Refn’s ‘Only God Forgives’ Reveals First Look Photo and Distributor

The Weinstein Company have been a powerhouse mini-major in the entertainment industry since its inception in 2005. Their win for Best Picture with The Artist gives them two back-to-back victories, and now brothers Bob and Harvey are looking to expand their empire. Radius-TWC, a new label within the company devoted to multi-platform distribution, has just acquired distribution rights for Nicholas Winding Refn’s follow-up to Drive, a reunion with Ryan Gosling called Only God Forgives. The revenge thriller has already started filming in Bangkok and we even have a first look photo from the set and more info below. Refn’s Only God Forgives has also been described as a modern “East meets West” western, and it follows a kickboxer-turned-gangster (Gosling) in Thailand who must fight to avenge the murder of his brother. While that logline may sound like every Jean Claude Van-Damme movie you’ve ever seen, trust us when we say that …