4. Only God Forgives
Released On: 19th July (US), 2nd August (UK)
Whats It About: Nicolas Winding Refns follow up to the rightly lauded, now cult classic Drive sees him team up with a brutal Ryan Gosling once more. Information on Only God Forgives is thin on the ground at the moment; the trailers are light on plot details, instead showcasing some operatically shot violence, although they do back up a production synopsis that hints at a family revenge saga in Thailand. Its questionable how much of blockbuster Only God Forgives is, but given the talent involved and the scorching release date, its worthy of a mention on this list.
Why Itll Be Awesome: I wrote a long paragraph rambling on and on about how Gosling was at the highest point in his short but illustrious career, that Winding Refn was poised perfectly on the edge of popularity to allow him to have most freedom on this project and just gush at how exciting the plot sounds, but all of that can be overridden by one three worded sentence; Drive was awesome.