1. Only God Forgives (unscheduled)
Nicolas Winding Refn's
Drive could very well be my favorite film of 2011. The stripped down style and elegant atmosphere made what would normally be just another pulp story into something mythic and new. That's why I was ecstatic to hear that Refn and leading man Ryan Gosling would be re-teaming in
Only God Forgives, an almost spiritual sequel to
Drive. From what's been released, the plot "follows Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, as he is forced by his mother Jenna to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death." Refn has said that the filmmaking style present in
Drive is very much continued in
Only God Forgives, giving the graphic story an almost fairy tale quality. The fact that this is being made gives me all the more reason to be excited for next year in film. There are plenty more films coming out in 2013 that I didn't list here (again, sorry
Hunger Games fans!) and we want to know what you're looking forward to! Sound off in the comments below and we look forward to seeing you in 2013! ...As long as that whole Mayan apocalypse thing doesn't work out.