Summary Collider's Steve Weintraub talks with the cast of The Furious at TIFF 2025. In the movie, a father will stop at nothing to rescue his daughter, who's been kidnapped. Director Kenji Tanigaki and stars Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Brian Le, and Yayan Ruhian discuss their action-packed martial arts film, the training that went into pulling this off, filming on a tight schedule, and more.
While the premise of a father hunting a man who kidnapped his daughter may sound like a familiar one, The Furious takes it and makes it into something fresh for audiences to dive into. Bringing together a team of pan-Asian actors and directed by Kenji Tanigaki, the fight choreographer whose work on SPL helped redefine the martial arts genre, the film unites icons from across decades of action cinema.
Xie Miao leads the cast as Wei, a determined patriarch, and is joined by Joe Taslim (The Raid: Redemption), playing a journalist searching for his missing wife (Jija Yanin), whose investigation collides with Wei's pursuit of his daughter (Yang Enyou). The antagonists of the cast are equally formidable: Yayan Ruhian (The Raid) as an archer-assassin, Joey Iwanaga (High & Low) as a twisted heir, and Brian Le (Everything Everywhere All at Once) in a breakout role.
At the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, Collider's Steve Weintraub sits down with the team behind The Furious: director Tanigaki, and stars Taslim, Miao, Le, and Ruhian. Check out the full conversation in the video above, indexed below.
00:34 - Tanigaki talks about nonstop action for the movie. 01:33 - How long did they have to film The Furious, and how did they pull it all off? 02:52 - What kind of training did this type of action require? 07:12 - Xie and Taslim discuss their first fight sequence together. 10:03 - Le tackling "uncharted territory" with his character. 10:49 - Tanigaki discusses trimming down the original four hours of film and deleted scenes. 12:06 - The Furious crew shares what it was like premiering their film at the festival. 14:17 - Ruhian compares The Furious to his extensive action filmography.
The Furious has not set an official release date.
Special thanks to the partners Roxstar Entertainment and its Campari Cinema Center and Campari, who featured their signature festival red-carpet drinks, including the Campari Negroni and Campari Spritz. Also host venue, Discreta Toronto, and Oscar-winning visual effects (VFX) company, Rodeo FX, as well as Lavazza Coffee, Vellamo mineral water, Santa Carolina's Reserva Chilean Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon wines, La Vieille Ferme Rosé and La Vieille Ferme Reserve Brut Sparkling, Peroni beer, and food catering by Miss Ivy Toronto @Cinemactr.
The Furious 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Like Follow Followed Action Crime Release Date September 7, 2025 Runtime 114 Minutes Director Kenji Tanigaki Writers Mak Tin-Shu, Frank Hui, Lei Zhilong, Shum Kwan-sin Producers Shan Tam, Bill Kong Chi-Keung Cast See All Tse Miu Wang Wei Joe Taslim Navin Yayan Ruhian JeeJa Yanin
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