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Despite being left off of Netflix's upcoming 2025 slate of movies and television shows, Guy Ritchie's award-winning The Gentlemen spin-off is set to return to the streamer with Season 2. Boasting a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score from both audiences and critics alike, The Gentlemen was a worthy follow-up to the beloved original film of the same name, featuring a new cast and storyline that saw James Bond favorite Theo James front and center. With another season confirmed, The Gentlemen will be filming sooner than expected, but fans won't be having as much "fun" the second time around.

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, The Monkey star Theo James was asked about the upcoming season of The Gentlemen. The actor confirmed that new episodes are set to film during this spring, while also teasing a different tone for Season 2. The first season was a fun, chaos-filled follow-up that captured the tone of the original film,...

Ryan Gosling has taken on a variety of roles throughout his career, from romantic leads and action-packed heroes to intense characters that have left a lasting impact. But after participating in Only God Forgives following Drive, he realized there was something about these darker roles he didn’t want to revisit. The reason behind this decision?

Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives | Credits: Lionsgate Entertainment

It wasn’t just about the challenges of the role itself. Gosling explained that it was more about how it affected him mentally, and how that spilled over into his personal life.

How did only Only God Forgives change the way Ryan Gosling chooses roles?

Ryan Gosling has always been the kind of actor who can do just about anything. Whether it’s a heart-wrenching love story, a fast-paced action movie, or a musical that has everyone singing along, he has never let himself be...

Pusher and its two sequels make one of the best gangster movie trilogies of all time. The 1996 Danish film was director Nicolas Winding Refn's debut feature: an explosive way to begin a filmography that would later include other cult classics like Bronson, Drive and Only God Forgives. Eight years after making Pusher, Refn was inspired by ambitious TV series that were hits in the 2000s, like The Wire and The Sopranos, to turn his gangster story into a serialized effort. So, Pusher 2 came out in 2004 and Pusher 3 soon after, in 2005.

The trilogy explores the drug dealing scene in Copenhagen through three main characters, one at the forefront of each film. They are all pushers who take the drugs they sell, highlighting how most people involved in this illegal business are people with substance-use disorders themselves. Much like the greatest gangster trilogy of all time, The Godfather, the...

Kill your darlings” is a phrase attributed to William Faulkner, advising writers to resist overuse of their favorite expressions, tropes, characters, etc. This is true for any writing, wherein emotional proximity to the work might manifest into myopic creations in the grander scheme of things. However canonized this belief is, the hypothesis falls apart for Nicolas Winding Refn.

Armed with a style that has only grown more distinctive with every new film, Refn explores fundamental themes and deploys the camera to shift between fluidity and limbo. With sensibilities similar to a master architect, Refn uses frames to create moments that let the viewer internalize, and experience on a physio-psychological level, a creation that does not confine itself to a two-dimensional rectangle, but reminds you of what was felt while watching it. This is the moment the Nicolas Winding Refn effect kicks in, and this is when cinema affects one on a deeply personal level.

Watching Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives will quickly wash away all the fuzzy bright-pink memories of the actor singing Im Just Ken in Barbie, and now director Nicolas Winding Refn's critically panned 2013 action film is available to stream on Peacock. Loaded with some of the most brutal action scenes ever included in a film, Only God Forgives is a wonderfully evocative sensory experience, in large part thanks to its unforgettably bright and colorful cinematography.

For those who havent seen the movie, Julian (Gosling) runs a Thai boxing club in the bowels of Bangkok, but he is secretly a drug dealer working alongside his brother, Billy (Tom Burke), for their ruthless mother, who is portrayed by the Oscar-nominated Kristin Scott Thomas. After Billy savagely murders an underage prostitute, a veteran police lieutenant named Chang (Vithaya Pansringarm) allows the girls grieving father to take his revenge, which ends in Billy being justifiably murdered.

Plex is gearing up for an exciting lineup of films and series in November 2024. Viewers can look forward to a variety of new additions, including Blue Ridge, But I’m A Cheerleader, Call Jane, and Empire State. Cult classics like The Grudge, Hard Candy, House of 1000 Corpses, and The Midnight Meat Train are also hitting the platform, alongside more recent hits like Wind River and Where’d You Go, Bernadette? For fans of horror, thrillers, and emotional dramas, there’s no shortage of options. However, Plex is also bidding farewell to a number of films and shows in November. Among those leaving are 24 Hours to Live, Drive Angry, The Devil’s Rejects, Snowpiercer, and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. If you’ve been meaning to watch these titles, now is the time to catch them before they disappear. For those looking to binge their favorites, many notable titles are still available for streaming.

