Gareth Evans to Direct a Remake of 1967 Japanese Film A Colt Is My Passport

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Gareth Evans to direct a remake of 1967 Japanese film A Colt Is My Passport

Almost four years after the film went into production, The Raid director Gareth Evans’ action thriller Havoc was finally released through the Netflix streaming service back in April, where it had a strong debut and even earned praise from Quentin Tarantino. Evans recently let us know that he has a new idea for the long-awaited The Raid 3 – but it doesn’t look like that’s going to be his next project. According to industry scooper Jeff Sneider of…

‘The Raid’ and ‘Havoc’ director Gareth Evans to helm a remake of the 1967 Yakuza thriller ‘A Colt Is My Passport’

“A Colt is My Passport” Theatrical Poster Writer/director Gareth Evans (Havoc, Apostle, Merantau), the mastermind behind The Raid franchise, is officially set to direct a remake of Takashi Nomura’s 1967 Yakuza thriller A Colt Is My Passport for Amazon MGM’s Orion Pictures (via TheInSneider). In the original, Joe Shishido (Cruel Gun Story) plays a hitman tasked with killing a rival yakuza boss. After completing the assassination, he and his partn…

Gareth Evans to Direct ‘A Colt is My Passport’ — Remake of 1967 Yakuza Noir — World of Reel

Although he hinted having recently come up with a story for a potential ‘Raid 3,’ Gareth Evans will be putting that project aside, for now, and instead tackle the Yakuza.Evans, best known for his groundbreaking action movies, is officially set to helm a remake of Takashi Nomura’s 1967 Yakuza noir “A Colt Is My Passport” for Amazon MGM’s Orion Pictures, according to TheInSneider.The original, which I have yet to see, is described as a stylish ble…