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Trailer for Luis Prieto’s Remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s PUSHER

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 14th, 2012 at 11:52 am

A few days ago, we reported that Luis Prieto‘s English-language remake of Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Pusher had been picked up by The Weinstein Company’s VOD label, Radius-TWC.  The film centers on Frank, a drug dealer (Richard Coyle) who gets busted by the cops and has to throw away his product.  When he returns to the mob boss (Zlatko Buric reprising his role from Refn’s trilogy) without the unsold drugs or the money to pay for them, Frank frantically tries to find a way to repay the mobster.  A trailer has now gone online and I like the look of it.  Perhaps Refn’s executive-producer blessing make the remake more palatable, but I like what I’m seeing from Coyle, and it looks like Prieto has certainly delivered on the intensity of the drama.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film also stars Agyness Deyn, Bronson Webb, and Paul Kaye.  Pusher is due out in the US later this year.

PUSHER Remake Picked Up by Weinstein Co.’s VOD Label, Radius-TWC

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: February 9th, 2012 at 6:35 pm

Before there was Drive, there was director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher trilogy. The 1996 original followed Frank (Kim Bodnia), a drug-dealer who finds himself on the wrong end of a botched deal. The film that launched Refn’s career is going through an English-language remake by director Luis Prieto, starring Richard Coyle (Prince of Persia), Agyness Deyn (Clash of the Titans), Bronson Webb (Kingdom of Heaven) and Paul Kaye (Match Point). The remake has recently been picked up by The Weinstein Co.’s Radius-TWC, a VOD-oriented label that snagged the US and Caribbean rights. They are planning a release later this year. Hit the jump for more on Pusher including a trailer for the original trilogy.

First Images and Synopsis from the Remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Crime Drama PUSHER

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: November 2nd, 2011 at 10:00 pm

Like the rest of the internet, I love Drive, and admire the bold direction from Nicolas Winding Refn.  However, since Drive is the only Refn film I can knowledgeably praise, I am cautious in my excitement for his upcoming projects, Logan’s Run and Only God Forgives.  I get the impression that will change once I see the Pusher trilogy that launched Refn’s career in Denmark.  I am running out of time to catch up*, because director Luis Prieto is hard at work on an English-language remake of Pusher.

Refn has given the project his blessing by virtue of his role as executive producer.  Tonight we have the first images—both very red in hue—of stars Richard Coyle and Agyness Deyn from AFM.  Check out the images after the break along with the official synopsis.

Cast Announced for English-Language Remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s PUSHER

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 3rd, 2011 at 8:39 am

The cast has been announced for Luis Prieto’s English-language remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 crime flick Pusher.  The original film centers on a drug dealer who gets arrested and loses a massive amount of product in the process.  He spends the rest of the film running through the criminal underground of Copenhagen trying to find a way to make up the lost stash before his employer kills him.  While the original Pusher is a good movie, it’s also the weakest of the trilogy, and I’ll be interested to see if Prieto remakes the sequels With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II and I’m the Angel of Death: Pusher III (although ironically the sequels were made so that Refn could pay off debt).

According to THR, the remake will transplant the action to London and star Agyness Deyn, Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb, and Paul Kaye.  Filming is slated to begin next week.  Hit the jump for a statement from Refn on the remake.

Running Dialogue #13: In Which We Discuss INCEPTION and THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 17th, 2010 at 7:08 pm

In this installment of our ongoing podcast series Running Dialogue, Curt, Russ, and I sit down to discuss Christopher Nolan’s Inception and Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.  As you can imagine, with Inception there’s plenty to discuss.  We could have gone long past the hour talking about the movie, but we actively try (with the help of our kick-ass producer Alejandro Leal) to keep the podcasts under an hour.  As you can also imagine, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice doesn’t get quite as much airtime as Inception, but if you saw the movie (and the box office take of the movie suggests that you didn’t) you’ll hopefully be interested to hear our take on it.

Click here to listen to the new episode. Also, you can hit the jump for a list of all the movies we’ve recommended so far. Finally, click here to add Running Dialogue to your RSS feed.

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