Nicolas Winding Refn, is one of the few directors who deserves the enfant terrible label. The Danish filmmaker, best-known for his neon-drenched tales of sex, violence and revenge — Drive, Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon — is at the Venice Film Festival this year with two works that, he says, represents both his “classic past and the future”: A restored version of his 1996 debut Pusher and Beauty Is Not a Sin, a seven-minute commercial for Italian motorcycle company Mv Agusta. “Whoever said a movie can’t be seven minutes long?” is its irreverent, Refn-esque tagline.

In recent years, Refn has pivoted from cinema towards streaming, bringing his acid Day-Glo aesthetic and digressive narrative style — he typically shoots in sequence, not knowing how his stories will end — to series like Too Old to Die Young for Amazon and Copenhagen Cowboy for Netflix. He also, surprisingly, reimagined Enid Blyton’s beloved kids...

Nicolas Winding Refn’s produced so much material these last ten years––Copenhagen Cowboy‘s five hours are slim compared with Too Old to Die Young, which I suspect is still playing somewhere––that it’s easy to forget he hasn’t made a strictly defined film since 2016’s The Neon Demon. As one who considers all the above mentioned (especially Die Young) arguments for the defense, it’s a relief to read he’ll be returning to cinema soon: as Winding Refn told Variety at the Venice Film Festival (where he’s premiering the short / motorcycle ad “Beauty Is Not a Sin”), plans are set to shoot a new feature in Tokyo next year.

Featuring both Japanese and English, it’s said to be in the key of Only God Forgives and The Neon Demon––naturally boasting “a lot of glitter and lot of sex and violence.” There’s...

After delivering a pair of limited series for streamers, Nicolas Winding Refn is preparing his return to feature filmmaking. Refn told Variety that he’s getting ready to shoot his next movie in Tokyo. The project will be in English and Japanese, and will mark his first feature film since 2016’s ”The Neon Demon.”

The New York-raised Danish filmmaker is attending the Venice Film Festival with the world premiere of his short “Beauty Is not a Sin,” produced by Art + Vibes for Italian motorcycle brand Mv Agusta, as well as the screening of his 1996 debut movie, “Pusher,” in Venice Classics.

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.”

“It’s a really interesting time to make movies because it’s such a chaotic situation,” he said. “So going back and making a...

"We look forward to seeing you fight." Republic Pictures via Paramount has unveiled the official trailer for Art of Eight Limbs - the title is just another term for Muay Thai Boxing. The martial arts action movie is playing in select theaters now before it's on VOD later this month. A small release that we've barely heard about. Four canisters of deadly Vx nerve gas have fallen into the hands of an arms dealer in Myanmar. A CIA data analyst goes undercover to infiltrate a martial arts tournament that masks an auction of the deadly nerve gas, where he finds himself as the last hope against a time-ticking global threat. Can he pull off a win and save the world? Chinese-Canadian actor Ludi Lin (who played Liu Kang in the recent 2021 Mortal Kombat movie) stars as the CIA analyst. The cast includes Thai actors Sahajak Boonthanakit & Vithaya Pansringarm, both were...

The Neon Demon is a gorgeous and thought-provoking 2016 horror film written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn of Drive fame. The film stars Elle Fanning as a 16-year-old model navigating the cutthroat world of high fashion modeling, and it takes on a surreal and supernatural approach to beauty. The Neon Demon received mixed reviews for its visual style and shocking violence, but some consider it a masterpiece of modern cinema.

Nicolas Winding Refn is a strange, smart man. The director of some of the most violent films of the last two decades, Refn sometimes gets pigeonholed as a director of spectacle, but to hear the man speak, it's instantly clear that his polarizing works come from a person who can't help but think deeply about everything he does. He even revels in the split opinions that his films often elicit, saying in one interview that he thinks art should be disagreed about,...

A newly-restored version of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 Danish cult classic Pusher will be featured at this year’s Venice Film Festival in the Venice Classics Competition Restored Films section.

The Danish crime drama, which featured a break-out performance by a young Mads Mikkelsen alongside co-star Kim Bodnia, will premiere at the 81st Venice Festival, which runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 7, 2024.

Refn’s directorial debut, tells the gritty tale of a small-time drug dealer in Copenhagen’s criminal underworld. Refn went on to direct two sequels, both of which are also being restored.

“28 years after Nicolas Winding Refn’s debut hit the world, we are really excited to have the world premiere of the restored Pusher movie in Venice Classics,” said Susan Wendt, Managing Director of TrustNordisk, who are handling world sales for the title, saying the Venice premiere will be “the perfect way of re-introducing this cult trilogy to the fans.

