CS Video: Nicolas Winding Refn and His Neon Demon Cast

June 22, 2016

Nicolas Winding Refn joins his Neon Demon cast for a look inside his phantasmagorical tale

The Neon Demon, the latest from filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, hits the big screen this Friday. Refn, the man behind films like Bronson, Only God Forgives and Drive, delivers a haunting story about the nature of beauty itself, set against the backdrop of present day Los Angeles. In the film, aspiring model Jesse (Elle Fanning) moves to Los Angeles. Her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to sit down with Refn and his Neon Demon cast and, in the player below, you can take a behind-the-scenes look at what went into making The Neon Demon a reality. Join Neon Demon cast members Elle Fanning, Bella Heathcote, Christina Hendricks and Keanu Reeves for a look at Refn’s filmmaking process which, most unusually, shoots in the same sequence as the script, allowing for changes to the story to be made throughout the production.

The Neon Demon cast also includes Jena Malone (Sucker Punch, The Hunger Games franchise), Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road, Gods of Egypt), Desmond Harrington (Dexter, Gossip Girl) and Karl Glusman (Love, Embers).

Last year, ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to visit the set of the film and, if you missed it, be sure to check out our full report for even more from the Neon Demon cast and to gain an understanding of what makes a Refn production different than those of most filmmakers working today.

Set for release through Amazon Studios, The Neon Demon arrives in theaters Friday, June 24.