Gareth Evans’ The Raid is considered an action movie cult classic, showcasing some of the most brilliant and brutal fight scenes in any martial arts film. If you’re unfamiliar with his work, that movie’s influence (alongside Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy) can be felt in Netflix’s Daredevil, which on its own featured what might be the best single-shot fight scene ever filmed for television. So fans of Evans’ might be thrilled to know the director is still hard at work making movies. He even uploaded a five-minute-long short film to YouTube today just to show he still has an eye for good action.
The short, titled Pre Vis Action, is a samurai epic set during a time of civil war. A young warrior has been sent off to deliver a treaty to one of two…