Amazon MGM Studios has landed I Used to Eat Brains, Now I Eat Kale, a zombie feature package based on the same-name adventure-comedy short story from Adam and Daniel Cooper, aka The Cooper Twins.

The story is set in a “post-post-apocalyptic” world where former zombies struggle to reintegrate. Ryan Gosling and Jessie Henderson will produce the film under their first-look deal with the studio through recently launched banner General Admission.

When The InSneider’s Jeff Sneider broke the news of the package earlier his month, he reported that Gosling is also attached to star. We’re told that there’s no truth to the assertion, and that no casting attachments have been made. The Coopers will script the feature adaptation.

Coming off of an Oscar nomination for his role as Ken in Warner Bros’ record-setting pop culture sensation Barbie, Gosling can currently be seen starring opposite Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy,...

Vincenzo Natali nearly died while making his first movie, “Cube.”

Made on a shoestring budget, his 1997 psychological horror only had one practical set — a huge, boobie-trap-filled cuboid prison to house the film’s action and drama — and at one point, it nearly fell on him.

Thankfully, it didn’t. But the bad luck didn’t stop there. By the time he’d finished making his genetically modified body-horror “Splice,” the process had proven so difficult, drawn-out, and stressful that it had turned the then-40-year-old director’s hair gray.

“It was like having a child,” Natali, laughing, told IndieWire as his cult-hit creation turns 15. “If I didn’t care about the movie as much as I care about my own children, my hair wouldn’t have turned gray. It’s because I wanted this thing to exist so badly. Making [‘Splice’] was so stressful, it made me sick. I had something no doctor could identify,...

While his early work on the prison drama Bronson and the Viking epic Valhalla Rising were both met with critical praise, director Nicolas Winding Refn proved himself to a significant audience with his 2011 heist thriller Drive. Between its synthetic musical score, eye-popping visuals, and surprisingly emotional performances, Drive solidified itself as a modern classic within the neo-noir genre. However, those expecting Refn to repeat Drives success may have been disappointed to find that his follow-up project was far more experimental. Refns revenge thriller Only God Forgives attracted immediate controversy for its arthouse qualities and brutal violence.

Fan-favorite “Mad Max: Fury Road” character Furiosa gets her story expanded with the prequel film “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” Anya Taylor-Joy takes the reins from Charlize Theron as the title character but there are many new and familiar faces popping up throughout the movie. Let’s meet them all.

Here’s the official logline: “As the world falls, young Furiosa (Taylor-Joy) is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. She will spend the rest of her life battling to get back home.”

Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa “Furiosa” (Warner Bros.)

Anya Taylor-Joy takes over the role of Furiosa from Charlize Theron in this prequel. In “Furiosa,” the titular character struggles to escape after being kidnapped by a warlord and falling in with Dementus’s biker hoard.

Taylor-Joy’s career has exploded in the last few years.

Say what you will about Max, Paramount+, Hulu, and the like, but when it comes to horror films (and television series), there's one definitive streaming service: Shudder. And, for those who like to feverishly eat popcorn in anticipation of the next scare in June as much as they do in October, don't worry because another new month means another new selection of content for the spooky streamer.

Just as April had a mixture of (relatively) old favorites such as Drag Me to Hell and Shudder exclusives such as Late Night with the Devil, so too does June. And, don't forget, in May, Shudder added B-movie classics like The Toxic Avenger, Gorgo, The Giant Gila Monster, Graduation Day (1981), and Mother's Day (1980). In other words, June's additions make for some particularly red icing on what horror fans are sure to call a delicious cake.

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Similar to classic folklore characters like Robin Hood, King Arthur, Tarzan, and Zorro, The Three Musketeers exist within the public domain, and thus can be adapted by any filmmaker or studio. Alexander Dumas classic novel has been brought to the screen countless times, as the characters of Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan have become instantly recognizable to audiences of multiple generations. While many of these adaptations are worthwhile, BBCs three season swashbuckling adventure series The Musketeers was able to flesh out the characters in more depth. Tom Burkes portrayal of Athos in The Musketeers gave insights on the character that had been lacking in previous adaptations. Between his detestable villainous role in Only God Forgives to his playful interpretation of Orson Welles in Mank, Burke has been able to be a scene-stealer in projects where hes only granted a supporting role and that includes the upcoming Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Exclusive: Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Thai martial arts action film Bangkok Dog, with plans to release the film in October this year.

Marking director Chaya Supannarat’s feature film debut, Bangkok Dog stars D.Y. Sao and Brian Le. Sao and Le originally rose to prominence alongside Andy Le through the Martial Club channel on YouTube and have built their careers in stunt work and choreography, with credits in Everything Everywhere All at Once and Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Bangkok Dog‘s executive producer, Prachya Pinkaew, is behind Thai martial arts hits Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior and The Protector, both starring Muay Thai megastar Tony Jaa.

