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Drive was one of my favorite films of 2011, so when word came out that James Sallis, the writer of the book on which the movie is based, had a sequel book called Driven that would be made into a movie, I was excited about the opportunity for director Nicolas Winding Refn and star Ryan Gosling to reunite to bring us more stories in that world. But it looks like that won't happen...at least, not in a direct way.
Refn spoke with a newspaper called The Evening Standard (via The Playlist), saying "[a sequel directed by him and starring Gosling] is never going to happen. But the character of The Driver might return in another film. We're playing with that idea. We'll see what happens."
Hmm...so since Refn and Gosling love working together so much, would they dare do something as awesome as have The Driver show up in the background of another movie of theirs in which Gosling stars? Like, Gosling's character in the main film is in the foreground, and then another Gosling in a scorpion-printed jacket walks by in the background, chewing on a toothpick? That might be pushing it a little bit, but we'll see what happens with Refn's future projects and definitely keep a huge lookout for Driver easter eggs being slipped in at any point. This could be the beginning of Refn's equivalent to the Tarantino-verse.
Are you interested in seeing The Driver expand to multiple films?
