It's my understanding that it is an independent short film that Thomas Jane and others did in order to rekindle interest in the movies so a movie studio would WANT to make a sequel.
very very excellent!
I always like those stories where the bad guys actually lose.
The movies these days often allow the bad guys to win or at lease survive. The think it's like real life, but I think its only so then can make a second move if the first one is a money maker