Bangkok Dog follows an American agent who is sent to Thailand on a dangerous undercover mission to take down a sadistic crime lord. His street smarts and fighting skills win over the...

Edgar Wright is doubling down on iconic-film remakes, potentially directing “Barbarella,” starring executive producer Sydney Sweeney.

IndieWire can confirm that Wright is in talks to direct the reimagining of the 1968 cult film that originally starred Jane Fonda as an astronaut looking to defeat an intergalactic evil force. “X-Men: First Class” screenwriters Jane Goldman and Honey Ross are also in negotiations to write the Sony film.

Deadline first reported that Wright is in the running to direct.

And speaking of running, Wright was recently announced to be writing and directing his long-awaited “Running Man” remake with Sweeney’s “Anyone But You” co-star Glen Powell in the lead. The Paramount feature has been in the works with Wright since 2017, and is based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel and later the 1987 feature starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

“Barbarella” is based on Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series, which was published as a serialized strip for V...

Ryan Gosling’s rise and fame came from his ability to play characters across genres and shine equally. The actor, however, is trying to limit and filter out the roles he plays. Of course, lately, Gosling has been doing lighter movies, while doing fairly great with his recent movies including claiming Oscar nominations for his roles in La La Land and Barbie, fans would want to see him in intense thrillers again.

Ryan Gosling in a still from Drive

The nature of movies does have an impact on actors. Gosling recently revealed that limiting movie roles with the inherent nature of intensity in the narrative affects not only the actor but everyone surrounding him. Gosling has been turning down psychologically twisted roles, and it will certainly upset fans, but he has a good reason behind it.

Why Ryan Gosling Turns Down Psychologically Twisted Roles? Ryan Gosling in Drive

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Ryan Gosling said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal Magazine that he is no longer picking roles that are too psychologically twisted in order to maintain his mental health for the sake of his family. The Oscar nominee has two children with partner and fellow actor Eva Mendes. Gosling’s recent movies, the comedy “Barbie” and the action romance “The Fall Guy,” certainly reflect this career choice.

“I don’t really take roles that are going to put me in some kind of dark place,” Gosling told the publication. “This moment is what I feel like trying to read the room at home and feel like what is going to be best for all of us. The decisions I make, I make them with Eva and we make them with our family in mind first.”

“I think ‘La La Land’ was the first,” Gosling added about when he started to shift his career.

Traditionally, movie theater walkouts are usually associated with the horror genre, with infamous cases ranging from 1973’s The Exorcist (particularly during the crucifix masturbation scene) and even Lars Von Trier’s controversial serial killer memoir, The House That Jack Built.

That being said, there are exceptions to this rule, as some movies manage to terrorize audiences into leaving the theater regardless of genre. One memorable example of this is Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2013 revenge thriller Only God Forgives, a film so brutal and inaccessible that quite a few critics ended up treating it like a snuff film from hell back when it was first released. However, I’ve come to learn that horror fans have a knack for seeing beyond the blood and guts when judging the value of a story, and that’s why I’d like to make a case for Winding’s near-impenetrable experiment as an excellent horror-adjacent experience.

French film industry veteran Cécile Gaget has been named CEO of Carrousel Studios, the joint venture production company launched in March by Lupin star Omar Sy, Fast X filmmaker Louis Letterier and Pulse Films CEO Thomas Benksi.

Gaget will be based in Paris and will officially take on her new role on May 1 “to create and produce high end and bold content for a global audience,” she said in a statement. Her duties include helping to bolster the company’s local and global production slate, foster partnerships and oversee development, production, financing and distribution strategies.

Carrousel Studios aims to be...

Newly-launched Carrousel Studios has appointed French film industry veteran Cécile Gaget as its CEO, with effect from May 1.

Billed as an artists-first European independent studio and media company, Carrousel Studios was launched in March by actor-producer Omar Sy, producer-director Louis Leterrier and entrepreneur/producer Thomas Benski.

Their aim is to develop and produce multi-generational, high quality and high-concept entertainment for the global audience.

In her new role, Gaget will utilize her sales and film finance expertise to help expand and grow upon the Carrousel’s founders’ capabilities.

Based out of Paris, her mission will be to ramp up a local and global production slate, forge strategic partnerships and more specifically oversee development, production, financing and distribution strategies.

“I am very grateful to Omar, Louis, and Thomas for their trust in my abilities to help build and lead this studio to its fullest potential. I’m thrilled to embark on this journey with Carrousel Studios,...

