March 28, 2024

Refn Drops Out Of “The Equalizer”

Last month came word that "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn was in talks to direct the Denzel Washington-led cinematic reboot of 1980s crime drama "The Equalizer." Edward Woodward starred in the classic CBS television series about Robert McCall, a former operative of a covert intelligence organisation who seeks redemption for his dark past via … [Read more...]

Refn To Produce Aussie Drug Feature

Danish producer Lene Børglum, Australian producer Sue Milliken ("Black Robe," "Paradise Road"), and "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn are all seat to team on a drug running feature. English cinematographer Larry Smith ("Bronson," "Only God Forgives") will make his feature directing debut on the project entitled "Trafficker." Ken Kwek ("The … [Read more...]

Refn Directs Comic Adaptation “Button Man”

Nicolas Winding Refn ("Drive") is in talks to direct the comic adaptation "Button Man" at DreamWorks says Deadline. "Judge Dredd" creator John Wagner co-wrote the graphic novel with Arthur Ranson about a hired gun offered a fortune to take part in a game organized by bored millionaires that sets trained killers against one another in a fight to … [Read more...]

Refn Boards “Maniac Cop” Prequel?

"Drive" and "Bronson" filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn is said to be closing a deal to produce a prequel/remake to the 1980's cult horror movie "Maniac Cop" reports Daily Grindhouse (via Bad Ass Digest). The original film's writer Larry Cohen and director William Lustig are producing this update and Cohen says "it’s going to be more a prequel than … [Read more...]