In following up his divisive Los Angeles-set thriller The Neon Demon, it was thought that Nicolas Winding Refn would be headed to Tokyo to shoot his crazy-sounding Yakuza actioner The Avenging Silence. Unless he finds time to sneak that in over the next few months, it looks like it has been put on the backburner as his new project has just been announced.
Variety reports the Drive director will be staying in the City of Angels for a new crime series drama titled Too Old to Die Young. Reteaming with Amazon, who distributed his Elle Fanning-led film last summer, Winding Refn is co-writing the project with executive producer Ed Brubaker and plans to direct all ten episodes. Check out the synopsis below.
Too Old To Die Young explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles. The series is described as being in a similar vein to Refn’s Pusher trilogy, which looked at Danish criminals caught up in the drug trade. It explores various characters’ existential journeys from being killers to becoming samurai’s in the city of angels.
As someone who was looking forward to the director getting out of Los Angeles, some of his work on Pusher remains a high mark in his career, as did the crime drama elements in Drive, so hopefully this more expanded playing field will mark a return to form. With production kicking off this fall, expect casting to be announced soon, as three notable, undisclosed male actors have already been offered roles.
Check out our talk on his latest film below:
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