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.
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?
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?