Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives

[Octoberist]

It's possible that they patched things up.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Cliff Martinez To Score Only God Forgives

Nicolas Winding Refn, currently riding high on BAFTA nods for "Drive" and a Best Director award from Cannes, is not changing the creative formula too much for his next outing, "Only God Forgives." He's re-upped with his bro for life, Ryan Gosling, who takes the lead in the movie and this afternoon it's been confirmed that Cliff Martinez will be back to provide the score.

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Glad that Martinez is scoring the film and I can't wait to see (and hear) how the influence of Thai country and western music plays out in the score.

 

[Project862006]

Martinez's contagion score is highly underrated

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

The Weinstein Company's Radius In-Talks For U.S. Distribution Rights

EXCLUSIVE: Radius-TWC, the upstart distribution company that The Weinstein Company started with Tom Quinn and Jason Janego at the helm, is in negotiations to acquire U.S. distribution rights to Only God Forgives, the re-team of Drive helmer Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling that is getting underway in Thailand. I’m hearing that the negotiation is in the range of a $2.5 million minimum guarantee.

Radius’s multi-platform strategy seems ideal for this picture, a hard R drama which has way more explosive violence than Drive. Gosling plays the son of a Florida-based crime syndicate boss (Kristen Scott Thomas), who is plying the drug trade in Thailand with his brother. When his addicted sibling gets involved in a murder and gets tangled up with a cop who calls himself the Angel of Vengeance, Gosling’s character, who is proficient in mixed martial arts, is compelled to seek revenge on behalf of his mother. There is swordplay, and a lot of slicing and dicing.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/weinstein-cos-radius-in-talks-for-ryan-gosling-nic-refn-pic-only-god-forgives/

It's interesting to note that the film has more violence than Drive and that the film will include freakin' swordplay with "a lot of slicing and dicing". I don't know about you guys but holy hell, my excitement for this film has now reached sky high.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Oh, I'm indeed excited.

 

[kvz5]

He looks a bit like Ben Affleck here.

 

[The Chris]

Yes! Gosling/Refn Act 2!!!!!

 

[Crockett]

God damn am I more excited for this after reading the details and not to mention, DAT pic. As usual for all of Refn's films, we're in for something special.

 

[RKO]

I hope this is a bit more like the Pusher films, visually.

 

[Octoberist]

I've seen the first Pusher, and it was good. I've heard the sequels were stronger though.

 

[chamber-music]

Sounds cool. I can see Kristin Scott Thomas in a mobster role as she does have a kind of hard edge to her.

Wonder if Goslings going to do a English accent

 

[Blue Sugar]

I've seen the first Pusher, and it was good. I've heard the sequels were stronger though.

The first Pusher is easily the best for me, though the others have good parts in them too. But the first one is just great.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I got great news for you Americans.

Radius-TWC Acquires the US Distribution Rights

Radius-TWC, the new Weinstein Company label, announced today it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to ONLY GOD FORGIVES, a crime thriller written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. ONLY GOD FORGIVES reunites the filmmaker with actor Ryan Gosling, who starred in Refn's recent critical and popular hit, DRIVE. Kristin Scott Thomas (SARAH'S KEY) and Tom Burke (CHERI) costar. The producers are Wild Bunch, Gaumont, and Lene Borglum, an executive producer of Refn's 2009 VALHALLA RISING. The announcement was made by Radius-TWC Co-Presidents Tom Quinn and Jason Janego.

ONLY GOD FORGIVES is currently in production in Bangkok, Thailand. This will be the fifth Refn film Quinn and Janego have distributed; during their tenure at Magnolia Pictures, they worked on the Danish director's PUSHER trilogy, as well as BRONSON, a biopic about the UK's most notorious prisoner. Radius-TWC also recently acquired domestic rights to Luis Prieto's English-language remake of PUSHER, which is executive produced by Refn.

Said Quinn and Janego, "In DRIVE, we witnessed the birth of a genuine and utterly exhilarating cinematic partnership: Refn and Gosling. Their success stems from Refn's unparalleled ability to create audacious anti-heroes and the ease with which Gosling inhabits these characters and imbues them with an untouchable, steely cool. Combine that with an extraordinary villainess, the matriarch played by Kristin Scott Thomas, and ONLY GOD FORGIVES is sure to become a mesmerizing and provocative revenge classic. We couldn't be more proud and elated to have this film on the Radius slate."

Remarked Refn, "I am looking forward to continuing to work with Tom Quinn which we've done on 5 previous films. The combination with Harvey Weinstein and his team makes the future look even more promising and exciting for me."

