Director Albert Hughes, one half of the Hughes Brothers (Menace II Society, Book of Eli), is teaming up with martial arts star Iko Uwais (Wings of Dread, The Raid, The Raid 2) for Jakarta.
The upcoming series revolves around a generational family set in Indonesia’s bustling capital, where rapid globalization reshapes the city’s criminal underworld.
Jakarta is spearheaded by Kirk Ward and Joshua W. Wagner, who preivously worked on John Wick spin-off The Continental. In addition to starring, Uwais is serving as executive producer through his Uwais Pictures banner alongside Ryan Santoso (Mile 22). Alcon Entertainment (Blade Runner 2049) is producing (via Variety).
🔥 Footnote: Albert Hughes, a longtime fan of Asian action cinema, was once attached to direct an English language remake of Kim Jee-woon’s acclaimed 2005 Korean thriller A Bittersweet Life. Hopefully Jakarta remains in his hands, because he’s exactly the kind of filmmaker this project deserves.
Keep it here for updates. Until then, here’s the Trailer for Uwais’ latest, Wings of Dread:
For some reason, I’m never excited when I hear the word “series.” I was really hoping this would be a theatrical movie.
I wish it was a movie too, but oh man, does the combo of Iko and Hughes have me excited. That’s an interesting combo right there.
Always love me some Iko…but this raises 2 alarm bells:
1) Iko’s last foray into a series was the boring as fuck Wu Assassins which managed to squander both his and Mark Dacascos’ talents
2) “Jakarta is spearheaded by Kirk Ward and Joshua W. Wagner, who preivously worked on John Wick spin-off The Continental”
Apart from it’s fairly good 30 minute climactic action, The Continental sucked balls 7 different ways, with not even a game Mel Gibson being able to liven up the proceedings (so..tell me again how the very English Winston became American here????)