Mubi’s May 2024 (streaming) lineup embraces their latest (theatrical) coup with a Radu Jude program. In addition to Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World arriving May 3, the Romanian director is highlighted with a six-film program launching on May 10. Lee Chang-dong and Bertrand Bonello are each given two-title highlights. While most of us can’t be at Cannes (I guess that’s a pun), the festival’s greatest tradition, booing, is celebrated with Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives, and Olivier Dahan’s Grace of Monaco. Among new releases, Al Warren’s Dogleg and the Ross brothers’ Gasoline Rainbow are notable selections.

As Lee Chang-dong recently told us in an extended interview, “Experiences in my life are what shaped me as a filmmaker, as obvious as that sounds. My artistic taste was shaped by the mountains and fields of my childhood village,...

Revenge (Shudder), Only God Forgives (Radius), Mandy (Rlje Entertainment) Graphic: The A.V. Club The appeal of the revenge thriller is simple: it’s catharsis. A grim power fantasy that taps into the irrational parts of our brains that crave satisfaction after being wronged. Of course, in life, most people will...

Revenge (Shudder), Only God Forgives (Radius), Mandy (Rlje Entertainment)Graphic: The A.V. Club

The appeal of the revenge thriller is simple: it’s catharsis. A grim power fantasy that taps into the irrational parts of our brains that crave satisfaction after being wronged. Of course, in life, most people will...

To characterize the work of writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn as divisive would be a vast understatement considering the extreme reactions that his films have inspired. While some have hailed Refn’s brooding characters, eclectic music choices, allusions to philosophy, and aptitude for disturbingly pulpy violence as the indications of a genius, others have accused him of being a largely opportunistic storyteller who merely serves as a product of his influences. Although Refn offered a taste of his subversive style in his gritty films like the heist thriller Drive and the controversial revenge saga Only God Forgives, his restraints were completely freed when he helmed the ten-part Prime Video neo-noir surrealistic epic Too Old To Die Young. While it’s unlikely to convert those who are already a fan of his work, Too Old To Die Young features a career-best performance by Nell Tiger Free, who nearly singlehandedly elevates the sordid material.

Ryan Gosling has been Hollywood’s one of the most consistent and enigmatic actors, who has showcased that he is not just limited to acting, but can charm the audience with his singing and dancing abilities as well. Interestingly, Gosling has gone through a plethora of changes as he has transitioned from a serious drama actor to one of the best comedic and musical actors. However, fans should not take this lightly as he has worked in some of the most iconic and smash-hit blockbusters ever created.

Ryan Gosling as Ken in Barbie

Ryan Gosling is not aiming to stop anytime soon, as after portraying the role of Ken in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, it has been reported that the actor has been cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although his role has not been disclosed if reports are true, here are four characters that he could potentially play in the superhero franchise.

In 99% of Hollywood movies, the goal is to make the stunt work invisible. Audiences are supposed to believe that the star — or better yet, the character he plays — put his own life at risk jumping off buildings, blowing up cars or duking it out with squads of bad guys. In “The Fall Guy,” the stuntman gets to be the hero (of an insanely overcomplicated story), while the star is a prima donna who claims to do all his own stunts but needs his double to step in when things get tough.

“The Fall Guy” is funny, it’s sexy, and it features the boy’s-toy version of “Barbie” scene-stealer Ryan Gosling — which is to say, after playing a Ken doll, now he embodies the ultimate action figure. This is the charisma-radiating side of Gosling audiences love (as opposed to expressionless “Only God Forgives” Gosling), and though his character doesn’t have much depth,...

Nicolas Winding Refn’s next project will mark his first feature film since 2016’s The Neon Demon. More here.

Nicolas Winding Refn is one of those provocative directors who seems to revel in controversy. After wowing the world with the incredibly stylish Drive in 2011, the director follow it with two projects that foregrounded violence and other shocking elements such as necrophilia and cannibalism in his next two films: Only God Forgives and The Neon Demon.

Then Refn all but disappeared from feature filmmaking, choosing instead to dabble in a seres of left-field short films and focus on TV work, including the slow-moving crime drama series Too Old To Die Young for Amazon Prime Video in 2019. He also recently produced an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five for the BBC.

Whatever he’s dabbled in, Refn has seemed keen to avoid Hollywood, claiming back in 2022 on a Deadline podcast...

Casting superhero characters is important, but at the same time, it's not important. During the '80s and '90s, audiences felt a certain thrill knowing that certain outsize movie stars would be playing Batman villains. Indeed, Jack Nicholson received top billing on Tim Burton's "Batman," and audiences were more keen to see an actor of such stature hamming it up as a murderous gangster clown. The same could be said of Danny DeVito as the Penguin, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, Jim Carrey as the Riddler, or Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze. Casting, in those cases, was more important than the character.

