Nicolas Winding Refn is developing an adaptation of children’s book “The Famous Five” for the BBC. What an odd pairing.
Filming is currently underway across the southwest of the U.K. This one has gone totally under the radar.Winding Refn’s statement:
“All my life I’ve fought vigorously to remain a child with a lust for adventure. By reimagining the ‘Famous Five,’ I am preserving that notion by bringing these iconic stories to life for a progressive new audience, instilling the undefinable allure and enchantment of childhood for current and future generations to come.”
The series follows five daring young explorers as they encounter treacherous, action-packed adventures, mysteries, unparalleled danger and astounding secrets in an unforgettable odyssey.
Netflix and Nicolas Winding Refn launched “Copenhagen Cowboy” at Venice last year, it was Refn’s first production in Denmark since 2007’s “Pusher III.” I still haven’t seen it. This reminds me to give it a look, maybe tonight.
Yet another television series for Refn who claimed last year that “Hollywood was falling apart.” Hopefully he’ll get back into making movies, but who knows when.
Refn is the director behind “Drive,” “Only God Forgives,” “Valhalla Rising,” and the “Pusher” trilogy. He makes dark, brooding and moody films. Why is he making a children’s limited series? Who knows!
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