Bloody New Photo From Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Neon Demon,’ Arriving Summer 2016
By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 8, 2015 1:00 pm EST
Here’s the new The Neon Demon photo:
That’s not a very subtle allegory for Hollywood’s treatment of women and their beauty, but in the hands of Refn, it should make for a unique story. Refn spoke about the inception of the film with the acquisition news:
Wild Bunch and Gaumont, who joined forces for Refn’s Only God Forgives, have co-financed the project and they are also handling international sales on the film. The film also has Refn reteamed with producer Lene Borglum, who was behind the aforementioned Cannes selection as well as the filmmaker’s earlier film Valhalla Rising.
“One morning I woke and realized I was both surrounded and dominated by women. Strangely, a sudden urge was planted in me to make a horror film about vicious beauty.”
The rest of the creative team is full of Refn’s usual collaborators, including editor Matthew Newman and composer Cliff Martinez, and lensing the film as cinematographer is Philippe Le Sourd, fresh off his work on The Grandmaster.
Meanwhile, in front of the camera, the rest of the cast includes Jena Malone (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1), Karl Glusman (Stonewall), Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows), Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road), Desmond Harrington (Dexter) Christina Hendricks (Drive), and Keanu Reeves (John Wick, The Matrix series).
