Only God Forgives

Nicolas Winding Refn Talks ONLY GOD FORGIVES, Confirms Horror/Thriller I WALK WITH THE DEAD As His Next Film; Contemplating Tokyo Setting

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 30th, 2012 at 9:34 am

We were all big, big fans of director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive here at Collider last year, so it’s with eager eyes that we’ve been watching Refn’s follow-up, Only God Forgives, unfold. The film stars Ryan Gosling as a man who’s been living in exile in Bangkok for the past ten years after killing a cop. He manages a Thai boxing club as a front for a drugs operation and finds himself in hot water after his brother is killed for murdering a prostitute. The boys’ mother arrives in Bangkok to collect her son’s body and instructs Gosling to take revenge and “raise hell.”

Refn recently spoke a bit about the making of the film and even touched on his next project, a horror movie/sex thriller called I Walk with the Dead starring Carey Mulligan. Hit the jump to see what he had to say.

New Grisly Image of Ryan Gosling from Nicolas Winding Refn’s ONLY GOD FORGIVES

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: March 27th, 2012 at 7:20 pm

First of all, no, that is not the new image of Ryan Gosling from Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives. But hold on! We’ve kept the new image after the jump since it’s a little spoiler-y. The above image is the first one we brought to you in February and trust me when I say that Gosling looks much worse off in the new shot. It only makes sense, since the violence of Only God Forgives has been reported to surpass that of Gosling and Refn’s previous collaboration, Drive. In this film, Gosling plays Julian, the owner of a Thai boxing club that has strong connections within the criminal underworld. The film also stars Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) as Gosling’s mob-boss mother. Hit the jump to see the new image and read up on the official synopsis of Only God Forgives.

First Image of Ryan Gosling in Nicolas Winding Refn’s ONLY GOD FORGIVES; Radius in Talks to Distribute

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: February 29th, 2012 at 8:18 pm

Look, it’s not much.  But based on the informal poll I never took, Drive was the consensus #1 movie of 2011 here at Collider.  So when Ryan Gosling appears in an electric red still image framed by Nicolas Winding Refn from their next collaboration, Only God Forgives, we’re going to pay attention.  Gosing plays Julian, a fugitive who owns a Thai boxing club that serves as a front for a drug smuggling operation.  He steps in the ring to fight a retired cop known as the “Angel of Vengeance” in the hope of finding redemption.  The full synopsis—featuring Kristin Scott Thomas as Julian’s mother/”the head of a powerful criminal organization”—is actually even crazier.  You can find it after the jump along with the image and news of the distribution plan.

First Synopsis for Nicolas Winding Refn’s ONLY GOD FORGIVES Starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Ryan Gosling

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 2nd, 2011 at 11:54 am

Ryan Gosling and director Nicolas Winding Refn delivered one of the year’s best films with Drive and the two re-teamed for the remake of Logan’s Run and the indie drama Only God Forgives.  Not much was known about Only God Forvies, and a previous synopsis and logline provided conflicting information, but Steve went to the American Film Market (AFM) earlier today and was able to pick up an official logline and synopsis.  Here’s the logline:

Only God Forgives is a fast, powerful, high-profile, action and violent revenge story with Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas, never seen before, as a merciless and terrifying mafia godmother.

After the jump, you can read all of the previous synopsis and logline, and then read the new synopsis.  Only God Forgives also stars Luke Evans, and reteams Refn with his Bronson cinematographer Larry Smith and editor Matthew Newman.

Exclusive: Director Nicolas Winding Refn Talks DRIVE, LOGAN’S RUN, and ONLY GOD FORGIVES at Comic-Con

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 25th, 2011 at 6:51 pm

One of the best films I’ve seen this year is director Nicolas Winding Refn’s (Bronson) Drive.  The film premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival where Refn won Best Director.  Since then, wherever the film plays, it’s been enchanting audiences and critics.  Trust me, Drive is a masterpiece, and you should be circling September 16 (it’s release date) on your calendars.  For more on the film, here’s the red band trailer, Matt’s review, and our recap of the Comic-Con panel.  Drive stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks and Bryan Cranston.

Anyway, at this year’s Comic-Con, I was able to land an interview with Winding Refn.  We talked about how the film got made, creative control on his movies, the amazing soundtrack (listen to some of it at the bottom of this link), has he made any changes since Cannes, future projects like Only God Forgives and Logan’s Run (which he will do in 3D), his thoughts on the 3D format, his writing process, and so much more.  Hit the jump to check it out.  I really can’t recommend this film enough.