In the era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, however, that changed. The characters became more important than the casting. Audiences were drawn to MCU movies because they wanted to see Captain America, not because they were dying to see Chris Evans' interpretation of Captain America. Any number...

Lesley Manville, most recently seen as Princess Margaret in the final seasons of “The Crown,” is to lead “Winter of the Crow,” now shooting in Warsaw, Poland.

Ahead of the European Film Market in Berlin, HanWay is launching worldwide sales on the feature, based on the short story by Olga Tokarczuk, a Nobel Literature Prize and International Booker Prize winner and one of the most critically acclaimed and successful authors of her generation in Poland.

Alongside Manville, soon to be seen in “Back to Black,” the sporting cast includes Tom Burke, Zofia Wichłacz (“World on Fire” and a European Shooting Star winner at the Berlin Film Festival in 2017) and Andrzej Konopka.

From award-winning director and storyboard artist Kasia Adamik (winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2017 for “Spoor”), “Winter of the Crow” is a Cold War thriller set in the surreal and cinematic world of 1981 Warsaw.

Ryan Gosling has never returned for a sequel or spin-off film in his 25-year-long career. His role as Ken in Barbie was a career-defining performance and a highlight of the film. While a sequel or spin-off might be fun, it is not necessary and probably shouldn't happen, despite the success of the first Barbie film.

If it actually happens, Barbie 2 — or even a Ken-centered spin-off — would mark a major career first for Barbie movie actor Ryan Gosling and his over 25-year-long career. The Oscar-nominated actor got his start on the Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club during the mid-90s, and landed a few TV roles before starring in Sundance Film Festival's 2001 Grand Jury Prize-winner The Believer. From there, Gosling became a household name after appearing opposite Rachel McAdams in 2004's romantic drama The Notebook. The actor earned his first Academy Award nomination for 2006's indie drama Half Nelson.

Action comedy film “Baby Hero” was launched at Singapore’s Asia TV Forum and Market on Thursday.

The film is a co-production between Singapore’s Hong Pictures and Bangkok-based Hollywood (Thailand). Principal photography will commence in the first quarter of 2024 with a view to releasing the film in 2025.

“Baby Hero” was launched in the presence of actors Joshua Tan, Zoen Tay, Justin Misson, Wang Weiliang, Lin Youfa and Vithaya Pansringarm, producer ‘Boy’ Watson and Singapore’s senior minister of state for communications and information Tan Kiat How.

The launch event was preceded by a celebration of casting portal I Am Casting, the brainchild of Singaporean actor and comedian Irene Ang who revealed plans to take the service global. Ang explained that the portal was for the gamut of actors across age groups, ranging from emerging stars to veterans.

Ang said that it is never too late to start as an actor.

"The Fall Guy" trailer is a hilarious and action-packed portrayal of an aging stuntman thrown into a harrowing adventure to save his ex-girlfriend's film. Ryan Gosling's diverse assortment of characters proves his consistent delivery of great and diverse performances in films that have gone largely unnoticed by the public. "Only God Forgives" is a must-watch for fans of the action genre and stylized thrillers, with its intense colors, subtle dialogue, and gripping cat-and-mouse game.

The Fall Guy's three-minute trailer reveals the story of a stunt double (Ryan Gosling) who is suddenly forced to take the spotlight. It looks to be a hilarious and action-packed portrayal of this aging stuntman who now must undergo a harrowing adventure in order to save his ex-girlfriend’s (Emily Blunt) film. Produced by Universal Pictures, the preview doesn’t take long to go from casually entertaining to wonderfully chaotic.

The stuntman in question is Colt Seavers,...

Nicolas Winding Refn has swapped ultraviolence for Enid Blyton. His The Famous Five adaptation is coming to Cbbc on 9 December.

The Famous Five, Nicolas Winding Refn’s adaptation of Enid Blyton’s classic series of children’s adventure books, is set to air its first feature-length programme on BBC on 9 December, at 5.25pm.

The series will consist of three episodes, all of them lasting 90 minutes. While the first episode is set to air on Cbbc and BBC iPlayer next week, the two remaining episodes won’t be available until sometime in 2024. The first episode of The Famous Five will also be broadcast on BBC One between Christmas and New Year.

The series, as well as the books, follows four young adventurers and their dog as they “encounter treacherous, action-packed adventures, remarkable mysteries, unparalleled danger and astounding secrets” as described by the BBC.

