Nicolas Winding Refn (Danish: [ˈne̝kolɑs ˈve̝nte̝ŋ ˈʁæfn̩]; born 29 September 1970) is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer. [25], In September 2011, Refn said his next film would be I Walk with the Dead, with Carey Mulligan slated to play the lead; she was co-star of Drive. That's why all my films are very contrasted, if it were anything else I couldn't see it."[8]. [39], In 2009, Refn expressed high interest in developing a film biopic of notoriously polemic and controversial English occultist, Aleister Crowley, with Bronson star, Tom Hardy, as Crowley. The film won an International Fantasy Film Special Jury Award and Special Mention at the 2010 Fantasporto Festival, and won the Titra Film Award for Refn at the 2010 Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival. Ruggero Deodato’s Italian cannibal horror film “Cannibal Holocaust” was named one of the most f*cked up movies ever made by Nicolas Winding Refn … [43] However, in February 2010, Refn admitted to not knowing anything about the life of the magician and referred to Crowley as a "Satan-worshipping cult personality". I could afford what I call "the emotional chronological order". He directed an extended Gucci commercial featuring Blake Lively and himself in a brief cameo,[33] which premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival. [38] However, Refn scrapped the project because his films Bleeder (1999) and Fear X (2003) were box office disasters. He also directed a series of Lincoln commercials starring Matthew McConaughey. He wrote and directed Bronson (2008), which starred Tom Hardy as the title character, the U.K. prisoner Charles Bronson, noted for mental illness, violence and art. ", "Nicolas Winding Refn Wants to Make a Batgirl Movie and Truly Be 'Reborn as a 16-Year-Old Girl, "Nicolas Winding Refn Wants to Make a 'Batgirl' Movie", "A Q&A with Liv Corfixen and Nicolas Refn of "MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN, "My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn is a familiar account of an unusual film", "Carey Mulligan to Star in Nicolas Winding Refn's Sex Film I WALK WITH THE DEAD", "Nicolas Winding Refn Talks Making 'Only God Forgives' & Considers Tokyo Setting For Horror 'I Walk with The Dead, "Nicolas Winding Refn Talks ONLY GOD FORGIVES, Confirms Horror/Thriller I WALK WITH THE DEAD As His Next Film; Contemplating Tokyo Setting", "Now Polly Stenham gets ready to walk with the dead", "Nordisk Film & TV Fond :: Nicolas Winding Refn Readies Danish/French Horror Tale", "Refn's Blood-Sucking 'The Neon Demon' Nabs One More Victim", "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup", "Watch: Nicolas Winding Refn Directed Gucci Premiere Ad Starring Blake Lively", "Nicolas Winding Refn Sheds Light On The Avenging Silence", "IFFAM: Project Pitching Gets Lively Start at Macao's Crouching Tigers Market", "Nicolas Winding Refn Will Deliver Cannes Masterclass on Working in Film and TV — Exclusive", "Nicholas Winding Refn's Wages of "Fear X, "The Road To 'Drive': The Films Of Nicolas Winding Refn", Quick Note: Another Evil Crowley Film?|Paganism, "Nicolas Winding Refn Talks Valhalla Rising and Jekyll", "Nicolas Winding Refn Off Both Jekyll and The Dying of the Light", "Harrison Ford To Lead Nicolas Winding Refn's The Dying of the Light'? Refn then directed Bleeder (1999), which featured much of the same cast from the Pusher Trilogy, including actors such as Kim Bodnia and Mads Mikkelsen. [36], In 2019, Cannes Film Festival announced that it will host a masterclass with Refn on working in Film and TV. The film was remade as a British version in 2012, Pusher, directed by Luis Prieto and executive produced by Refn.[9]. Refn most recently debuted the Amazon original series “Too Old to Die Young” over the summer, and he’ll be returning to television with the upcoming “Maniac Cop” limited series. [5][6], He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts but was expelled for throwing a table into a wall.[8]. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. That was God to them, but to me it was the antichrist, and how better to rebel against your parents than by watching something your mother is going to hate, which were American horror movies.