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I've seen the first Pusher, and it was good. I've heard the sequels were stronger though.

I like them all but Pusher II is my personal favorite of the trilogy. Mikkelsen's performance as Tonny is magnificent and he portrays the character genuinely in all its flaws, and it's perhaps due to his performance that I rate this higher than the other two films. Also for my part to know about Refn's background adds a whole new level of interest and depth but it works even without that knowledge.

 

[SlamAdams]

Dug Bronson and Valhalla Rising. Drive was my favorite movie of 2011. Definitely looking forward to this, but I really need to catch those Pusher movies.

How was Fear X and bleeder?

 

[Drz]

Hell yeah!

 

[The Englishman]

Is Gosling still going to be playing an Englishman??

 

[The Morningstar]

Kristen Scott Thomas as a mob boss? Gosling as a bad ass martial artist? Directed by Refn?

Yea, this will be ****ing awesome.

 

[Asgard]

So those pics of zGosling leaving mma gyms was oprep for this role.

 

[Drz]

Kristen Scott Thomas as a mob boss?

Yeah, she is going to be the god damn Godmother and it'll be awesome.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Dug Bronson and Valhalla Rising. Drive was my favorite movie of 2011. Definitely looking forward to this, but I really need to catch those Pusher movies.

How was Fear X and bleeder?

Bleeder: Honestly, I think it's Refn's weakest film. To clarify, it baffles me that Bleeder was the follow-up to Refn's stunning debut film Pusher. In a way, I felt like it was a step backwards in terms of his development as a director. However, the film has a few standouts; one of them being the storyline of a movie-obsessed social misfit (potrayed convincingly by Mads Mikkelsen) and his awkward attempts at courting a pretty waitress. On the whole, it's not a bad film (far from it) but it's nowhere near near his best output.

Fear X: The film takes a simple story and turns it into something more surreal, twisted and eerie. It's essentially both frustrating yet compelling all at once. I would say that if you're a fan of David Lynch then chances are you'll like it. However, for those who dislike films that leaves some questions unanswered, non-linear plot line and slow pacing will probably be better off skipping this. For my part, I enjoyed it.

Is Gosling still going to be playing an Englishman??

I'm not so sure now since the latest synopsis and such omitted the whole English aspect, that I'm starting to think they removed it.

 

[Bobber]

Bleeder: Honestly, I think it's Refn's weakest film. To clarify, it baffles me that Bleeder was the follow-up to Refn's stunning debut film Pusher. In a way, I felt like it was a step backwards in terms of his development as a director. However, the film has a few standouts; one of them being the storyline of a movie-obsessed social misfit (potrayed convincingly by Mads Mikkelsen) and his awkward attempts at courting a pretty waitress. On the whole, it's not a bad film (far from it) but it's nowhere near near his best output.

Fear X: The film takes a simple story and turns it into something more surreal, twisted and eerie. It's essentially both frustrating yet compelling all at once. I would say that if you're a fan of David Lynch then chances are you'll like it. However, for those who dislike films that leaves some questions unanswered, non-linear plot line and slow pacing will probably be better off skipping this. For my part, I enjoyed it.



I'm not so sure now since the latest synopsis and such omitted the whole English aspect, that I'm starting to think they removed it.

I reckon Bleeder is better than Pusher, which I think is one of Refns weaker efforts. (Though it still has some incredible scenes, and a fantastic performance by Kim Bodnia)
I reckon Pusher II, III and Drive are his best films, with Bronson right behind em.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I reckon Bleeder is better than Pusher, which I think is one of Refns weaker efforts. (Though it still has some incredible scenes, and a fantastic performance by Kim Bodnia)
I reckon Pusher II, III and Drive are his best films, with Bronson right behind em.

Bleeder better than Pusher? No, I disagree with you on that. However, I do agree that Pusher II (still my favorite Refn film) along with Drive and Bronson is his best films.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Only God Forgives Aiming For Venice Debut; Gaspar Noé Spotted On-Set

I wonder what Noé was doing on the set. Maybe he's consulting Refn like he did for Drive or maybe he and Gosling were discussing his next film The Golden Suicides, which rumor has it that Gosling is possibly attach to. Keep in mind that one of Gosling favorite films is Enter the Void. Guess we just have to wait and see to find out his exact involvement on the project.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/what-is-gaspar-noe-up-to-on-the-set-of-nicolas-winding-refns-only-god-forgives-venice-premiere-in-the-works?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Can't wait for this because Drive was utterly amazing.