Nicolas Winding Refn Sets ‘Maniac Cop’ With Mubi, Goodfellas
The long-gestating revival is based on William Lustig’s 1988 cult film and was once developed as a television series with HBO and Canal+.
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Nicolas Winding Refn Sets ‘Maniac Cop’ With Mubi, Goodfellas
Nicolas Winding Refn will direct a new version of “Maniac Cop,” with Mubi providing full financing and a wide theatrical release commitment across multiple territories. Goodfellas is co-producing, and Veterans will oversee sales for the rest of the world. Refn will direct and produce through his byNWR Originals banner. Christina Erritzøe and Kimberly Willming serve as executive producers for byNWR; Vincent Maraval executive produces for Good…
Nicolas Winding Refn waives right to remain silent forever to announce new Maniac Cop
Nicolas Winding Refn is joining the maniac force. After premiering his first movie in a decade, Her Private Hell, Refn announced on Instagram that his next film will be a new version of the William Lustig cult classic Maniac Cop. Refn posted an image of an aerial shot of a city at night with the words “Maniac Cop by NWR” overlaid and the caption, “2027.” The Drive director had been previously attached to produce a television series based on the …
Refn's "Maniac Cop" Remake Films In 2027
“Drive” and “Only God Forgives” filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn is finally getting around to directing and producing a new version of the cult 1988 feature “Maniac Cop”. Mubi is reportedly providing full financing and a wide theatrical release commitment across multiple territories for the film. Shooting is set to begin in Los Angeles in January 2027, with cast and key crew members yet to be announced. The original film, penned by Larry Cohen, f…
Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Maniac Cop’ Remake to Receive Wide Theatrical Release via MUBI — Starts Shooting in January
An update on a project that’s been dormant for well over a decade: Nicolas Winding Refn’s remake of “Maniac Cop” is apparently eyeing a January 2027 shoot. MUBI has acquired the film, which is set for a wide theatrical rollout.“The concept has always appealed to me,” Refn said in a statement. “In today’s political and social climate, the iconography of ‘Maniac Cop’ alone provokes an immediate, uneasy reaction. I’ve been watching it all unfold wh…
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