Curio: The Neon Demon
Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 8:30AM
Murtada Elfadl in Christina Hendricks, Curio, Elle Fanning, Neon Demon, Nicolas Winding Refn

Murtada here. Making the rounds online is fan art for Nicolas Winding Refn’s summer release The Neon Demon. Taking inspiration from Refn’s own “neon noir” aesthetic, the posters looked the part so much so that I first thought they were the real thing. They are not, they just are really good.

Fan Art by The Glitchway. Click here for more

The film is possibly a vampire / horror story about an aspiring model (Elle Fanning) in Los Angeles and a group of youth-obsessed women who try to steal her youthful vitality and appearance. Alongside Fanning we have Christina Hendricks, Jena Malone, Keanu Reeves and Abbey Lee (Mad Max:Fury Road). Hendricks is working with Refn for the second time after her memorable part in Drive (2011). Refn has previously said that she would be his ideal choice to play Wonder Woman. Does that mean he created a meaty part for this singular actress?

Neon is rumored to be headed to Cannes where Refn is a favorite. He won best director at the croisette for Drive, and was in competition with Only God Forgives (2013). The chatter online is that he might be relegated to Un Certain Regard this time because of the less than positive reception of Only God Forgives.
                                                                                                                                                     

It will be curious to see if this film would generate any iconic images and /or costumes like that jacket worn by Ryan Gosling in Drive. It should, since it has already inspired these cool posters. Which poster do you like more? Any thoughts on the "what if"of Hendricks as Wonder Woman? 

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