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Nicolas Winding Refn Is Preparing His Big Screen Comeback With a Tokyo-Set Movie to Start Shooting Next Year (EXCLUSIVE)
Nicolas Winding Refn is getting ready to shoot his next movie in Tokyo. The project will be in English and Japanese.
While he claimed “cinema is dead” several years ago, Refn now finds that returning to moviemaking in the current context is an act of “defiance.” Refn also hinted that the movie will bring back themes and characters inspired by his last features, “Only God Forgives” and “The Neon Demon.” Both were equally stylish and graphic, and created a stir at the Cannes Film Festival where they both competed in 2013 and 2016, respectively. MV Agusta’s ”Beauty Is Not a Sin” is the first commercial to world premiere in the official selection at the Venice Film Festival, and Refn predicted it will open a floodgate.
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