Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn has helmed both theatrical and streaming releases, so he knows enough about the state of each to give proper commentary. And in a world where there are more streaming titles every year, he has some thoughts on what can be done when it comes to the theatrical experience.
“The theatrical market is in its own re-definition of existence,” he said in a recent interview with Deadline. “For cinema to survive, we need to go back and make films again. There also needs to be an ecosystem that reflects the opportunities.” Regarding streaming and its relation to theatrical releases, Nicolas Winding Refn added, “Streaming has forced the theatrical market to reinvent themselves as well…I don’t think theatrical will ever go away. I think theatrical will always exist, but it needs to be challenged in order to become better, more sufficient and more meaningful.”
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“The theatrical market is in its own re-definition of existence,” he said in a recent interview with Deadline. “For cinema to survive, we need to go back and make films again. There also needs to be an ecosystem that reflects the opportunities.” Regarding streaming and its relation to theatrical releases, Nicolas Winding Refn added, “Streaming has forced the theatrical market to reinvent themselves as well…I don’t think theatrical will ever go away. I think theatrical will always exist, but it needs to be challenged in order to become better, more sufficient and more meaningful.”
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- 12/29/2022
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
A pandemic and the closure of cinemas didn’t stop Cannes Film Festival-winning Nicolas Winding Refn from creating, the Drive filmmaker hunkering down with his family to make the new noir Netflix series Copenhagen Cowboy which drops on Thursday, January 5.
The six-episode series follows Mui, a lone wolf protagonist much like the crime crusaders in Refn’s repertoire, i.e. Ryan Gosling’s Driver in Drive and Julian in Only God Forgives, and Mads Mikkelsen’s Tony in the director’s Pusher franchise. Known to possess a gift, Mui is bought as a “lucky coin” to help cure a much older woman’s fertility problems.
You can listen to our conversation below:
Angela Bundalovic stars as Miu in ‘Copenhagen Cowboy’, courtesy of Netflix.
“As Mui sees, she’s all evil and she needs to clean house,” explains Refn as the protag is thrusted into a gangster underworld that spans Copenhagen...
The six-episode series follows Mui, a lone wolf protagonist much like the crime crusaders in Refn’s repertoire, i.e. Ryan Gosling’s Driver in Drive and Julian in Only God Forgives, and Mads Mikkelsen’s Tony in the director’s Pusher franchise. Known to possess a gift, Mui is bought as a “lucky coin” to help cure a much older woman’s fertility problems.
You can listen to our conversation below:
Angela Bundalovic stars as Miu in ‘Copenhagen Cowboy’, courtesy of Netflix.
“As Mui sees, she’s all evil and she needs to clean house,” explains Refn as the protag is thrusted into a gangster underworld that spans Copenhagen...
- 12/28/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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