Elliott Rose, Kit Rakusen, Flora Jacoby Richardson and...

Nicolas Winding Refn adapts Enid Blyton's The Famous Five children's novels for a new BBC series, creating something that his own kids would enjoy watching. The three-episode series will bring the iconic stories to a modern audience while retaining their fantastical and adventurous elements. The BBC hopes that the reimagining of The Famous Five will introduce a new generation of viewers to these beloved British heritage stories.

Siblings Julian, Dick, Anne, their cousin George, and his long-tailed mongrel Timmy will find new life on television. Yes, The Famous Five children’s novels and short stories are being adapted for TV by the upcoming BBC series’ creator and executive producer, Nicolas Winding Refn. The Famous Five was created by author Enid Blyton, and the first book in the series, Five on Treasure Island, was published in 1942. According to the United Kingdom’s books wholesaler Toppsta, two million copies of The Famous Five...

Exclusive: There is a little-discussed Hollywood rumor, explains Nicolas Winding Refn and his long-time collaborator Matthew Read, that Scooby Doo only came to be because Warners failed to land the rights to adapt The Famous Five.

And when you look at the two properties and their uncanny similarities, this argument does begin to hold some weight. Both have daring female characters from a bygone era, ridiculous story-of-the-week capers that always end neatly, and, of course, those lovable pooches — in the former case Scooby and in the latter, Timmy.

If the rumor is true, Winding Refn is thankful for how things played out, as he credits both generation-traversing works with influencing his career and driving his love for the screen. Now, more than 50 years on from when Warner Bros. allegedly failed to land the rights, the Denmark-born director has become the latest to take on best-selling English children’s writer Enid Blyton’s iconic novel series,...

Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn is infamous for being one of the most provocative filmmakers working today, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that several of his favorite films are some of the most disturbing movies ever made. Over the years, Refn has given wide-ranging interviews that don’t hide the influences that have driven his feature films, from “Pusher” to “Bronson,” “Drive” to “Only God Forgives,” “The Neon Demon” and more.

Born in 1970, Refn made his directorial debut at 26 years old with “Pusher,” a violent crime thriller that introduced the cinematic world to the talents of Mads Mikkelsen. Two sequels followed in 2004 and 2005, and 1999’s “Bleeder” was another Copenhagen-set crime drama starring Mikkelsen. His initial excursions into English-language filmmaking, including the John Turturro-led “Fear X,” the Tom Hardy vehicle “Bronson,” and another Mikkelsen film “Valhalla Rising,” were all moderately well received, although most failed to entirely take...

Danish film director and writer Nicolas Winding Refn puts streamers on blast while speaking at the Venice Film Festival.

Refn took aim at streamers such as Netflix for being “overfunded and rotten with money and cocaine.” According to Variety, the director said streamers have “kind of saturated everything” and “devalued content to just a swipe.” The film director changed his tune about declaring that "cinema is dead" back in 2018 while describing the importance of art. “It’s incredibly sad and terrifying because art is essentially the only thing – besides, you know, sex, water and happiness — that makes us exist,” he said continuing: “Even though I projected it was dead a few years ago, it has changed into something we have to fight for. Theatrical movies are part of what makes us human and experience creativity.”

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Nicolas Winding Refn is calling on Hollywood to save cinema, especially if it means taking the streamers down a peg or tow. The “Drive” and “Only God Forgives” director slammed streaming content for having “saturated everything” and “devalued” film to “just a swipe” during a tribute to Ruggero Deodato at the Venice Film Festival, as reported by Variety.

“It’s incredibly sad and terrifying because art is essentially the only thing — besides, you know, sex, water, and happiness — that makes us exist,” Refn said, while adding that streamers have been “overfunded and rotten with money and cocaine” for years. Refn previously helmed “Copenhagen Cowboy” for Netflix and “Too Old to Die Young” for Prime Video, which he claimed Amazon buried on the platform for fear of “looking bad.”

The filmmaker walked back past statements that cinema was dead in the streaming era, and instead called on audiences to “fight for...

Big Easy Queens is a new queer, camp, glam horror film set in the thriving city of Wilton Manors, adding a visionary element to the genre. The film showcases a mesmerizing use of color in its cinematography, reminiscent of Nicolas Winding Refn's "Only God Forgives". With a New Orleans setting and jazz-filled streets, Big Easy Queens tells the story of Minnie Bouvèé and her rivalry with Poodles Makenzie, which takes a terrifying turn when a masked stalker enters the picture.

Miss Bouvèé stars in a visionary experience in horror. The city of Wilton Manors is a thriving part of Miami’s overarching metropolitan area, and, now, it also serves as the setting for the new “queer, camp, glam horror” film titled Big Easy Queens. Director and co-producer Erynn Dalton’s latest project is coming off of its world premiere at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival, which will also screen fan-favorites,...

