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EXCLUSIVE: Hot disconnected a 12-minute opinionated ovation earlier this week astatine Cannes pinch his first directorial successful 10 years, Nicolas Winding Refn, has already group sights connected his adjacent directing gig, his long-in-the-works Maniac Cop.
Originally, nan task was announced astatine Cannes 2016 arsenic a feature, partially based connected William Lustig’s 1988 cult classic, Maniac Cop which was to beryllium directed by John Hyams. By October 2019, nan task had shape-shifted into a TV bid successful improvement pinch HBO and Canal+, produced by Refn’s NWR Originals and directed and executive produced by Hyams.
The blurb astatine nan clip for nan Maniac Cop series was that it was group successful Los Angeles, told done a kaleidoscope of characters, from bull to communal criminal. A slayer successful azygous has uncaged mayhem upon nan streets. Paranoia leads to societal upset arsenic a metropolis wrestles pinch nan enigma of nan exterminator successful bluish – is he specified mortal, aliases a supernatural force? No connection yet if Refn is sticking pinch that nonstop plot-line.
We perceive that Refn is shooting Maniac Cop in LA this January. Casting is forthcoming. We’re still gathering specifications connected financing and who is down nan project.
Refn told Deadline he had a brushwood pinch decease 3 years ago, undergoing bosom surgery, and being dormant for 20 minutes. It was a life-changing acquisition for nan Cannes winning Drive director who swore that he’ll nonstop much movies. The past movie he directed earlier Her Private Hell was nan 2016 Elle Fanning manner noir Neon Demon which world premiered present astatine Cannes. Refn went connected to create 2 streaming series, nan Miles Teller starring Prime Video bid Too Old To Die Young and nan 2022 Netflix bid Copenhagen Cowboy.
Her Private Hell is being released theatrically by Neon successful North America connected July 24.
