Fans clamoring for some The Raid 3 news will be excited for this as Tony Jaa has confirmed that he would appear on The Raid 3!

Gareth Evans previously stated that:

"Tony Jaa is a phenomenal talent. Ong Bak was a major announcement to the industry and to audiences that the martial arts genre was back. Of course there's been a fair amount of mud thrown around regarding the situation between artist and production company but that's not for us to know nor is it in any way something that takes anything away from his all round talents. With the right script, the right role and please God no elephants."

And that Tony Jaa appearing on The Raid 3 is not a sure thing yet but it seems that the situation has changed.

The Raid 3 news was reported by Indonesian newspaper, The Indo Chronicle where they have interviewed Tony Jaa and he said that he would be part of The Raid 3 and he's excited with working with Iko Uwais and Gareth Evans.

Tony Jaa said to The Indo Chronicle (translated) "I have seen The Raid and it is amazing! I'm so proud to part of the third movie. I have talked to Gareth Edwards and he has amazing things planned for it but the production would take a while but I am already excited to work with them."

He then talked about Iko Uwais:

"Iko Uwais is a great actor and fighter. We would have fun in (choreographing) the fight scenes for the movie".

Fans would wait for a few years for The Raid 3 though as Gareth Evans has confirmed that he would take a break from the franchise to focus on other projects but he assured fans that he would return to make the Raid 3 in 2-3 years.

Were you excited by the Raid 3 news? Who do you think is better? Tony Jaa or Iko Uwais? Sound off in the comments below!