by Nathaniel R
After his success d'estime with Drive (remember that surprising but wonderful Cannes Best Director win?) his provocative (aka insane) follow-ups, Only God Forgives and The Neon Demon, have not been greeted so enthusiastically. But Denmark's second most famous director shows no signs of slowing down...
Next up he's turning to serialized storytelling with a new Amazon series called Too Old to Die Young about various criminal characters in Los Angeles. He's just revealed his cast list on social media. Is it wrong to be amused that Billy Baldwin gets to cuddle up next to him while everyone else sits on the couch together? (Perhaps Baldwin has the largest role?)
Jena Malone and Elle Fanning in The Neon Demon (2016)The cast photos from left to right are: Nell Tiger Free (Game of Thrones), ubiquitous Miles Teller, Oscar nominee John Hawkes, Cristina Rodlo (in the ensemble cast of the forthcoming Miss Bala remake), Augusto Aguilaro (in the forthcoming reboot of The Predator franchise), Babs Olusanmokum (Roots, The Night Of), wonderful Jena Malone, Callie Hernandez (one of Emma's dancing roommates in La La Land), and Billy Baldwin. Only Malone is a repeat customer for Refn, and why not? He must surely worship her after her nutso committment to that bizarre predatory necrophiliac lesbian role he gave her in The Neon Demon.
Will you watch?