WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Havoc.
Tom Hardy’s Walker pushes off a mysterious unmarked barrel at the beginning ofHavocthat has a direct connection with his dark and corrupt past. The newTom Hardy and Gareth Evansaction thriller premiered on Friday, July 12, 2025, after years of delays and reshoots, becomingEvans' first gun-fu action movie in over a decadesince the release ofThe Raid 2. Although Hardy’s character is a cop in theunnamed city inHavoc, Walker certainly has blood on his hands and with it, plenty of ghosts.
Throughout the course ofHavoc,Walker’s backstory with another crooked cop named Vincent is revealed, bringing them back to one unfortunate incident involving an undercover cop. Vincent and his boys, Jake and Hayes, have been known to intercept drug shipments – thanks to being tipped off by the traitorous Ching, a member of the Triads – and it appears that Walker used to be involved. This leads to him gravely injuring an undercover cop by mistake, and Vincent pulling the trigger to leave zero loose ends.
What Was Hidden In The Barrel & Why Walker Pushed It Off The Dock In Havoc
It’s Likely The Body Of The Undercover Cop That Walker Injured & Vincent Killed
While it’s not explicitly made clear what was in the barrel seen at the beginning ofHavoc, it’s implied that it could very well contain the dead body of the undercover cop that Walker injured and Vincent killed. This would make the most sense, given thatWalker and Vincent never reveal what happened to the body in any other scene. It could also just be Walker pushing an empty barrel of gasoline, which they seemed to have used to burn down the warehouse where they killed the undercover cop.
If Walker, Vincent, and the other crooked cops had left the undercover cop’s body in the warehouse, then they would certainly have burned everything inside to destroy the evidence and cover up their crime. Whether the undercover cop’s body was in the barrel or not,Walker was getting rid of evidence connected to his untimely death. The fact that Walker, Vincent, and the others never got caught proves that whether they burned the body in the warehouse or disposed of it in the barrel, they did enough to avoid detection.
It’s Physical Evidence Of Walker’s Situation With The Undercover Cop
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The barrel is an instrumental part of Walker’s corrupt history since it is directly connected to the shameful and criminal thing that he and Vincent did with the undercover cop. It proves that even though these cops are sworn to protect the law,they also break it to protect themselves and manipulate outcomesoutside their duty to justice.
The barrel is symbolic of Walker and Vincent’s shared secret, especially when they become the only two left alive at theend ofHavocwho know the truth. This is why Vincent tries to kill Walker before Walker shoots him dead inHavoc.
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Havoc, released in 2025, follows a jaded cop navigating a corrupt city’s criminal underworld after a drug heist spirals out of control. Tasked with rescuing a politician’s son, the film delves into themes of crime and redemption as the protagonist battles relentless opposition.
