“I drive. That’s what I do. All I do…” Nicolas Winding Refn‘s movie Drive, based on the novel of the same name by James Sallis is coming.
And trust us, this is something that looks great, especially with Ryan Gosling already involved in the whole thing, starring as a guy who has dual lives as a stuntman and criminal getaway driver.
But today, we’re here to report that Bryan Cranston will be the part of the story that goes like this:
“I drive. That’s what I do. All I do.” So declares the enigmatic Driver in this masterfully convoluted neo-noir, which ranges from the dive bars and flyblown motels of Los Angeles to seedy strip malls dotting the Arizona desert.
A stunt driver for movies, Driver finds more excitement as a wheelman during robberies, but when a heist goes sour, a contract is put on his head and his survival skills burn up the pavement.
Author of the popular six-novel series set in New Orleans featuring detective Lew Griffin (The Long-Legged Fly, etc.) and such stand-alone crime novels as Cypress Grove, Sallis won’t disappoint fans who enjoy his usual quirky literary stylings.
Reading a crime paperback, Driver covers “a few more lines till he fetched up on the word desuetude. What the hell kind of word was that?” Lines such as “Time went by, which is what time does, what it is” provide the perfect existential touch.
In this short novel, expanded from his story in Dennis McMillan’s monumental anthology Measures of Poison, Sallis gives us his most tightly written mystery to date, worthy of comparison to the compact, exciting oeuvre of French noir giant.”
And although many have already labeled this one as an action movie, director Refn says it’s going to be more of a love story that has action as well.
One reason more for us to pay attention on Drive movie, so remember to stay tuned!
