary Deathstroke. Widely considered the greatest and deadliest assassin in the DC Universe, he serves as the archenemy of Dick Grayson and the Teen Titans, and is also an adversary of other superheroes such as Batman, Green Arrow, and the Justice League. Deathstroke's vendetta against the Titans began when he swore revenge for the death of his eldest son Ravager (DC Comics), Grant; his other two children, Jericho (DC Comics), Jericho and Rose Wilson, Rose, would go on to join the Titans to oppose him. A bicolored black-and-orange ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
