Nicolas Winding Refn Reviving ‘Maniac Cop’ As His Next Feature Post Cannes Premiere Of ‘Her Private Hell’; Mubi & Goodfellas Onboard

EXCLUSIVE, Updated with details: Hot off a 12-minute standing ovation earlier this week at Cannes with his first directorial in ten years, Nicolas Winding Refn, has already set sights on his next directing gig, his long-in-the-works Maniac Cop with Mubi and Goodfellas.

Originally, the project was announced at Cannes 2016 as a feature, partly based on William Lustig’s 1988 cult classic, Maniac Cop which was to be directed by John Hyams. By October 2019, the project had morphed into a TV series in development with HBO and Canal+, produced by Refn’s NWR Originals and directed and executive produced by Hyams.

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