Travis Scott's new movie Circus Maximus accompanies his latest album Utopia, focusing on his musical output after controversy surrounding his previous project. Circus Maximus is a surreal and psychedelic film that serves as an extended music video sequence, elevating the themes and lyrics of each song from the album. The film was released in select AMC theaters before Utopia's release. It is available on Apple Music via an exclusive live stream and music video playlist.

Travis Scott's new movie Circus Maximus has been released on one exclusive service to accompany his latest album Utopia. Scott's fourth studio album comes after the immense popularity of 2018's Astroworld which inspired an amusement-park-themed music festival that became the subject of controversy in 2021 after the tragic deaths of several spectators. The rapper and producer's latest album Utopia is largely Scott's attempt to regain focus on his musical output, which is what made...

William Friedkin, the man who pivoted from playing basketball to becoming a journalist-turned-legendary-filmmaker because he wasn't tall enough, has died at age 87. Friedkin was truly an iconoclast of '70s filmmaking, a man who gave us not only one of the best horror movies of all time ("The Exorcist"), but also one of the best action movies of all time ("The French Connection"), with both continuing to influence and shape their respective genres so many decades after their initial releases.

As much as Friedkin gave the world of cinema — and continues to give, as his last movie is premiering this month — he was also a notorious sh*t-talker. Indeed, the director of "Sorcerer" and "To Live and Die in L.A." was also a man without a filter, and he was never afraid to give big shot Hollywood people what he thought they deserved. From his strong opinions on Oliver Stone,...

Travis Scott's new movie Circus Maximus accompanies his latest album Utopia, focusing on his musical output after controversy surrounding his previous project. Circus Maximus is a surreal and psychedelic film that serves as an extended music video sequence, elevating the themes and lyrics of each song from the album. The film was released in select AMC theaters before Utopia's release and might be available online in the future, but there are currently no upcoming dates listed.

Travis Scott's new movie Circus Maximus has been released to accompany his latest album Utopia. Scott's fourth studio album comes after the immense popularity of 2018's Astroworld which inspired an amusement-park-themed music festival that became the subject of controversy in 2021 after the tragic deaths of several spectators. The rapper and producer's latest album Utopia is largely Scott's attempt to regain focus on his musical output, which is what made him one of...

Emily Blunt threw a wet blanket over hopes that Ryan Gosling will ever play the part of a superhero despite rumors of the actor joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Blunt was quick to dismiss the possibility that Gosling will follow through on his hints about joining the MCU, even if he had his pick of portraying a specific superhero. In an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Blunt said that Gosling is adamant about not taking any superhero role. Horowitz insisted that during the press junket for The Gray Man Gosling said that he would play Ghost Rider if given the chance. Blunt dismissed the idea saying, "No, he doesn't. I asked him about it. He doesn't. He's such a dork, isn't he? I'm gonna really have beef with him about that."

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Some movies attempt to be thought-provoking, clever, and funny, only to end up trying way too hard to be edgy. Often, a genuinely edgy movie illustrates its smarts by challenging audiences with a pitch-black tone and dark humor. Most importantly, the best legitimately edgy movies don't actually try to be edgy. For example, one of the most celebrated movies that successfully pulls off its edginess is Fight Club. Underneath its surface-level summary, the David Fincher-directed thriller is a commentary on machismo and consumerism, among many other things.

Other edgy movies like A Clockwork Orange, Trainspotting, and almost anything directed by the Coen brothers have become universally acclaimed classics. However, some studios and filmmakers learn the wrong lessons from these movies' successes. The foul language, ultra-violence, gratuitous sex, and fourth-wall-breaking gags might make a movie "edgy," but simply incorporating those elements alone isn't enough to make a film great. Between Kick-Ass 2,...

Gosling has demonstrated his versatility as an actor through his performances in various genres, from dramas to comedies and musicals. While some of Gosling's films are more notable than others, his impressive filmography spans over two decades and solidifies him as a bonafide movie star. Gosling's greatest movie is considered to be Blade Runner 2049, a revolutionary science fiction sequel that excels in every aspect, from its visuals to its story and acting.

Here are all of Ryan Gosling's 26 feature films ranked from worst to best. Gosling has been one of Hollywood's most consistent actors throughout the 21st century and has demonstrated a wide range of abilities through his performances such as singing and dancing. Gosling has gone from being a primarily dramatic actor at the start of his career to one of the most notable celebrities starring in some of the best comedies and musicals in recent cinematic history.