Comic-Con 2011: Nicolas Refn Talks DRIVE, ONLY GOD FORGIVES and LOGAN’S RUN

by Christina Radish    Posted: July 22nd, 2011 at 11:16 am

Following the FilmDistrict Studio panel in Hall H, that featured both Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (produced by Guillermo del Toro) and Drive, director Nicolas Refn sat down for a press roundtable to discuss the much-buzzed about film. Brutal and bloody, Drive is also being praised for its unique originality and the vision of its filmmaker, along with its score and the performances of a cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks and Bryan Cranston.

During the interview, Nicolas Refn talked about having his actors express their emotions through looks rather than talking, the love story between Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan’s characters, the importance of music in both his life and on set, and using violence as a tool. He also talked about his next project with Gosling, Only God Forgives, which goes into production in February, and the development of Logan’s Run, for which he says he is close to presenting how he would like to make it to the studio, and what he thinks needs to be done to bring it to the big screen again. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Quick Updates on THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Guillermo del Toro’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, LOGAN’S RUN, THE JETSONS, CIVIL WARRIORS, and More

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 18th, 2011 at 8:55 pm

Earlier today, I was in New York to do the press junket for Crazy, Stupid, Love. I’ll have the full roundtable interviews on the site closer to the film’s release date, but I wanted to provide some quick updates on future projects I learned from stars Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and producer Denise Di Novi.  Hit the jump for an update from Carell on Civil Warriors, Ryan Gosling talking about Logan’s Run and Only God Forgives, Emma Stone commenting on the tone of The Amazing Spider-Man, and producer Denise Di Novi speaking about the current state of her adaptations for The Jetsons and The Illustrated Man as well as the Guillermo del Toro-produced adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.

FilmDistrict Picks Up Nicolas Winding Refn/Ryan Gosling Collaboration ONLY GOD FORGIVES

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 29th, 2011 at 8:56 pm

Ryan Gosling and director Nicolas Winding Refn hit it off on the set of Drive, leading to public displays of affection on the festival circuit and another collaboration titled Only God Forgives.  According to Deadline, several studios contended for the distribution rights before Drive studio FilmDistrict picked up Only God Forgives in a seven figure minimum guarantee deal.  Given the rave reviews Drive earned at both Cannes and the LA Film Festival, FilmDistrict is very happy with the product and Refn likes the direction of the marketing.  The reteaming follows.

Gosling plays Julian, a man on the run from the British police.  Julian owns a Thai boxing club in Bangkok that fronts for a drug smuggling operation: “He winds up getting in the ring for a shot at redemption.”  Sounds odd in a manly sort of way.  I’m in!  The Wild Bunch production will shoot later this summer in Thailand. Drive opens on September 16 and I am dying to see it.

Ryan Gosling Set to Reunite With Nicolas Winding Refn for ONLY GOD FORGIVES

by Bill Graham    Posted: June 23rd, 2011 at 8:19 pm

Ryan Gosling has officially shot out of a cannon. The Blue Valentine star seems to be attached to a plethora of projects these days and he is already making of habit of working with Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine). Now he is in talks to reteam with Nicolas Winding Refn, the director of Gosling’s upcoming film Drive. Considering Ramses went bananas for Drive at the Los Angeles Film Festival, I think the two teaming up again is a good sign. Their new film is titled Only God Forgives and will also star Kristin Scott Thomas with a planned fall start date. However, Refn and Gosling aren’t stopping there. They are also headlining Warner Bros’ remake of Logan’s Run. For more on Only God Forgives and Gosling’s other projects, hit the jump.

Casting Call: Evans and Thomas Join Refn’s ONLY GOD FORGIVES; Hammer to Lead 2:22; Grillo Signs on to LAY THE FAVORITE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 2nd, 2011 at 11:39 am

We have a few pieces of casting news to report this afternoon.  First up, Luke Evans and Kristin Scott Thomas have joined Nicolas Winding Refn’s independent drama Only God Forgives.  There’s no word yet on which roles the Evans or Thomas will play, but according to Cineuropa [via The Playlist], the plot centers “on a Thai police lieutenant whose rivalry with a gangster sees the two settling their differences in a Thai boxing match.”  International rights to the film will be sold later this month at Cannes.

Refn recently directed the Ryan Gosling thriller Drive—which will premiere at Cannes and open in the U.S. on September 16th—and he plans to shoot Only God Forgives before moving on to direct a remake of Logan’s Run which will also star Gosling.  Presumably, shooting on Only God Forgives would take place this summer and then Refn and Gosling would shoot Logan’s Run in the late fall or early winter in order to accommodate Gosling’s shooting schedule on Gangster Squad.  Hit the jump for casting news regarding Armie Hammer and Frank Grillo.

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