Tom Hardy Says HAVOC Director’s Style Rivals Christopher Nolan’s Kinetic Genius!

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Tom Hardy has expanded his action-directing resume by collaborating with Gareth Evans, the innovative director known for the The Raid series, on the new pulse-pounding thriller titled HAVOC. In this film, Hardy plays a detective who navigates a complex web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.

Hardy is accustomed to collaborating with visionary filmmakers. He has worked alongside directors such as Christopher Nolan on multiple projects including Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, and Dunkirk; George Miller of Mad Max: Fury Road fame; and Ridley Scott, who directed Black Hawk Down.

ScreenRant had the opportunity to chat with both Hardy and Evans, where they delved into Evans’s distinctive approach to direction and his creative process for scriptwriting.

Tom Hardy Praises Gareth Evans’s “Super Fresh” Storytelling

“It’s completely compelling, and it moves at such tremendous dynamicism…”

When queried about the comparison between Gareth Evans and previous action-oriented directors he’s collaborated with, Tom Hardy showed great enthusiasm.

Gareth has an exceptional talent for focusing on a particular aspect, which involves action and narrating stories through expressive choreography, according to Hardy. Regardless of whether he acknowledges this or not, or accepts the compliment, his work is full of energy. It’s innovative, captivating, and it flows with incredible dynamism, be it in depicting vehicles or human forms.

Evans’s balance of action and story led Hardy to put him in some elite company.

Hardy went on to say, “There’s an energy and liveliness about it that’s truly remarkable. It’s unlike anything I’ve experienced before. George Miller and Christopher Nolan are two directors who share similar qualities, particularly in their innovative approach to filmmaking.

Gareth Evans Explains His Unique Storytelling Starting Point

“I didn’t know why he did it at that time…”

Part of the way that Evans achieves that “dynamicism” is through his storytelling structure.

Evans shared, “All my projects stem from a tiny germ of an idea or picture. In this case, I had a vision for a scene – it was like I knew I wanted to create something that felt like a fast-paced homage to the classic Hong Kong hero films, particularly those directed by John Woo and Ringo Lam.

Initially, Evans depicted a scenario where a police officer was seen transferring cocaine into a coffee mug, specifically at a crime scene, for the case of HAVOC.

Evans described the movie’s beginning as a tiny sprout of an idea that quickly grew into a large concept within weeks and months. He explained how he began creating playlists, watching movies, and identifying themes that resonated with him and aligned with his initial thought. Specifically, he mentioned exploring themes related to parenthood and the bond between fathers and sons, as well as mothers and sons.

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2025-04-22 22:38